Alyssa Raghu

S16 · Semifinalist, eliminated in the top 24 (group 2) / S17 · Eliminated (7th–8th)

Latest documented update, April 1, 2024

After her season 16 run ended at the top 24, Alyssa Raghu took several classes and auditioned again. On the April 1, 2024 episode she was sent home from season 22, short of the top 24, after a sing-off with Kaibrienne Richins. It was her third time on the show, after a top 24 result in 2018 and a top 8 result in 2019.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Date not documented

  1. After season 16 ended for her at the top 24, she took several classes and then auditioned again for season 17 in Los Angeles.⁠[1]

Discography

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Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • April 1, 2024On the April 1, 2024 episode she was sent home from season 22, short of the top 24, after a sing-off with Kaibrienne Richins.⁠[2][3]

Sources

5 sources

  1. American Idol season 17 — Wikipedia, updated October 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Top 10 contestants: “She took several classes to improve her skills and then auditioned again this season”
    • Top 10 contestants
    • Top 10 contestants section, Alyssa Raghu biography: “She had auditioned for the sixteenth season, but cut at the top 24.”
    • Top 10 contestants section (bio); Top 8 (April 28) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Alyssa Raghu: Pl. 7 (shared), Top 8 column (4/28): “born March 2, 2002, as Alyssa Raghunandan”
    • Top 10 contestants: “but cut at the top 24. She took several classes to improve her skills”
  2. “American Idol” Contestant Alyssa Raghu Doesn't Make Top 24 in Second Chance on the Show: 'Incredible Journey' — Yahoo News Australia (People), published April 2, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Photo caption: “Alyssa Raghu on the April 1, 2024 episode of 'American Idol'”
    • Body: “nearly made it into the top 24 contestants of season 22”
    • Body: “who appeared on the show for a third time this season, after previously making the top 8 in 2019 and top 24 in 2018”
    • Body: “On Monday night's episode of American Idol”
    • Body: “was sent home.”
    • Body: “the two competed in a sing-off — and Richins ultimately won.”
    • Body: “previously making the top 8 in 2019 and top 24 in 2018”
  3. 'I sang for my life': Utah singer wins sing-off to advance to 'American Idol' top 24 — Deseret News, published April 2, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Body: “Richins found herself in a sing-off with contestant Alyssa Raghu, who made it to the top eight on Season 17.”
    • Body: “During the second part of the Hollywood round, which aired Monday night, Richins found herself in a sing-off with contestant Alyssa Raghu”
    • Byline: “April 2, 2024, 8:15 a.m. MDT”
    • Body: “was visibly emotional as the judges revealed she was moving through to the top 24.”
  4. American Idol season 16 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Top 24 section, Group 2, table 'Group 2 (April 16)', row Alyssa Raghu: Eliminated
    • Elimination chart row Alyssa Raghu: Eliminated in the second Top 24 column (4/16)
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Alyssa Raghu: Season 17, Place finish 7th-8th

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