“American Idol” is down to the Top 5 after Sunday’s night show ended with the shocking elimination of Arthur Gunn and Hunter Metts. Gunn, who was the season 18 runner-up last year, had been a last-minute addition to the show. He won the Comeback Special on April 19 and then sailed through the Top 10 on May 2.
Heading into the Top 7 show on May 9, Gunn was in the top three of our “American Idol” winner predictions. But his reworked cover of the Coldplay classic “In My Place” and his Mother’s Day tribute, “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, just didn’t resonate with viewers. Also ousted was Hunter Metts, who sang the Coldplay tune “Everglow” as well as his original song “The River.”
See ‘American Idol’ Winners Ranked From Worst to Best: Who is #1?
With Gunn gone, the season 19 competition is now wide-open according to our poll of “American Idol” viewers. Coming off her red-hot performances on Sunday,...
Heading into the Top 7 show on May 9, Gunn was in the top three of our “American Idol” winner predictions. But his reworked cover of the Coldplay classic “In My Place” and his Mother’s Day tribute, “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, just didn’t resonate with viewers. Also ousted was Hunter Metts, who sang the Coldplay tune “Everglow” as well as his original song “The River.”
See ‘American Idol’ Winners Ranked From Worst to Best: Who is #1?
With Gunn gone, the season 19 competition is now wide-open according to our poll of “American Idol” viewers. Coming off her red-hot performances on Sunday,...
- 5/10/2021
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