Dalton Rapattoni exits the ABC studios after appearing on Live! with Kelly and Michael in New York City on Wednesday (April 13).
The 20-year-old third-place American Idol finalist performed “Hopelessly Devoted To You” from Grease on the program, the same song he wowed the show and judges with during Hollywood Week during the final season. Watch below!
“That is the thing that people often forget on this show: we basically live together so their success is my success,” Dalton shared with Billboard about Trent Harmon and La’Porsha Renae.
He added, “Trent is my upstairs roommate so I go up to his room every night and will tonight. We will just hang out. I am so stoked that he has a 50-50 shot at being the next American Idol. That is so sick.”
(JJJ Note: Dalton’s interview took place before the finale)
Dalton Rapattoni Performs “Hopelessly Devoted To You” #KellyandMichael
“Wow, what a night it has been this finale of all @AmericanIdol Finales. I’m grateful to have been a part of this legacy and to have met such wonderful people both contestants in front of the camera and crew behind the scenes,” David wrote on Twitter afterwards.
He added, “Congrats @TrentWHarmon for earning that final idol win, and to @laporsharenae for also rocking it! The final 2 of this talented group and look forward to hearing more from both of you!”
Dalton Rapattoni sings his heart out while performing during the Top 3 round of American Idol on Thursday (March 31) in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old singer made it to the final three and each of the contestants performed three songs throughout the evening.
Dalton sang Blue October‘s “Calling You” as his hometown dedication song, Bruce Springsteen‘s “Dancing In the Dark” as mentor Scott Borchetta‘s choice, and Tears for Fears‘ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” as his judges’ choice song.
While the judges got to pick the song for the final round, they all commented that it was not his strongest performance.
Dalton Rapattoni – “Calling You”
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One more contestant was just sent home during the live episode of American Idol on Thursday (March 24) and we are sad that the series is almost over!
One of the final five singers was sent home before he or she got the chance to sing the songs they prepared.
Each of the contestants that got the opportunity to perform sang two songs – a rock song and one from Sia‘s songbook.
There were several guest performances throughout the evening – season 7 winner David Cook returned to perform his new single “Heartbeat,” season 5 runner-up Katharine McPhee reprised her performance of “Over the Rainbow,” and Sia performed her new single “Cheap Thrills.”
Click through the slideshow to find out who is in the top four…
SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know who went home on American Idol!
Another contestant was eliminated and the top 5 has officially been revealed on American Idol‘s final season.
The judges – Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr., and Keith Urban – got the opportunity to save one more contestant on the Thursday (March 17) episode after the top six singers performed.
The theme for next week’s episode has been announced and you can look forward to the contestants singing songs from Sia‘s songbook. She will also be on hand as a mentor for the singers, in addition to Steven Van Zandt from the E Street Band.
Click through the slideshow to meet the top five and find out who went home…
“Time to take a break, walk across the universe and get committed to next week’s song. Please #VoteDalton. Won’t let you down. Thank you!” Daltontweeted.
He made it to the Top 8! Watch his latest performance below!
Dalton Rapattoni Sings “Radioactive” on American Idol Top 8
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