Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Emmy Russell and teenager Triston Harper were eliminated on Sunday’s two-hour live Disney Night episode of American Idol on ABC.
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan looked momentarily stunned as Emmy, 25, and Triston, 15, were sent home in the final moments of the show when the audience voting results were announced.
Lionel, 74, raised his hands in the air.
The show began with Lionel, Katy, 39, Luke, 47, and host Ryan Seacrest, 49, riding Disneyland attractions together and walking around the park singing. At the end of the song, Luke and Lionel smashed their yellow ice cream cones into Katy’s face.
During the show, each of the top five contestants sang two Disney songs. Since it was Mother’s Day, each of them also brought her mothers to watch her performance.
Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Emmy Russell was eliminated on Sunday’s episode of American Idol.
Triston Harper, 15, was also sent home despite being a fan favorite all season on the ABC show.
Katy, dressed as Cinderella, came out on stage. She turned and her short dress transformed like Cinderella’s into a long blue dress.
Kane Brown, 30, was this week’s Mega Mentor. Abi Carter, 21, from Indio, California, went first and told Kane that he was going to sing Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid. She said he chose the song because her sister’s name was Ariel.
“I want you to interact with the crowd,” Kane said.
Abi, wearing a long silver sequin dress, took the stage as original Disney art was displayed on screens behind her as she sang.
“It was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen,” Luke said.
“It was fantastic,” Lionel said.
“A dream is a wish that your heart makes and your dream comes true,” Katy said.
Triston, a high school student from McIntosh, Alabama, was next. Triston told Kane that he was going to sing Almost There from The Princess and the Frog. Kane told him that he needed to sing it in a higher pitch.
“He’s going to be a star,” Kane said.
Katy Perry dressed as Cinderella for the Disney Night episode of season 22
Lionel Richie, Katy and Luke Bryan seemed surprised that Emmy and Triston were eliminated
Abi Carter sang Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid
Triston told Kane Brown that he was going to sing Almost There from The Princess and the Frog and Kane told him that he needed to sing it in a higher pitch.
Triston, wearing a black cowboy hat, sang behind him with the film’s original painted backgrounds.
“You killed him,” Lionel said.
“You’re more than almost there, you’re there,” Katy said.
“You’re so lovely,” Luke said. “Please don’t change.”
Nashville’s Emmy Russell told Kane she was going to sing Miley Cyrus’ The Climb. Kane encouraged her to “come out of her shell.”
Emmy played the piano when she sang on stage. The judges gave her a standing ovation when she finished.
“This whole journey has been about moving up and not letting that other negative voice in your head be loud and every step of the way you’re conquering it,” Katy said. ‘I think you have it. Sometimes miracles take a little time and your miracle is on the way.’
Emmy almost started crying on stage as she became emotional thinking about her experience on the show.
Ryan Seacrest hosted the two-hour live show
Triston, wearing a black cowboy hat, sang with original painted backgrounds from the film behind him.
Emmy performed The Climb by Miley Cyrus and played the piano when she sang on stage.
She almost started crying on stage as she became emotional thinking about her experience on the show.
Idina Menzel, 52, who played the voice of Elsa in the movie Frozen, later appeared on the show to accept an award for the song Let It Go from Frozen because it had just been certified diamond after 10 million sales.
“I’m overwhelmed,” Idina said. “Thank you very much for inviting me”.
Jack Blocker, 25, a graphic designer from Nashville, told Kane he was singing Brad Paisley’s Nobody’s Fool from the movie Cars. Kane told him that he performed with Brad and Jack was impressed.
Jack was wearing a cowboy shirt and jeans and singing his song. The crowd cheered when he finished.
“You got that Swag, man,” Luke said. ‘I love it. Good job!’
“Your new stage name from now on is Jack Swagger,” Lionel said.
Will Moseley, 23, from Hazlehurst, Georgia, sang the ballad of the Lone Cowboy from Toy Story 4. Kane encouraged him to open up during his performance. Will sat on a stool while he sang.
“Great song choice for you,” Luke said.
Will Moseley, 23, of Hazlehurst, Georgia, had fun with Star Wars characters at Disneyland.
Jennifer Lewis, dressed in a yellow feather costume, and Terence Blanchard took to the Idol stage and performed Dig A Little Deeper from The Princess And The Frog.
Emmy, wearing a short sequin dress, took the stage for her second performance and sang after spending the day with her mother Patsy at Disney. She sang Carried Me With You from the movie Onward.
‘All the mothers say yes, for ten months we carried you in our arms! It’s not nine. It’s ten o’clock! Ten!’ Katy said after her performance.
“You’re growing so much right before our eyes,” Luke said.
Triston then sang the song Life Is A Highway from Cars after spending the day at Disneyland with his mother Hattie Mae. He told his mother, “I love you with my heart.”
“Life is a highway and one of these days you’re going to be on a tour bus,” Luke said after his performance.
“I think it was one of your best performances so far,” Katy said.
Abi, wearing a minidress adorned with chains, sang Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 after spending the day at Disneyland with her mother Andrea.
“You’ve been the most important person I could ever ask for,” Abi told her mother.
‘You did a great job!’ Lionel said.
The crowd chanted ‘Abi, Abi!’
Jack sang David Bowie’s hit Space Oddity from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny after spending the day with his mother Caryn at Disneyland. He told her he appreciated her being there for him. The judges gave him a standing ovation.
‘That was a trip!’ Katy said.
“Ground control for Jack Blocker, you have to take off, my friend,” Lionel said.
Jack Blocker wore a Mickey Mouse t-shirt while spending time at Walt Disney World
Will sang Born To Be Wild from D3: The Mighty Ducks after spending the day at Disney with his mother Sheila. She told him that she was proud of him.
“Great song choice, great energy, perfect song for you and your voice,” Luke said.
“That was the best you ever sounded,” Katy said.
Ryan announced after the audience voted that Will, Abi and Jack would move on and Emmy and Triston were eliminated.
American Idol will return next Sunday for the three-hour finale on ABC.