Lucy Love
S21 · Eliminated (11th–12th)
Latest documented update, April 24, 2023
Lucy Love, a singer from Holly Grove, Arkansas, competed on American Idol season 21. She reached the top 20 and, on April 23, 2023, sang an original song called Boulders.[1]
Career
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Discography
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Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- 2023American Idol was her first singing-competition show. Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan each gave her a yes.[4]
- February 15, 2023On February 15, 2023, Arkansas Times reported that she was set to compete on the season 21 premiere on February 19, after four earlier unsuccessful auditions, and that she would sing I Heard It Through the Grapevine.[5]
- March 31, 2023On March 31, 2023, Arkansas Times announced that she and Marybeth Byrd would sing on the April 2 episode.[6]
- April 23, 2023On April 23, 2023, she sang her original song Boulders and was in the top 20.[1][4]
Sources
6 sources
- Lucy Love Gets Standing Ovation from Judges for Original Song Boulders on American Idol — American Songwriter, published April 24, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 1
- Opening paragraph: “The 28-year-old Holly Grove, Arkansas native Lucy Love”
- Top 20 sentence: “Now, Love is in the show’s Top 20”
- Boulders performance: “Singing her own song, “Boulders,” on Sunday”
- Opening paragraph: “On Sunday (April 23)”
- Performance paragraph: “Singing her own song, “Boulders,” on Sunday”
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 2
- Contestants table, row Lucy Love: Season 21, Place finish 11th-12th
- American Idol season 21 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 3
- Top 12 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (April 30) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Lucy Love: Pl. 11, Top 12 column (4/30)
- Arkansas Natives Love, Byrd Make it to Top 20 on American Idol — AY Magazine. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 4
- Love paragraph: “this is the singer’s first go on a singing competition show”
- Love paragraph: “three yeses from Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan”
- Love paragraph: “Love gave an emotional performance of an original song called “Boulders.””
- Lead: “have officially made it into the Top 20 on American Idol”
- The next episode is described as tonight, April 24: “tonight, April 24”
- Holly Grove's Lucy Love to compete on American Idol on Sunday — Arkansas Times, published February 15, 2023, updated March 20, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 5
- Byline: “February 15, 2023 4:37 pm”
- Premiere sentence: “Season 21 premiere of “American Idol” this Sunday, Feb. 19”
- Audition history: “she unsuccessfully auditioned for the program four separate times”
- Planned songs: “She’ll sing “I Heard It Through the Grapevine””
- Arkansas's own Lucy Love and Marybeth Byrd to sing on Sunday's American Idol — Arkansas Times, published March 31, 2023, updated March 20, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 6
- Byline: “March 31, 2023 12:01 pm”
- Tune-in line: “Tune into ABC at 7 p.m. CST on Sunday, April 2”