American Idol Contestants 2023:- ABC Network is back with its new season this year American Idol 2023 Season 21. Below is the list of the top 26 selected contestants. The one who got selected from the showstopper round and made it to the top 26.
American Idol is America’s most famous and popular reality singing television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for season 15. It was put on hiatus for two years until March 11, 2018, when it began a revival on the ABC network.
American Idol 2023
All the aspiring singers participated in the multiple auditions to get the golden ticket ⭐ to enter season 21.
From all the selected contestants, the judges have selected some of the very best singers for the next round of American Idol 2023 Season 21 (American Idol Contestants 202).
Talking about the American Idol 2023 start date and time, American Idol 2023 Season 21 has started on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 8/7 PM. American Idol 2023 auditions took place from August 3, 2022, to November 13, 2022.
American Idol 2023 (AI Contestants 2023) is judged by Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. It is hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
All viewers and aspirants can enjoy this amazing reality singing show auditions, showstopper rounds, Hollywood week, live shows, etc.
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Who won the Golden Ticket in American Idol 2023?
Haven Madison, Haven Madison, Colin Stough, Lucy Love, Megan Danielle, Zachariah Smith, Michael Williams, Tyson Venegas, Nutsa Buzaladze, Matt Wilson, Elijah McCormick, Olivia Soli, Marybeth Byrd, Emma Busse, We Ani, Hannah Nicolaisen, Pjae, Mariah Faith, Paige Anne, Nailyah Serenity, Warren Peay, Elise Kristine, Kaeyra, Oliver Steele, Malik Heard, and Dawson Wayne made it into the Top 26 after winning the showstopper round.
Impressed by their singing in the first audition round, Elijah McCormick and Tyson Venegas were given golden tickets by the judges directly to the semi-final. Golden tickets were given to 4 contestants but 2 contestants have eliminated Kaylin Hedges and Cam Amen.
American Idol 2023 Judges
- Luke Bryan
- Katy Perry
- Lionel Richie
American Idol 2023 Host
- Ryan Seacrest
American Idol Top 3 Finalists Contestants 2023
| S. No. | Contestant Name | From | Status | Prize Money | Instagram Profile |
| 1 | William Tongi | Kahuku | Winner | $250,000 | wtongi |
| 2 | Colin Stough | Amory | 2nd Runner-up | N/A | colinstough |
| 3 | Megan Danielle | Douglasville, GA | 1st Runner-up | N/A | megandaniellemusic |
American Idol 2023 Top 5 Contestants List
American Idol 2023 Eliminated Contestants List
| S. No. | Contestants Name | From | Instagram Profile |
| 1 | Lyric Medeiros (Performance Challenge) | Honolulu | lyricmedeiros |
| 2 | Kya Monee (Showstopper Round) | Austin | officialkyamonee |
| 3 | Jon Wayne Hatfield (Duet Challenge) | Goshen | jonwaynehatfield |
| 4 | Trey Louis (Showstopper Round) | Sante Fe | treyfromthefe |
| 5 | Stefan Benz (Showstopper Round) | Johannesburg | stefanbenzofficial |
| 6 | McKayla Stacey (Performance Challenge) | Andover | N/A |
| 7 | Kaylin Hedges⭐ (Showstopper Round) | Pound Ridge | kaylinhedgesofficial |
| 8 | Jeverson (Performance Challenge) | Grenada | N/A |
| 9 | Caroline Kole (Showstopper Round) | Houston | carolinekole |
| 10 | Ashley Tankard (Performance Challenge) | Durham | ashleytankardmusic |
