American Idol has named its Top 30 contestants of season 24. On the ABC series’ latest episode, judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood narrowed the field down from 127 down to 30.
Hollywood Week was just the first battle for the hopefuls, though. Next week, the 30 chosen ones will head to Aulani in Ko Olina, Hawai’i, for the brand new ‘Ohana Round of the competition.
Designed as the ultimate focus group, the ‘Ohana Round blends peer respect, emotional support, and professional insight before the competition moves on to America’s Vote.
In this new round, the Top 30 will perform for industry tastemakers including Sasha Farber, Loren Gray, Cheryl Porter, and Kelly Sutton, as well as their peers, family members and friends.
At the end of the round, only 20 contestants will remain.
Keep reading to find out which 30 contestants are gearing up for the next phase of competition.
Who Made the Top 30 on ‘American Idol’ Season 24?
After all of the Hollywood Week performances, there were 60 contestants in the Golden Room, and the judges had to review the performances to pare the group down to just 30. To help make their decisions, some of the contestants were paired up for sing-offs.
The 28 singers who automatically made the Top 30 were: Makiyah, Jordan McCullough, Lucas Leon, Bella Emry, Madison Moon, Keyla Richardson, Braden Rumfelt, Chris Tungseth, Jake Thistle, Philmon Lee, Tianna Roberts, Brooks, Daniel Stallworth, Kutter Bradley, Bryant Thomas, Sheldon Riley, Jesse Findling, Julian Kalel, Brianna Yancey, Kiera Howell, Kyndal Inskeep, Hannah Harper, Ruby Rae, Jacquie Lee, Brenna Brigman, Rae, Genevieve Heyward, and Abayomi.
Among the eliminated contestants were: Mor Ilderton, Jakob Stobaugh, Julia Sienna, Trace Casanova, Roelle, and Trew The Star.
Then, there were two sing-offs to determine the final two artists in the Top 30. Jayson Garner and Michael Garner went head-to-head, as did Mary Jo Young and Chloe Lauren. Jayson sang “That’s All Right” by Elvis Presley and Michael performed “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray.
“I want to stress to you guys both, you are both very talented young men. We put you in a tough situation to duke it out like this,” Bryan revealed. The judges discussed that Jayson was the “obvious showman,” but their hearts were set on Michael, and Michael was the one selected to move on.
Mary Jo returned to the stage with an a cappella rendition of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love,” while Chloe performed “You Stole the Show” by Sienna Spiro. “You both just proved why you’re here and why you made it this far,” Underwood assured the ladies. Ultimately, it was Chloe who was chosen for the Top 30.
American Idol’s Top 30 Contestants of Season 24
Braden Rumfelt
Chris Tungseth
Keyla Richardson
Lucas Leon
Madison Moon
Brianna Yancey
Bella Emry
Makiyah
Jordan McCullough
Tianna
Jake Thistle
Philmon Lee
Daniel Stallworth
Kutter Bradley
Brooks Rosser
Bryant Thomas
Sheldon Riley
Jesse Findling
Julian Kalel
Kiera Howell
Kyndal
Hannah Harper
Ruby Rae
Jackie Lee
Brenna Brigman
Rae
Genevieve Heyward
Abayomi
Michael Garner
Chloe Lauren
American Idol, Season 24, Mondays, 8/7c, ABC
