'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
Caleb Kennedy, Grace Kinstler and DeShawn Goncalves will be performing Oscar-nominated songs on April 18 episode of 'American Idol' (ABC)
Caleb Kennedy, Grace Kinstler and DeShawn Goncalves will be performing Oscar-nominated songs on April 18 episode of 'American Idol' (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').

Season 19's frontrunner Alyssa Wray during the Top 16 performance in 'American Idol' (ABC)

American Idol has been renewed for Season 20

According to popular spoiler website, The Idol Pad, ABC has renewed the show for its landmark twentieth season. They also revealed that Season 20 will premiere during the first quarter of 2022 and its finale would take place just a couple of weeks before the 20-year anniversary of the show's inaugural season that premiered in June 2002. 

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Idol fans went into a frenzy of sorts after fan-favorite Wyatt Pike's withdrawal was announced in last week's episode. He quit the show for personal reasons and for now it's unclear if he will be allowed to return next season. 



 

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