During Leah Marlene’s American Idol audition, the judges seemed as enamored with her quirky personality as with her talent.
In fact, they compared her to Catie Turner, who finished Top 7 in Season 16.
“You carry your strangeness so well,” Lionel Richie told Leah at the time. “And that is a wonderful part of being an artist.”
Turns out Leah has done a lot of things well on Idol, enough to make the Season 20 finals.
Enough to win?
We’ll find out Sunday when Idol airs its three-hour season finale, which begins at 8 p.m. on ABC.
The Top 3 — Leah, Noah Thompson and HunterGirl — will perform songs by Bruce Springsteen and an original released last week (“Flowers” in Leah’s case). A new American Idol will be crowned at the end of the night.
Here’s a look back at Leah’s American Idol performances.
Top 5 show
Top 7 show
Top 10
Top 11
Top 14
Top 20
Top 24
Showcase Round
Showstoppers
Audition
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