| 11 | Alessandra Aguirre (Duet Challenge) | Lima | _alessandraaguirre |
| 12 | Aiden Adair (Showstopper Round) | Clover | aidenadairofficial |
| 13 | Bre Podgorski (Duet Challenge) | Burbank | bremusicpage |
| 14 | Adin Boyer (Showstopper Round) | Lake Forest | adinboyer |
| 15 | Preston Duffee (Showstopper Round) | Hartsville | pduffmusic |
| 16 | Keelin (Performance Challenge) | West Islip | keelinkat |
| 17 | Tanner Charles (Duet Challenge) | Broken Arrow | tannercharlesofficial |
| 18 | Dany Epp (Performance Challenge) | Suffern | officialdanyepp |
| 19 | Amara Valerio (Duet Challenge) | Yonkers | amaravalerio |
| 20 | Reette Thorns (Duet Challenge) | Madison | reettethorns |
| 21 | Colten Glover (Performance Challenge) | Magnolia | coltglovermusic |
| 22 | Cay Aliese (Duet Challenge) | Dandridge | cayaliesemusic |
| 23 | Tripp Taylor (Showstopper Round) | Florence | trippsings |
| 24 | Johnny Knox (Duet Challenge) | Huntsville | johnnyknoxmusic |
| 25 | Owen Eckhardt (Performance Challenge) | Broken Arrow | theoweneckhardt |
| 26 | Kamron Lawson (Performance Challenge) | Beckley | kams.ter |
| 27 | Tori Green (Performance Challenge) | Corona | toriiggreenn |
| 28 | Ophrah Kablan (Performance Challenge) | Clio | ophrah_ziniah |
| 29 | Kayleigh Clark (Showstopper Round) | Sumrall | kayleighgclark |
| 30 | Carina Deangelo (Duet Challenge) | Kailua | carinadeangelo |
| 31 | FIRE (Showstopper Round) | Lawton | imfireofficial |
| 32 | Cam Amen ⭐ (Showstopper Round) | Omaha | camamen23 |
| 33 | Isaac Brown (Showstopper Round) | Inglewood | isaacbrownmusic |
| 34 | Mikenley Brown (Showstopper Round) | New Castle | mikenleyb |
| 35 | Jayna Elise (Showstopper Round) | Washington | thejaynabrown |
| 36 | Phil Kane (Showstopper Round) | Pawhuska | phillipkane_ |
| 37 | Sierra Harris (Duet Challenge) | Lexington | sierralynharris |
| 38 | Kaya Stewart (Duet Challenge) | West Hollywood | kayastewart |
| 39 | Sarah Mac (Showstopper Round) | Carrollton | sarahmacofficial |
| 40 | Nate Peck (Duet Challenge) | Linden | natepeckofficial |
| 41 | Kenley Brown (Showstopper Round) | Council Bluffs | mikenleyb |
| 42 | Kamryn Emory (Duet Challenge) | Florida | kebtheceleb |
| 43 | Kuper Walker (Duet Challenge) | Inglewood | iamkuperrrr |
| 44 | Destiny Reeves (Showstopper Round) | Newnan | iamdestinyreeves |
| 45 | Austin Markham (Showstopper Round) | Nashville | donebyaustin |
| 46 | Carlton Ellis (Duet Challenge) | N/A | myhonest_opinion |
| 47 | Harrison Goodell (Duet Challenge) | Somersworth | harrison.goodell |
| 48 | Crystal Tigney (Duet Challenge) | Dallas | crystaltigney |
| 49 | Aerianna Hubbard (Duet Challenge) | Mobile | aeriannahubbardmusic |
| 50 | Janora Brown (Duet Challenge) | Wingate | janora_vocals |
| 51 | Marriani Fleming (Duet Challenge) | South Bend | marrianif |
| 52 | Kayla Paige (Duet Challenge) | Provo | kaylapaigemusic |
| 53 | Aubrie Camp (Duet Challenge) | Petersburg | aubriecampmusic |
| 54 | Sirena Sanchez (Duet Challenge) | Las Vegas | sirenaclarksanchez |
| 55 | Breanna Desantos (Duet Challenge) | Las Vegas | breanna.desantos |
| 56 | Joshua Arguello (Duet Challenge) | Georgia | joshuawardmusic |
| 57 | Jen Mana (Duet Challenge) | Tampa | jenmanaa |
| 58 | Rachel Murphy (Duet Challenge) | Las Vegas | rachmurphymusic |
| 59 | Sarah Snyder (Showstopper Round) | Central Valley | heysarahsnyder |
