‘American Idol’ outrage: Nya eliminated during Top 14 night

The first live coast-to-coast episode of “American Idol” Season 22 aired on Sunday, April 21 on ABC, with the Top 14 contestants performing in front of host Ryan Seacrest, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, and guest mentor Gene Simmons. Viewers all across the nation voted 19.9 million times throughout the two-hour episode, which had a theme of “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” and the Top 12 artists made it to the next round. In the end, the two singers who were eliminated were Nya and Jordan Anthony.

Throughout the competition, Nya sang tunes like “Wait a Minute!” (Auditions round), “Get Ready” (Showstopper round), “The Best” (Top 24 round), “Georgia on My Mind” (Top 20, Part 1 round), “Water” (Top 20, Part 2 round) and “I Say a Little Prayer” (Top 14 round). The 28-year-old Broadway performer from Manhattan, New York was an early favorite on the show, but the judges had to save her last week when she placed in the bottom — never a good sign.

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Following Nya’s Top 14 performance, Lionel told her she was a “star” and “amazing,” Katy noted how she sang “the best” she’d ever sang “from top to bottom,” and Luke joked that she needed to “make it look a little difficult” for everyone else watching. Later on, Gene proudly shouted from his position on his throne, “You are a star!”

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The dozen singers who heard good news on Sunday night were Jack Blocker, McKenna Faith Breinholt, Abi Carter, Roman Collins, Jayna Elise, Julia Gagnon, Triston Harper, Kaibrienne, Kayko, Mia Matthews, Will Moseley and Emmy Russell. Next up, each of these Top 12 contestants will perform on Monday, April 22 in the “Billboard #1 Hits” episode with guest mentor Meghan Trainor. At the end of that night, two more people will be eliminated, creating our Top 10.

Since ABC earned the rights to air “American Idol” in 2018, the winners have consisted of Maddie Poppe (Season 16), Laine Hardy (Season 17), Just Sam (Season 18), Chayce Beckham (Season 19), Noah Thompson (Season 20) and Iam Tongi (Season 21). Who will be next singer to join the show’s iconic winners list?

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