American Idol’s 2022 Finalists Have Country Music Roots

American Idol’s 2022 Finalists Have Country Music Roots

Shades of American Idol 2011 which featured Scotty McCreery and Lauren AlainaAmerican Idol 2022 also came down to two finalists with deep country roots – Noah Thompson and HunterGirl (Hunter Wolkonowski) were the two singers that America had to vote for…

Huntergirl started out the competition show with covering a Rascal Flatts song, and had judge Luke Bryan comparing her to Miranda Lambert.

Noah Thompson was urged to try out for American Idol by his friend Arthur – and then wow’ed judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry with a cover of Kameron Marlowe‘s “Giving You Up.”

After America voted – the new Idol is…

After winning American Idol 2022 – Noah Thompson sang an encore version of his debut single “One Day Tonight”

Check out the full version of “One Day Tonight” from American Idol winner Noah Thompson…

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