{"id":231635,"date":"2026-03-31T00:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/american-idol-2026-top-14-contestants-revealed-6-singers-eliminated-at-beginning-of-first-live-show\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:17:32","slug":"american-idol-2026-top-14-contestants-revealed-6-singers-eliminated-at-beginning-of-first-live-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/american-idol-2026-top-14-contestants-revealed-6-singers-eliminated-at-beginning-of-first-live-show\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018American Idol\u2019 2026: Top 14 Contestants Revealed, 6 Singers Eliminated at Beginning of First Live Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>The first live show of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/american-idol\/\" title=\"American Idol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>American Idol<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u2018s 24th season began with a massive elimination.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 20 contestants performed over the past two weeks in pre-taped episodes that were filmed at Disney\u2019s Aulani Resort in Hawaii. Fans across America voted for their favorites and the contestants with the most votes advanced to the next round. <\/p>\n<p>At the top of the night, the Top 14 contestants were revealed and 6 singers were eliminated from the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the eliminated contestants, they all had to prepare songs for this week in case they made it through, but they won\u2019t get to perform for America. <\/p>\n<p>The Top 14 will have a very impromptu night as they don\u2019t know the order in which they\u2019re performing. <strong>Keyla <\/strong>was surprised with the news that she was performing first. And she slayed!<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of <em>Idol <\/em>air on Monday nights on ABC. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Browse through the slideshow to see who made it to the Top 24 this year on American Idol\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"page-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/30\/american-idol-2026-top-14-contestants-revealed-6-singers-eliminated-at-beginning-of-first-live-show\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"nextpage-link\">Continue \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/30\/american-idol-2026-top-14-contestants-revealed-6-singers-eliminated-at-beginning-of-first-live-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first live show of American Idol\u2018s 24th season began with a massive elimination. The Top 20 contestants performed over the past two weeks in pre-taped episodes that were filmed at Disney\u2019s Aulani Resort in Hawaii. Fans across America voted for their favorites and the contestants with the most votes advanced to the next round. 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