AMERICA VOTED for singer-songwriter Maddie Poppe as the winner of American Idol. She performed her audition song, “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog at the results show. The American Idol singing competition TV show ran for 15 seasons between 2002 to 2016, then was revived this year for a 16th season. Caleb Lee Hutchinson came in second place while country singer Gabby Barrett took third place after being eliminated during the first hour. Sony Channel premiered American Idol in the Philippines in March, and aired the final performance and results shows at the same time as the US.

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