Taylor Hicks and Keyla Richardson Team Up for Stevie Wonder Cover on ‘American Idol’
Taylor Hicks is displaying the present American Idol hopefuls what it takes to win the present. Twenty years after his Idol victory, Hicks returned to the sequence to carry out a duet alongside finalist Keyla Richardson.
The pair wowed the gang with their take on Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City,” as they tried to get Richardson one step nearer to profitable season 24.
Hicks wasn’t the one acquainted face to pop up on the newest Idol episode. The newest installment was dubbed the Class of 2006: Reunion, and welcomed back 4 different previous contestants. In addition to Hicks, Paris Bennett, Bucky Covington, Kellie Pickler, and Elliott Yamin returned.
During season 5 of American IdolYamin was the second runner-up, behind Hicks and Katharine McPhee. Chris Daughtry got here in fourth place, whereas Bennett went dwelling in fifth place. Pickler was eradicated after making the Top 6, whereas Covington was despatched dwelling on the Top 8 episode.
Just like Hicks did, the remaining former contestants are set to crew up with a present hopeful to carry out a duet. The season 24 discipline has been narrowed down to simply five people: Richardson, Hannah Harper, Jordan McCullough, Braden Rumfelt, and Chris Tungseth.
Original Idol judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul are also back for the present’s massive reunion. Both returning superstars will mentor the contestants within the Top 5, and the latter one will be part of the judges’ panel alongside Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood.
At the top of the episode, America’s votes might be tallied to find out the Top 3 contestants of season 24.
What Taylor Hicks Has Been Up to Since American Idol
After his 2006 Idol win, Hicks launched 4 LPs. His self-titled debut got here out the yr of his Idol win, whereas his sophomore album, The Distancewas launched in 2009. He adopted that up in 2015, releasing each In Your Time and Under the Radar.
Hicks put out a number of singles within the years that adopted, most lately “Call Paul” in 2024.
In the wake of his Idol returned, Hicks introduced that he’d be releasing his newest single. That music, “The Mirror,” is out now.
American Idol airs Mondays on ABC.
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