OMG: The Top 20 'American Idol' Contestants Were Just Leaked
Shield your eyes ASAP if you don't want to be potentially spoiled for season 2 of American Idol. Because we're pretty sure we know exactly who the top 20 contestants are.
How? For starters, a popular American Idol-loving blog called The Idol Pad claims to have obtained a "leaked" photo of the top 20 contestants from this season and posted it on Twitter:
#idolspoilers 1st Group Photo Of American Idol Season 17 Top 20 pic.twitter.com/wrfIxUOzKl
- TIP | Idol Spoilers (@idolspoilers) February 1, 2019
But is it legit? It just might be. While the American Idol team filmed in Hawaii, it appears an onlooker grabbed a rather revealing video from behind the scenes and shared it on YouTube. In it, host Ryan Seacrest clearly states "20 is official. One of these faces is the next American Idol," before all the "contestants" went running into the water.
If you ask us, the clip below looks very similar to the leaked photo.
On top of all that, one of the photos American Idol used to promo their season happened to have the top 20 running into the ocean.
This Top 20 is about to make a SPLASH! 🌊
We can’t wait for you to meet them! 🤙
#AmericanIdol premieres Sunday, March 3 on @ABCNetwork! 💙 #TheNextIdol #DisneyAulani pic.twitter.com/BYUARgblDa- American Idol (@AmericanIdol) January 30, 2019
Okay, so now that you're convinced, here's the list of folks in the photo, according to The Idol Pad:
Alyssa Raghunandan
Ashley Hess
Cristina Contreras
Evelyn Cormier
Kate Barnette
Laci Booth
Madison VanDenburg
Raquel Trinidad
Riley Thompson
Alejandro Aranda
Dimitrius Graham
Eddie Island
Jeremiah Harmon
Laine Hardy
Logan Johnson
Ryan Hammond
Shawn Robinson
Uché Ndubizu
Wade Cota
Walker Burroughs
Of course, this isn't confirmed by ABC or the show itself, so this could, in fact, be proven wrong. But if this is correct, it looks like 90 Day Fiancé star Evelyn Cormier is making it pretty far in the competition. Another notable name is former American Idol contestant Alyssa Raghunandan, who went home last April after making it to the top 24.
As for the other contestants, if they did end up making it to the top 20, we'll get a sense of their journey in the episodes to come. Gold Derby reports that fans will find out who is in the top 20 on Monday, April 1. In the meantime, we have Hollywood Week to keep us entertained.
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