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Katy Perry Makes 'American Idol' Exit in Her Emotional Last Episode

After seven years, Katy Perry has officially stepped down from the judges' panel on the hit music competition.

Her moments of emotion led to her performance in the third hour of Sunday's big finale, where she took the stage with third-place finalist Jack Blocker for a stunning duet of her single "What Makes a Woman." Later in the episode, the ladies of the Top 12 -- including Abi Carter, Emmy Russell, Jayna Elise, Julia Gagnon, Kaibrienne "KB" Richins, McKenna Breinholt and Mia Matthews -- came together on stage for a musical tribute to Perry, singing a medley of some of her biggest hits. The singers gave it their all as they belted out "Teenage Dream," "Dark Horse" and "California Gurls," and Perry was fully standing on the judges' table and cheering for them by the time the medley came to an end.

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