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Alyssa Raghu‘s second chance on American Idol did not last too long.

The 22-year-old singer made it to the Hollywood round of Idol for season 22 after previously finishing in the Top 8 of the show back in 2019. She became the first contestant to ever given the chance to audition again after making it to the live shows in a previous season.

Alyssa caused controversy when she showed up to support her best friend Julia Davo at her audition, but then sang for the judges herself and earned a ticket to Hollywood, despite knowing that her friend did not make it. Amid the backlash, she took to social media to slam the producers for pitting them against each other and claimed that the audition was heavily edited.

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Alyssa Raghu is speaking out in a six-minute video to slam producers of American Idol for pitting her against best friend Julia Davo and making it appear as if she “stole” her friend’s audition.

For those who don’t know, Alyssa made it to the Top 8 on American Idol season 17 back in 2019. It was her second time auditioning for the show and now she’s going to appear on the competition again.

Alyssa showed up to support her friend Julia at her audition for 2024′s season 22 and went into the audition room to say hello to the judges. Even though Julia didn’t make it to the next round, Alyssa asked the judges if she could sing for them.

“I know you said my voice was going to grow until it was 21, and you said that when I was 15. But just for giggles, I’d love to sing you something,” she said to them.

After singing Mariah Carey‘s “My All” and impressing the judges, Alyssa implied that she would like to compete on the new season and the judges decided to allow her to go to Hollywood again. Contestants are usually not eligible to compete again if they make it to the live shows, but it looks like the judges decided to change the rules.

Julia then pleaded with the judges to send her to Hollywood too, but they wouldn’t. Fans have since accused Alyssa of hijacking her best friend’s audition for her own gain. Now, she’s speaking out to clarify what actually happened.

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