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Season 17 (2019)

Aired on ABC from March 3, 2019 to May 19, 2019. The 10 finalists (Top 10): the contestants listed for season 17 in the Contestants table of Wikipedia's List of American Idol finalists, the same group as the season's Top 10. Contestants cut at the Top 20 and Top 14 stages are not finalists.⁠[1][2]

Finalists

  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Other finalists
FinalistShow resultAfter the show
Laine Hardy
Winner⁠[1][2]
May 19, 2019
Latest documented update (January 17, 2025): Hardy released the three-song EP In the Bayou on May 18, 2018. By June 26, 2019 he had signed with Hollywood Records, and Flame came out on May 19, 2019. Here's to Anyone came out on September 17, 2021. By October 30, 2024 he had said he left Disney Music Group the previous year. Back of My Mind came out on January 17, 2025.⁠[3][4][5]
Alejandro Aranda
Runner-up⁠[1][2]
May 19, 2019
Alejandro Aranda, also known as Scarypoolparty, had signed with Hollywood Records by June 2019. Exit Form came out on November 22, 2019, Doom Hologram on September 4, 2020, and The Act of Forgiveness on August 27, 2021. He joined Seven Hours After Violet in April 2024. Farewell Superstar came out on May 16, 2025, and the Baroque EP was out by August 3, 2026.⁠[4][6][7][8]
Madison VanDenburg
Third place⁠[1][2]
May 19, 2019
Latest documented update (December 9, 2023): Madison VanDenburg, third-place finalist on American Idol in 2019, from Cohoes, New York, released the EP love n war on December 9, 2023. She released What I'm Looking For in August 2019 and The Light of Christmas in November 2021, and her holiday special The Light of Christmas aired on Christmas Day 2021.⁠[9][10][11]
Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon
Eliminated (6th)⁠[1][2]
May 5, 2019
Harmon recorded with Chris Schlarb at BIG EGO during the late stages of American Idol in 2019. Namesake came out on March 27, 2020. Later albums include Wake Me Up When it's Over in 2021, Desert and Canyon in 2022, and Stupid Hero on June 20, 2025.⁠[12][13][14]
Laci Kaye Booth
Eliminated (4th–5th)⁠[1][2]
May 12, 2019
Booth self-released Something New on September 11, 2017. She signed with Big Machine in 2019 and released the mini-album Laci Kaye Booth on August 6, 2021, then was dropped the following year. The Loneliest Girl in the World came out on Geffen on May 17, 2024. Love Ain't for the Faint of Heart came out on Lost Highway on September 18, 2026.⁠[15]
Wade Cota
Eliminated (4th–5th)⁠[1][2]
May 12, 2019
Latest documented update (April 2, 2021): Wade Cota, an Arizona singer who finished in the top five of American Idol season 17, released the album Big Feet Baby Steps on April 10, 2020, after crowd-funding the record. Later singles include Ordinary Life, Fake It, and Change with Time.⁠[16][17]
Alyssa Raghu
Eliminated (7th–8th)⁠[1][2]
April 28, 2019
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.⁠[2][18][19]
Walker Burroughs
Eliminated (7th–8th)⁠[1][2]
April 28, 2019
Walker Burroughs, a season 17 finalist who graduated from Vestavia High School in Birmingham, Alabama, released the EP Outside the Frame on November 14, 2025, and the single Wild White Oak (Live) on September 28, 2026. He released The Moon Song in 2018 and Made to Be in 2019, and he played piano on tour with Bobby Bones.⁠[20][21][22]
Dimitrius Graham
Eliminated (9th–10th)⁠[1][2]
April 21, 2019
Graham released Souvenir in 2019 and Gone in 2020. In 2025 he sang on season 27 of The Voice, joined Michael Bublé's team, and was eliminated in the battles. Spill My Guts came out on June 13, 2025, and Fine came out on March 23, 2026.⁠[23][24]
Uché
Eliminated (9th–10th)⁠[1][2]
April 21, 2019
Uché, a Houston singer who competed on American Idol season 17, released the single since you been gone... on July 31, 2026. Earlier releases include the EP My Generation in June 2017 and the single Whatever, with Bootsy Collins, on January 21, 2020.⁠[25][26][27]

Semifinalists

Semifinal round: the Top 20, chosen after the Showcase round. Each sang a solo (April 1) and an All-Star duet (April 7 or 8), and the judges then cut three from each group of ten. The Top 14 sang on April 14; on April 15 seven advanced by public vote and the judges picked three of the other seven. The 10 who did not reach the Top 10 are listed as semifinalists.⁠[2]

SemifinalistShow resultAfter the show
Ashley Hess
Eliminated in the Top 14⁠[2]
April 15, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Eddie Island
Eliminated in the Top 14⁠[2]
April 15, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Evelyn Cormier
Eliminated in the Top 14⁠[2]
April 15, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Riley Thompson
Eliminated in the Top 14⁠[2]
April 15, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Logan Johnson
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 8, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Raquel Trinidad
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 8, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Ryan Hammond
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 8, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Bumbly
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 7, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Kate Barnette
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 7, 2019
No career summary documented yet.
Shawn Robinson
Eliminated in the Top 20⁠[2]
April 7, 2019
No career summary documented yet.

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