| 60 | Vinny Cotrupe (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | vinnycotrupe |
| 61 | Veronica Hoxie (Duet Challenge) | Alaska | veronicahoxiemusic |
| 62 | Mary Kurtz (Duet Challenge) | Michigan | officialmarykurtz |
| 63 | Sam Hastings (Duet Challenge) | St. Petersburg | sam_hastings |
| 64 | Bailey Rhea (Duet Challenge) | Hensley | baileyrheamusic |
| 65 | Sam Kiefer (Duet Challenge) | Florida | thesamkiefer |
| 66 | Drake Walden (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | drakewaldenmusic |
| 67 | Vibi (Duet Challenge) | N/A | shesvibi |
| 68 | Makayla Gaylord (Duet Challenge) | N/A | themakaylagaylord |
| 69 | Karinthia Fradella (Duet Challenge) | Texas | karinthiamusic |
| 70 | Chloe Dalzell (Duet Challenge) | New York City | _chloedalzell |
| 71 | Emily Hunter (Duet Challenge) | Los Angeles | emily_hunter |
| 72 | Joey Mcgrew (Duet Challenge) | The Woodlands | joey_mcgrew |
| 73 | Paula Lanius (Duet Challenge) | Kentucky | paulalanius |
| 74 | Kevin John (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | kevinjohnmusic |
| 75 | Alison Ogden (Duet Challenge) | Los Angeles | itsalisonogden |
| 76 | Jezzie Asia (Duet Challenge) | Alaska | N/A |
| 77 | Isaiah Smallwood (Duet Challenge) | Upstate | officiallyisaiahs |
| 78 | Ava Claire (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | avaclairemusic |
| 79 | Jack Rogan (Duet Challenge) | Rochester | jackroganmusic |
| 80 | Summer Joy (Showstopper Round) | New York City | thatssosummerjoy |
| 81 | Andre Smoke (Duet Challenge) | West Virginia | imandresmoke |
| 82 | J Valerione (Showstopper Round) | Louisiana | theyarenthere |
| 83 | Cora Laux (Duet Challenge) | Virginia | coramlaux |
| 84 | Joseph Lee White Jr. (Showstopper Round) | Chicago | foreverjlw |
| 85 | Rebecca Brunner (Showstopper Round) | Mason | rebeccabrunnermusic |
| 86 | Samuel Harness (Showstopper Round) | Fort Wayne | samuel_harness |
| 87 | Brayden King (Showstopper Round) | Canada | braydenkingmusic |
| 88 | Caden Glover (Showstopper Round) | Union | _cadenglover |
| 89 | Beckett Rex (Showstopper Round) | Ojai | beckettrex |
| 90 | Courtney Govan (Duet Challenge) | San Diego | courtneygovan |
| 91 | Jadan Trammell (Duet Challenge) | Kentucky | jadantrammellsings |
| 92 | Avery Logan (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | the_averylogan |
| 93 | Jayla (Duet Challenge) | Miami | iamjaylaofficial |
| 94 | Dylan Holmes (Duet Challenge) | Nashville | dylanholmesmusic |
| 95 | Dawson Wayne (Top 26) | San Antonio | itsdawsonwayne |
| 96 | Malik Heard (Top 26) | Dallas | malikheard |
| 97 | Elise Kristine (Top 26) | Issaquah | elisekristine |
| 98 | Pjae (Top 26) | Lawton | thisispjae |
| 99 | Emma Busse (Top 26) | Vancouver | emmaabussee |
| 100 | Elijah McCormick ⭐ (Top 26) | Raeford | musicbyelijahmc |
| 101 | Kaeyra (Top 20) | Algonquin | kaeyra |
| 102 | Nailyah Serenity (Top 20) | Charlotte | nailyahserenity |
| 103 | Paige Anne (Top 20) | Idaho Falls | thepaigeanneofficial |
| 104 | Mariah Faith (Top 20) | Conway | themariahfaith |
| 105 | Hannah Nicolaisen (Top 20) | Houston | itshannahsmusic |
| 106 | Olivia Soli (Top 20) | Los Angeles | oliviasoli |
| 107 | Matt Wilson (Top 20) | Buffalo | mattwilsonsings |
| 108 | Michael Williams (Top 20) | Mason | michaelwilliamsofficial |
| 109 | Lucy Love | Holly Grove | iamlucylove |
| 110 | Nutsa Buzaladze | Tbilisi | nutsabuza |
