american idol A new champion will be crowned in the Season 22 finale on Sunday, May 19. abi carter, Will Mosley and jack blocker competed for the title.
Carter was announced the winner after giving a heartfelt rendition of her original song “This Isn’t Over.” She sang the song after she was deemed the winner. billie eilish‘What was I born for?’ Through tears. (Moseley took second place and Blocker took third place.)
In addition to naming a new winner, a finale will be shown. katy perryThis is her final episode as a judge after seven seasons in the role. The 39-year-old singer announced in February that she planned to leave the ABC reality competition series at the end of season 22 to focus on recording her new music. (She released her last album. laughAgain in 2020.)
“I think this season will probably be… my last season. Idol” she said during the appearance. Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I mean, I love you. Idol too many. It connects me to the heart of America, but I feel like I need to get out there and feel its pulse to my own beat. Do you know what I mean?”
Perry hinted to his fellow judges: Lionel Richie and luke bryan, did not know her decision. “They will find out tonight.” She said of their reaction to the news that she would soon be leaving. “They know I have some plans for this year.”
Still, Perry insisted: american idol You will always have a special place in her heart. She then added, “I love this drama so much.” “But I want to go and see the world and maybe bring some new music. I might come back one day when they have me.”
Later that month, Richie, 74, spoke out about Perry’s departure from the show. “I’m not angry,” he insisted. Jimmy Kimmel Live. “When I first heard about it, it just put me off the road. “My phone exploded.”
“No, we didn’t know about that. But it makes sense.” Richie continued. “That said, here’s why I love being on the air with you and why I’m doing it. american idol This is because he has lived 400 years of stories and lives in the music world. “I’ve done this.”
Richie understood Perry’s desire to pursue other opportunities. “When Katy says, ‘I want to go and make a story,’ remember she’s young,” he said. “The point is, she needs to take the time to really be an artist.”
while american idol Richie has yet to name Perry’s successor, but noted that her successor has a big responsibility to fill. “Anyone on the show has to be able to outdo Katy, she has to be eternally humorous and most of all, she has to be knowledgeable,” he concluded.
As for Brian, 47, the news didn’t come as a “big shock” because he told Taste of Country in April that he “heard whispers (of what Perry was thinking).” He added that he, Perry and Richie had a “good rapport” with each other, emphasizing that he had “built a great friendship” with Perry over the years.