American Idol has officially crowned their Season 24 champion, Hannah Harper. Relive the singer’s journey on the series with each of her performances.
Hannah Harper Full American Idol Journey
Audition
For her audition, Hannah sang an original titled “String Cheese.” All three judges voted “yes” sending her into the next round.
Hollywood Round
During the Hollywood Round, Hannah sang “A Little Past Little Rock” by Lee Ann Womack. She continued into the Golden Room with Roelle and Trace Casanova. She was then shown in a group alongside Brianna Yancey, Kiera Howell, Kyndal Inskeep, Ruby Rae, Jacquie Lee, Brenna Brigman, Rae, Genevieve Heyward, and Abayomi.
Top 30
In the Hawaii Round, Hannah sang “Go Rest High On That Mountain” by Vince Gill. She did not receive a platinum ticket in this round, but the judges did deem her performance strong enough to continue.
Top 20
Hannah was apart of the first group of semifinalists. She sang “Ain’t No Grave” by Bethel Music and Molly Skaggs. She earned enough votes to continue.
Top 14
During this round, Hannah sang “At The Cross (Love Ran Red)” by Chris Tomlin. She earned enough votes from the audience to continue.
Top 12
Carrie Underwood chose “Heads Carolina, Tails California” by Jo Dee Messina as Hannah’s song for this round. She then received enough votes to be considered safe.
Top 11
In the Top 11, Hannah sang “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. She once again earned enough votes to continue in the competition.
Top 9
During this round, Hannah sang “Almost There” by Anika Noni Rose (from The Princess and The Frog). She once again earned enough votes to continue.
Top 7
Hannah’s first Top 7 song was “Mean” by Taylor Swift.
Her second Top 7 song was “That’s the Way Love Goes” by Merle Haggard.
Top 5
Hannah’s first Top 5 song was “Fever” by Peggy Lee.
Her second song was “A Broken Wing” by Martina McBride. She sang the song with Kellie Pickler.
Finale
Her first finale song was “No One” by Alicia Keys.
She then went on to sing two original songs. The first was “Married into This Town.”
Her second song was “I Hope You Dance” which she performed with Lee Ann Womack.
Her winning song was “At The Cross (Love Ran Red).”
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