Congratulations to Laine Hardy. The 18 year old native won American Idol Sunday (May 19). Cut last season right before the Top 24, the rootsy country singer returned this season and managed to win it all.
Alejandro Aranda, the inventive singer songwriter from Pomona California came in second place, while the big voice 17 year old high school student, Madison VanDenburg came in third.
American Idol 2019 Finale Results Live Blog – Winner Revealed
Sunday night’s 3 hour finale featured a slew of guest stars including American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood, season 8 alum Adam Lambert, Dan + Shay, Jon Pardi, Weezer, Andra Day, and more.
Check out a photo gallery of photos from Sunday’s 3 hour finale below.
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Performances
Red Carpet and BTS