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Keyla Richardson sang her way through Season 24 of “American Idol” to the finale, with Pensacola showing her support from afar every step of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“American Idol<\/a>” has crowned its newest winner.<\/p>\n Going into the May 11 finale,\u00a0Keyla Richardson<\/a>,\u00a0Jordan McCullough<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Hannah Harper<\/a>\u00a0were the Top 3 finalists vying to win season 24. After a three-hour episode featuring a performance by judges\u00a0Carrie\u00a0Underwood<\/a>,\u00a0Lionel Richie<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Luke Bryan<\/a>\u00a0and a starry lineup of guest performers including Nelly, Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Womack and Jason Mraz, the ABC show unveiled its 2026 winner.<\/p>\n Here’s who won “American Idol” season 24.<\/p>\n Hannah Harper<\/a><\/strong> won the popular vote to become the “American Idol”\u00a0season 24\u00a0champion during Monday night’s finale.<\/p>\n Willow Springs, Missouri, singer Hannah Harper came out the gate strong with an original song about postpartum depression, “String Cheese<\/a>,” which reportedly skyrocketed in social media views to become one of the show’s most-watched videos.<\/p>\n “Knowing that I could connect with other women who were feeling the same as me \u2013 women and men, really \u2013 that meant everything to me,” she tells USA TODAY<\/a>. “And that I had the opportunity to share my ministry, basically, and my relationship with the Lord, all of those things are precious to me. So every step of the way has been awesome.”<\/p>\n The 25-year-old mom of three was a favorite of Underwood’s, with the “Before He Cheats” singer declaring, “You might be my favorite person that’s walked through those doors in the past three days. You’re gorgeous. You look famous already.”<\/p>\n In Episode 8, Underwood \u2013 who won season 4 of the show \u2013 drew parallels between herself and Hannah, saying, “You remind me of myself when I was on the show.”<\/p>\nWho won ‘American Idol’ 2026?<\/h2>\n
Who is Hannah Harper?<\/h2>\n