Katy Perry Will get Emotional, Cries Throughout Closing ‘American Idol’ Finale

Katy Perry is feeling emotional.

The singer, 39, grew to become visibly upset and cried throughout the season finale of American Idol on Sunday, Might 19, after Abi Carter secured her win.

Perry, whose Idol profession has now come to an finish, sobbed as she hugged fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie whereas Carter carried out a rendition of Billie Eilish‘s “What Was I Made For?”

Carter was up in opposition to Will Moseley and Jack Blocker, who positioned second and third, respectively.

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Perry joined Idol as a choose alongside Bryan, 47, and Richie, 74, again in 2018 for the revival of the present on ABC following its authentic 15-season run on Fox.

She introduced her exit from the sequence after seven seasons on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! earlier this yr. On the time, she teased that she has extra tasks, together with new music, to return later in 2024.

“I feel this most likely might be my final present, my final season for Idol,” Perry confirmed. “I imply I really like Idol a lot.”

“It’s linked me with the center of America, however I really feel like I have to exit and really feel that pulse to my very own beat, you what I’m saying Jimmy?” she added, winking at host Jimmy Kimmel.

In an interview with Style of Nation Nights, Bryan stated that Perry’s exit wasn’t a complete shock. “I had heard whispers that she was fascinated about it — it wasn’t, like, an enormous shock,” the nation crooner stated.

“It has been a great run with Katy, and he or she and I’ve developed an amazing friendship and to work alongside her. I imply, heck, I used to be there earlier than her daughter was born, and now her daughter is [3 years] outdated,” Bryan added of Perry and her fiancé Orlando Bloom‘s daughter Daisy Dove, whom they welcomed in August 2020.

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Richie, for his half, advised PEOPLE not too long ago of himself, Perry and Bryan, “We have form of developed a bit household and what’s occurring now’s that we preserve speaking about her leaving, nevertheless it hasn’t registered but.”

“So I feel because it goes on, Luke and I’ll most likely get collectively and understand that we’ll kidnap her,” he added.

American Idol airs on ABC.