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‘American Idol’ 2026: Top 12 Contestants Revealed After Shocking Results Delay, 2 Singers Eliminated | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Producers delayed the count after voters cast a record number of social media ballots, and the show later named 12 semifinalists from 14 remaining contestants.

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‘American Idol’ 2026: Top 12 Contestants Revealed After Shocking Results Delay, 2 Singers Eliminated Last week's episode of American Idol was supposed to end in an elimination, but the results were delayed because of an issue in calculating the vote totals... so…

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Just Jared broke the news in on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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