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The Top 10 on American Idol Season 16 include Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Dennis Lorenzo, Maddie Poppe, Michael J. Woodard, Jurnee, Catie Turner, Cade Foehner, Gabby Barrett, Michelle Sussett and Ada Vox. (ABC Photo)

With a new season of American Idol beginning, did you happen to wonder what Season 16’s Top 10 have been up to?

If so, here’s the answer.

1. Maddie Poppe: Her winner’s single, “Going Going Gone” hit number 13 on Billboard’s digital songs chart and she won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Competition Contestant. She’s released three songs since — “Moving On,” “First Aid Kit” and “Little Things,” which came out just last week. None of those have charted yet. Her post-Idol debut album is set to land May 17. And, yep, she’s still dating Caleb.

2. Caleb Lee Hutchinson: Birthday wishes are in order. Caleb just turned 20. He also just opened for Alabama on Friday, which he called “a dream come true.” He celebrated his first sold-out show at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, Ga., last month. Oh, and he released his first post-Idol songs earlier this year, the country single “Left of Me” and a countryfied cover of rapper Post Malone’s “Better Now.”

3. Gabby Barrett: The country singer from Pittsburgh has been a music-making machine since Idol, releasing at least eight singles, including five while the Idol summer tour was still in process. But the one you absolutely have to hear is the latest, “I Hope,” a should-be country hit that also became a music video. CMT just premiered the video and the song has already racked up 1 million streams on Apple Music and more than 800,000 on Spotify. And, yep, she’s still dating Cab.

5. Cade Foehner: He released his first post-Idol single, “Crown,” in mid-December. He wrapped up a seen-city Texas tour early last month. And, judging from his Facebook page, he was filming a music video last week.

5. Michael Woodard: He hasn’t released music, but he performed at the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony for the city of Philadelphia and received an award from the governor. He was also featured in the city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

7. Jurnee: Sidelined by vocal issues for a good part of the summer American Idol tour, she returned to singing in late September, participated in the Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival in October and has been posting covers to Instagram. And, in January, her wife also returned from military service overseas.

7. Catie Turner: She released her first single, “Prom Queen,” on Friday. She’s also planning an EP for this summer and preparing for her first solo hometown show since Idol. Check out more details on all of that here.

10. Ada Vox: Ada released an original called “Because of You” in August and soon plans to follow up with another single, “Forever Mine.” Ada started a YouTube channel, posting a variety of content, including a new cover of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow.” And, since Idol, Ada has performed more than 200 shows nationally and internationally to crowds as large as 30,000. The solo tour already has dates booked in 2021 and will include a series of shows in South Africa.

10. Dennis Lorenzo: He’s reportedly working on an album, but no new music yet. He did perform with the Late Night Band in Hollywood, sing the national anthem at Dodger Stadium and just posted a version of his already released song “Be” to Instagram as part of a sales pitch for Apogee Digital recording devices.

10. Michelle Sussett: She hasn’t released post-show music yet, but she sang the national anthem at a soccer match between her native Venezuela and Colombia and recently performed at the Fuego Music Festival in Miami. On a more somber note, she’s been rallying support for Venezuelans suffering as a result of the recent government chaos and, in mid-February, reported that she had an uncle killed by military police there.