Who is Rachel Chiu? 'American Idol' Season 20 contestant is a British Columbia student

The young is also a famous Tik Toker and several of her Tik Tok videos have had gone viral as well
PUBLISHED MAR 14, 2022
Rachel Chiu in 'American Idol' Season 20 (ABC)
Rachel Chiu in 'American Idol' Season 20 (ABC)

ABC's 'American Idol' is one of the most popular reality singing competitions. The show provides a platform for all the budding singers who come from various locations to showcase their singing talent and compete for the coveted title.

'American Idol' Season 20 is getting more competitive and exciting with each passing episode. 17-year-old Kenedi Anderson highly impressed the judges in the previous episode. After Lady Gaga praised her for her talent at the piano, Katy from the panel of judges held out a piece of paper and asked her to sign it. The 37-year-old singer jokingly said," I'm feeling threatened." The show will be featuring the same trio of judges - Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Rachel Chiu is another young singing star on the list of contestants. If you want to know more about her, then you need to read on.

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Who is Rachel Chiu?

Rachel Chiu will be seen competing on the stage of 'American Idol' Season 20. Rachel is a student at the University of British Columbia in Canada, where she co-directs a capella group. The singing star is also a famous Tik Toker and several of her Tik Tok videos had gone viral as well. Many of the videos feature her imitating a trumpet with her singing voice, the young star, however, is a soulful pop vocalist with some mix of jazz. Rachel Chiu did a cover of Billie Eilish's 'Lovely', which got 4 million likes and 15 million views. In addition, she has garnered 2.1 million likes on mouth trumpet on Tik Tok. 

Along with Rachel Chiu, many other contestants like Taniya Boatwright, Donavan Diaz, Emily Faith, and RY will be seen on the stage of 'American Idol' Season 20. It will be exciting to see who manages to grab back the golden ticket and who leaves the stage without the ticket. If you are also excited to see the contestants and their performance then don't forget to binge on 'American Idol' Season 20.

'American Idol' Season 20 airs every Sunday on ABC at 8 pm ET.

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