Jamal Roberts was named the 23rd winner of American Idol Sunday night. The 27-year-old from Meridian, Mississippi triumphed in a finale that also featured runner-up John Foster and third-place finisher Breanna Nix. Here’s a photo gallery of Jamal’s winning night on American Idol.
The third time was the charm for Jamal Roberts. He’d auditioned for American Idol twice previously. Once, he was told he was too young. Once, producers asked him to sing a second song, and he wasn’t prepared to. You might says attempt number three went much better. Because Sunday night, Jamal Roberts was standing…
John Foster, Breanna Nix and Jamal Roberts take the stage for a final series of performances tonight as American Idol fans vote for a Season 23 champion. Those three talented artists will be the focus of the show, but not the only highlight. Because tonight’s three-hour finale will also feature performances by the Idol…
Jamal Roberts and John Foster appear to be the clear favorites heading into Sunday’s American Idol finale. As has been the case since the voting shows started, they scored the most popular performances during the Sunday and Monday episodes of American Idol. John’s cover of Brooks and Dunn’s “Believe” was the most popular on…
American Idol has released a long list of guest stars for Sunday’s three-hour season finale. They include Brandon Lake, the Goo Goo Dolls, Good Charlotte, Jennifer Holliday, Jessica Simpson, Josh Groban, Kirk Franklin, Myles Smith, Patti LaBelle and Salt-N-Pepa. Typically, guest stars perform duets or group numbers with members of the Season 23 cast….
It took two songs for John Foster to convince Luke Bryan he deserved a golden ticket to Hollywood. After delivering some cajun food to the judges as a sign of Louisiana hospitality, John performed the rollicking “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” at his American Idol audition. It was a fun performance, but Carrie wanted more….
Jamal Roberts performed Rick James’ “Mary Jane” for his American Idol audition. And at the end of a two-minute performance, Luke Bryan recognized why the 26-year-old appeals so much to fans. “You’re just singing it from the heart, and that’s what I felt,” Luke said before the judges voted unanimously to advance Jamal to…
One of these days, you just know Emerson Nix is going to be teased about falling asleep during his mom’s national TV debut. Young Emerson was sitting in Carrie Underwood’s lap while Breanna auditioned for American Idol singing Carrie’s hit son “Jesus Take the Wheel.” It’s a song Emerson typically joins in on, Breanna…
One of my favorite parts of each year’s American Idol finale is footage from the finalists’ hometown visits. To says the footage is usually inspiring is an understatement. Those hometown visits occurred Wednesday with Breanna Nix returning to Denton, Texas; Jamal Roberts to Meridian, Mississippi and John Foster to the Addis, La., area. In each…
The Voice Top 5 take the stage Monday night in the show’s Season 27 performance finale. As in recent seasons, each finalist will perform one upbeat song and one ballad. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite from 8 p.m. eastern time to 7 a.m. eastern time. Voting takes place via The…
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