Each year millions of hopeful artists take to auditions around the country, hoping the American Idol judges will see something special in them. Understandably, each contestant who moves on to the next round is thrilled. As the excitement winds down and the pressure to perform increases, some contestants learn that American Idol isn’t what they were looking for. While it is rare, several contestants have voluntarily withdrawn from the competition over the years. Beckett McDowell recently stepped forward to reveal he is the mysterious American Idol contestant who chose to drop out of the current season. So, who else has opted to leave the singing competition on their own terms? We’ve collected three recent examples.
‘American Idol’ | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Sara Beth Liebe opted out of ‘American Idol 2023,’ as well
Sara Beth Liebe, initially dubbed “the accidental idol,” announced her decision to depart the competition just two weeks ago.
‘American Idol’ | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Sara Beth Liebe opted out of ‘American Idol 2023,’ as well
Sara Beth Liebe, initially dubbed “the accidental idol,” announced her decision to depart the competition just two weeks ago.
- 4/24/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s official: The Top 24 artists on American Idol Season 21 have been confirmed. Well, actually, it’s the Top 26 — in a surprise twist, the judges decided to send Matt Wilson and Colin Stough as two additional contestants in the next round. Many fans were thrilled by the news, but they also noticed something a bit confusing: Only 25 artists were shown on TV during the Showstoppers/Final Judgments. Either American Idol had its math wrong, or a mystery contestant has taken the final spot in the Top 26. Luckily, fans think they’ve figured out who it was — and they think that person dropped out.
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for American Idol Season 21’s Top 26.]
The Top 26 celebrate in Hollywood on ‘American Idol’ Season 21 Episode 10. | Eric McCandless/ABC ‘American Idol’ 2023 revealed the Top 26 during the Showstoppers/Final Judgments
Over the course of two nights (April 9 and April 10), American Idol eliminated more than half of the competition to narrow it down to 26 people.
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for American Idol Season 21’s Top 26.]
The Top 26 celebrate in Hollywood on ‘American Idol’ Season 21 Episode 10. | Eric McCandless/ABC ‘American Idol’ 2023 revealed the Top 26 during the Showstoppers/Final Judgments
Over the course of two nights (April 9 and April 10), American Idol eliminated more than half of the competition to narrow it down to 26 people.
- 4/11/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Torino Film Festival, under the direction of Steve Della Casa, launched its 40th edition on Friday evening at the sumptuous Teatro Regio not with a film screening, but with an evening devoted to music. To evoke the links between cinema and music, a talk took place around the theme of the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, and the bands’ love of cinema, which led them to work with Jean-Luc Godard and Martin Scorsese, among others.
Guest of honor Malcolm McDowell, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “A Clockwork Orange’s” release, spoke about how Mick Jagger wanted to star in the film, and the time that Paul McCartney almost composed the score to another one of McDowell’s films, “The Raging Moon.”
Following the conclusion of the official part of the evening, which included speeches by the president of Italy’s National Museum of Cinema, Enzo Ghigo, and the mayor of Turin,...
Guest of honor Malcolm McDowell, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “A Clockwork Orange’s” release, spoke about how Mick Jagger wanted to star in the film, and the time that Paul McCartney almost composed the score to another one of McDowell’s films, “The Raging Moon.”
Following the conclusion of the official part of the evening, which included speeches by the president of Italy’s National Museum of Cinema, Enzo Ghigo, and the mayor of Turin,...
- 11/26/2022
- by Trinidad Barleycorn
- Variety Film + TV
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