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American Idol Season 23's latest episode revealed the Top 10 artists who advanced to the next phase of the competition. Among them is Mississippi native Jamal Roberts. During the April 28, 2025 episode, the remaining Top 12 participants delivered yet another performance. Based on that, the Top 10 were selected while two contestants, Ché and Filo, were sent home.
Jamal Roberts, 27, performed Tom Odell's Heal which Lionel Richie reacted to as "divine." Additionally, Jamal has been one of the fan favorite contestants since the beginning, witnessing his amazing performances.
Let's explore Jamal's audition and follow-up performances that viewers have witnessed over his American Idol Season 23 journey.
American Idol Season 23: Jamal Roberts' journey explored
Jamal Roberts, a P.E. teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, surprised the judges with his audition performance. Seeing his talent and voice, his audition performance earned him a Golden Ticket. He performed a Rick James rendition of Mary Jane, winning judges' and viewers' hearts. Witnessing his performance, many of the viewers turned into fans and supported him.
After his audition performance, Lionel Richie told him:
"You've got the voice and you know how to tell a story."
Luke Bryan appreciated Jamal's Southern side and how he represented it through his performance.
"Was it perfect? Was it flawless? No, but you're not trying to sing it perfectly and flawless. You're just singing it from the heart," said Luke Bryan.
Carrie Underwood mentioned the "swagger" that Jamal has and added:
"You can't walk around with that big ole voice and not have the rest of you being like, 'Yeah!' … You're so good. Just let your body match your voice."
With three yeses from the judges, Jamal Roberts also earned a Golden Ticket for his American Idol Season 23 audition.
American Idol Season 23: Jamal Roberts advances to the next phase of the competition
The top 20 participants who advanced further in the show were revealed on Sunday, April 20. The next performance would advance the selected artists to the Top 14. For that, Jamal Roberts, 27, performed Jason Nelson's Forever. Carrie said that his performance was a "joy" to listen to and witness.
"You've just got the magic. What I love the most is that it's current but it's old-school too. You are slaying it," said Luke Bryan.
The Sunday, April 27, 2025 episode of the show featured Top 14 participants competing to get selected for the Top 12. His rendition of the Isley Brothers' Shout, Parts 1 and 2 earned him appreciative comments from the judges. While Carrie said it was "really great," Lionel mentioned that Jamal was professional.
"It's smart for you to do that performance. You just knock it out of the park every week," said Bryan Luke.
Next was the Top 10 selection, for which Jamal's Heal by Tom Odell impressed everyone. While the judges appreciated his performance, the audience was speechless after his performance. With such an incredible voice, father of two, Jamal Roberts advanced to the American Idol Season 23's Top 10.
It would be exciting to witness the upcoming episodes as each artist is now getting into an intense competition.
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ABC will air American Idol Season 23's new episodes on Sunday and Monday.
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