This, is your new American Idol winner: Abi Carter.
Throughout the season 22 finale of the ABC actuality competitors collection Could 19, host Ryan Seacrest introduced that Abi beat out Will Moseley—in addition to Jack Blocker, who was eradicated earlier within the night time—to win the coveted title.
The brand new winner was topped after a star-studded lineup of performers, together with Jon Bon Jovi, who additionally served as visitor mentor to the finalists.
The finale additionally marked Katy Perry‘s final episode as an Idol decide alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
“I imply I like Idol a lot,” Katy, who shares 3-year-old daughter Daisy Dove with fiancé Orlando Bloom, stated on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! in February. “It is related me with like the guts of America, however I really feel like I have to exit and really feel that pulse, that pulse to my very own beat.”
Regardless of her departure, the “Firework” singer will all the time maintain these seven seasons of Idol recollections near her coronary heart.