While this season of American Idol has become known for featuring so many talented contestants, a recent announcement has outweighed everything else that happened in the show up until then. Front runner and platinum ticket winner Kenedi Anderson withdrew her participation from the reality singing competition, leaving viewers shocked.

American Idol judges reflect on Kenedi Anderson’s exit from the competition

In an interview with USA Today at the American Idol 20th-anniversary celebration, held at the Desert Five Spot’s rooftop bar and lounge, judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan weighed in on Kenedi Anderson’s withdrawal from the competition.

Lionel Richie said that the Idol judges were “heartbroken” after hearing the news, considering Kenedi’s potential “was unbelievable.”

Although the contestant became a fan as well as the judges’ favorite, with good chances of winning the competition, Katy Perry said instances like this can be “career-defining moments” for whoever fills Kenedi’s place.

She continued and said:

According to Lionel Richie, the pressure of staying in the competition might be too much for some contestants to handle:

Luke Bryan agreed to the same and said:

Kenedi Anderson’s withdrawal from American Idol left fans shocked

About 30 minutes into the April 11 episode of American Idol, Kenedi Anderson took to the stage to sing Human by Christina Perri. However, her performance was followed by an announcement by host Ryan Seacrest, who said:

Soon after the televised announcement, Kenedi took to her social media pages to announce her withdrawal from the competition. She said:

This was soon followed by a TikTok video of the Virginia native singing a snippet of her original song. The video, which was then deleted from the platform, had the contestant sing the following lyrics:

Hearing the news, fans began to speculate that there might be a record deal in the works for Kenedi. However, there has been no official confirmation on the same.

On Monday night, America’s vote decided the Top 14 of American Idol. While the Top 10 earned a safe spot from the country’s votes, the fates of 4 contestants out of 6 in the danger zone were decided by the judges. Who will make it all the way to win the coveted title?

Tune in to American Idol next week on Sunday, Monday, April 24 and 25, at 08.00 pm ET on ABC.

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