| 101 | Tyson Venegas ⭐ (Top 10) | Vancouver | tysonvenegas |
| 102 | Marybeth Byrd (Top 10) | Armorel | marybethbyrdmusic |
| 103 | Haven Madison (Top 8) | Clarksville | havenmadisonsings |
| 104 | Oliver Steele (Top 8) | Mt. Juliet | oliversteelemusic |
| 105 | Warren Peay (Top 8) | Bamberg | warrenpeay |
| 106 | Megan Danielle (Top 5) | Douglasville | megandaniellemusic |
| 107 | Zachariah Smith (Top 5) | Amory | realzachariahsmith |
American Idol 2023 list of contestants who were not selected
| S. No. | Contestants Name | From | Instagram Profile |
| 1 | Cody Winkler | Nashville | N/A |
| 2 | Mikey Burson | Nashville | moburson |
| 3 | Rach Karma | Newington | venomouz_555 |
| 4 | Savanna Christian | Darlington | savanna.christian |
| 5 | Brooklyn Stafford | Brooklyn | brooklynfrombrklyn |
| 6 | Sofia Plata | Houston | sofiasunshine_plata |
| 7 | Lexi Stephens | Boston | lexistephensx |
| 8 | Justin Taylor | N/A | officialjustintaylor7 |
| 9 | Kali Logan | Nashville | kalimeesmusic |
| 10 | Sam Smith | Mt. Sterling | cowboysmithofficial |
| 11 | Darron Hayes | North Carolina | darronhayes_ |
| 12 | Kyra | Los Angeles | musicbykyra |
| 13 | Evie Higgins | New York | eviehigginsmusic |
| 14 | Rob Watt | N/A | robwattsmusic |
| 15 | Abigail Kiefer | Florida | abigail.kiefer |
| 16 | Faith Rhodes | N/A | faithrhodess |
| 17 | Jackie Smook | Chicago | smookerstition |
| 18 | Giana Zaffino | N/A | giazaffinomusic |
| 19 | Jadyn Lynah | New York City | jadynrlynah |
| 20 | Corey Hedge | N/A | coreyhedgemusic |
| 21 | Cameron Love | Miami | cameronj.love |
| 22 | Bydney | N/A | bydney.y |
| 23 | Hannah Alexandra | Miami | hannahaalexandra |
| 24 | Ella Bella | Long Island | ella.bella.music |
| 25 | Abbie Bayless | Henderson | abbiebayless |
| 26 | Andrea | Florida | axdrea.x |
| 27 | Madison Neisius | Dallas | retrocheeseburger |
| 28 | Luke Uzzell Bryan | North Carolina | luke.uzzell.bryan |
| 29 | L-Rich | Las Vegas | lrich.music |
| 30 | Katey Parry | Chicago | katey_parry |
| 31 | Jack Nicora | N/A | nicorajack |
We will keep updating the American Idol Contestants 2023 from time to time
American Idol 2023 Contestants
Haven Madison
William Tongi
Colin Stough
Lucy Love
Megan Danielle
Zachariah Smith
Michael Williams
Tyson Venegas ⭐
Nutsa Buzaladze
Matt Wilson
Elijah McCormick ⭐
Olivia Soli
Marybeth Byrd
Emma Busse
We Ani
Hannah Nicolaisen
Pjae
Mariah Faith
Paige Anne
Nailyah Serenity
Warren Peay
Elise Kristine
Kaeyra
Oliver Steele
Malik Heard
Dawson Wayne
Top 26 – A total of 26 contestants are selected from the showstopper round and further advanced for the typical top 24.
Top 20 – A total of 20 contestants are selected from the top 26 rounds.
Top 12 – A total of 12 contestants are selected from the top 20 rounds.
Selected – During the audition round of the show, the contestants were selected on the basis of their singing and the contestant who performed best was awarded the golden ticket.
Not Selected – Some contestants were not selected during the audition round itself.
Platinum Ticket⭐ – Some of the contestants got the Platinum Ticket (Golden Ticket) during the audition round itself and are going to Hollywood (Finale Week).
Some contestants were eliminated during the showstopper round, including Golden Ticket winners Cam Amen ⭐ and Kaylin Hedges ⭐ who were also eliminated.
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