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The seven contestants America chose were, in the order they were revealed: Madison VanDenburg, Walker Burroughs, Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, Wade Cota, Laci Kaye Booth, Laine Hardy and Alejandro Aranda.
That left Uché, Alyssa Raghu, Dimitrius Graham, Ashley Hess, Riley Thompson, Eddie Island and Evelyn Cormier in the Danger Zone, praying that they'd convinced the judges to give them another chance and allow them to join the top 10.
Uché was the last to perform, belting out \"Diamonds\" by Rihanna. When Seacrest asked Richie what he thought of the performance, he got up, walked onstage, embraced an emotional Uché and declared, \"We are not in the singing business! We are in the entertainment business! ... A lot of people can sing but very few can sing and perform. You are an entertainer and where an entertainer belongs is ... follow me, young man!\"
If there's any contestant who will put it all out there, it's @UcheSings going for the Top 10! THAT is how you earn a judges pick! 💎 #AmericanIdol #Top10
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 16, 2019
🎼: \"Diamonds\" by @rihanna https://t.co/g3bDy8Rp46
He then took Uché by the hand and led him over to the Victory Zone as the crowd went wild.
\"He's taking him to the top 10!\" yelled Seacrest as Katy Perry and Luke Bryan looked shocked.
Following that moment, Bryan said he chose Dimitrius who sang \"when the party's over\" by Billie Eilish -- purely based on \"the emotion\" Bryan he said he felt hearing him perform. As for Perry, she chose Alyssa Raghu, who, coincidentally, sang her own hit, \"The One that Got Away.\"
He has surprised the judges with every performance and this is no exception! @thisismeechi is fighting for a spot in the Top 10! 🤞#AmericanIdol #Top10
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 16, 2019
🎼: \"when the party's over\" by @billieeilish https://t.co/zdtQKLDysS
Bryan told ABC News backstage, \"I can't imagine getting told America didn't vote you in, and then having to win my spot. And the person I voted for did that very thing. And I just got wrapped up in the emotion of it. I am so happy with my judgment on that.\"
Here's a list of the songs the top 10 performed:
\"American Idol \"continues Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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