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Meet 2025’s ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Contestants
'American Idol' Top 12 of 2025: Meet season 23's contestants.
Image Credit: Disney/Christopher Willard Born: Aug. 18, 1996 – East London, U.K. Musical Influences: Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, Smokey Robinson, Tom Jones, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun Currently Listening To: Teddy Swims, Allen Stone, H.E.R. Image Credit: Disney/Eric McCandless Born: Dec. 21, 2000 – Toronto, Winston-Salem, N.C. Musical Influences: Michael Bublé, Rick Astley, Huey Lewis, Billy Joel, Elton John, James Cotton, Little Walter, Coldplay, Sara Bareilles, Madison Cunningham, Sheryl Crow, Journey Currently Listening To: Adele, Jacob Collier, Jon Batiste First Idol Experience: “I watched every now and then. Image Credit: Disney/Eric McCandless Born: October 25, 1998 – Fountain Valley, Calif. Musical Influences: Sarah Bareilles, Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Commodores Currently Listening To: Jon Bellion, Father of Peace, Kendrick Lamar First Idol Experience: “There was one specific performance that stayed with me.
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