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'American Idol' Top 12 contestants to perform Oscar-nominated songs: 'Stand Up' to 'Happy', here's the list

The Top 12 performers will croon to Oscar-winning songs to celebrate the 93rd Academy Awards airing April 22 on ABC

'American Idol' will be broadcasted coast-to-coast starting Sunday, April 18th. So far the competition has found its Top 12 singers and they will battle it out in the upcoming episode to advance to the next round. Last week Paula Abdul filled in for judge Luke Bryan after he was diagnosed with Covid-19, but the country singer will be rejoining the show from the April 18 episode. 

The musical theme for the latest episode is Oscar-nominated songs. The show is celebrating the 93rd Academy Awards that will air next week on ABC Network in the same time slot as 'American Idol'. Here is a full list of all the songs that will be performed on the episode.

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Full List of Oscar-nominated songs to be performed by 'American Idol' contestants

According to Billboard, these are the songs that will be performed by the Top 12 contestants on 'American Idol' on Sunday night. Alyssa Wray ('This Is Me' from 'The Greatest Showman'), Ava August ('City Of Stars' from 'La La Land'), Beane ('(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life' from 'Dirty Dancing'), Caleb Kennedy ('On The Road Again' from 'Honeysuckle Rose'), Casey Bishop ('Over The Rainbow' from 'The Wizard Of Oz'), Cassie Coleman ('Writing's On The Wall' from 'Spectre'), Chayce Beckham ('Everything I Do, I Do It For You' from 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves'), Deshawn Goncalves ('The Way We Were' from 'The Way We Were'), Grace Kinstler ('Happy' from 'Despicable Me 2'), Hunter Metts ('Falling Slowly' from 'Once'), Madison Watkins ('Run To You' from 'The Bodyguard') and Willie Spence ('Stand Up' from 'Harriet').

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