{"id":3135,"date":"2025-05-19T08:02:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:02:40","slug":"what-a-night-john-foster-takes-second-place-on-american-idol-but-the-spotlight-belongs-to-jamal-roberts-who-just-won-it-all-with-heart-soul-and-sheer-talent-jamal-makes-history-becoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3135","title":{"rendered":"What a night! John Foster takes second place on American Idol, but the spotlight belongs to Jamal Roberts, who just won it all! With heart, soul, and sheer talent, Jamal makes history\u2014becoming the fourth Black artist to ever win the show. A dream realized, a voice that moved millions, and a moment that will never be forgotten."},"content":{"rendered":"

We hope the Vatican still has some white smoke left, because a new\u00a0American Idol<\/em>\u00a0winner has finally been chosen!<\/p>\n

The big reveal came at the end of Sunday\u2019s three-hour finale, which welcomed back the Top 14 of Season 23 to perform alongside the show\u2019s judges and a dizzying parade of celebrity guests.<\/p>\n

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Some of those eclectic names included Salt-N-Pepa, who pushed us back to 1986 for several glorious minutes; Good Charlotte, whose timeless whine reminded us of our pop-punk phases; and Jessica Simpson, whose iconic vocals had us running to our pantries, hankering for some chicken of the sea\u2026 or is it tuna?<\/p>\n

Other stand-out moments included Gabby Samone performing \u201cI Am Changing\u201d with literal Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday, Kolbi Jordan belting out \u201cLady Marmalade\u201d with\u00a0theee\u00a0<\/em>Patti LaBelle, and gospel icon Kirk Franklin getting all kinds of hip-thrusty during his performance with Canaan James Hill.<\/p>\n

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We also got memorable performances from judges\u00a0Luke Bryan,\u00a0Carrie Underwood\u00a0and\u00a0Lionel Richie, as well as their Top 3 doppelg\u00e4ngers \u2014 country crooner\u00a0John Foster, ballad queen\u00a0Breanna Nix\u00a0and silky smooth\u00a0Jamal Roberts. (Seriously, isn\u2019t crazy how closely the finalists mirror the judges? The simulation is definitely glitching.)<\/p>\n

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Heading into the finale, 52% of TVLine readers expected to hear\u00a0Ryan Seacrest\u00a0call John\u2019s name, followed by Jamal in second with 33% and Breanna in a surprisingly distant third with just 15%. As for how our readers actually\u00a0wanted<\/em>\u00a0the finale\u00a0<\/em>shake out, those results told a very different story. Despite most viewers predicting that John would win, only 37% felt that he\u00a0should<\/em>\u00a0win, while 44% believed that Jamal deserved to be crowned the winner. Meanwhile, only 19% of the votes went to Breanna.<\/p>\n

So, did our readers correctly predict how things would shake out? Read on for a full breakdown of how the three finalists fared in Sunday\u2019s finale, including which lucky contestant heard their name called at the end of the night. When you\u2019re finished,\u00a0drop a comment with your thoughts. Did the right singer win Season 23?<\/strong><\/p>\n