{"id":117743,"date":"2024-05-20T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/05\/20\/katy-perry-says-goodbye-to-american-idol-as-a-winner-is-crowned\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:02:51","slug":"katy-perry-says-goodbye-to-american-idol-as-a-winner-is-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/05\/20\/katy-perry-says-goodbye-to-american-idol-as-a-winner-is-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry says goodbye to ‘American Idol’ as a winner is crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, winner Abi Carter, Lionel Richie; Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After seven years, Katy Perry<\/strong> marked her final night as a judge on American Idol<\/em> Sunday.<\/p>\n

During the show, the top 12 female contestants performed<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0several of\u00a0Katy’s hits, while a montage of the singer’s years on the show was screened behind them. Katy also took the stage to perform the song “What Makes a Woman<\/strong><\/a>” from her 2020 album,\u00a0Smile,<\/em> with finalist Jack Blocker<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the performance, Katy rose high in the air on a platform, revealing a massive skirt<\/strong><\/a> made up of photos<\/strong><\/a> of the contestants she’s judged over the years. She concluded the performance by saying, “1-4-3. I Love You.”\u00a0 “1-4-3” refers to the number of letters in each of those three words.<\/p>\n

And Katy being Katy, during the show she\u00a0also\u00a0tossed<\/strong><\/a> a\u00a0slice of pizza into the audience for fans to catch.<\/p>\n

Katy’s finale dress featured a sculpted gold metal bodice<\/strong><\/a> with seven roses, one for each season.<\/p>\n

Also during the big finale, a new American Idol<\/em> champ was crowned \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Abi Carter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0and the all-star lineup of guest performers included <\/strong>Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Seal,<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Jason Mraz<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Hootie & the Blowfish<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and <\/strong>New Kids on the Block<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n