Noah Thompson
Noah Thompson is an American singer who won the twentieth season of ''American Idol.''
Early life
Thompson was born on April 18, 2002, in Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Lawrence County High School in Louisa, Kentucky. Before competing on American Idol, he worked as a construction worker. He covered songs on his YouTube channel but has also performed his original songs, including "Not a Phase", "Pedestal" and "Heart Painted Black". He had not intended to try out for American Idol, but his friend, Arthur, signed him up to audition for the show.''American Idol''
Thompson won the twentieth season of American Idol on May 22, 2022.| Week | Theme | Song | Original artist | Result |
| - | Audition | "Giving You Up" | Kameron Marlowe | Advanced |
| Top 59 | Showstopper Round | "Stay" | Rihanna | Advanced |
| Top 24 | Contestant's Choice | "Blue Side of the Mountain" | The SteelDrivers | Safe |
| Top 20 | Contestant's Choice | "Falling" | Harry Styles | Safe |
| Top 20 | Contestant's Choice | "Cover Me Up" | Jason Isbell | Safe |
| Top 14 | Breakout hits | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | Safe |
| Top 11 | Judges' song contest | "Heartbreak Warfare" | John Mayer | Safe |
| Top 10 | Disney night | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | Randy Newman | Safe |
| Top 7 | TikTok | "Painted Blue" | Sundy Best | Safe |
| Top 7 | Mother's Day | "Landslide" | Fleetwood Mac | Safe |
| Top 5 | Carrie Underwood | "So Small" | Carrie Underwood | Safe |
| Top 5 | Contestant's Choice | "Working Man" | Larry Fleet | - |
| Top 3 | Bruce Springsteen | "I'm on Fire" | Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Top 3 | Winner's song | "One Day Tonight" | Noah Thompson | - |
| Top 3 | Reprise song | "Stay" | Rihanna | - |
| Collaborator | Song | Original artist |
| Flo Rida & American Idol Top 10 | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida |
| Tai Verdes & American Idol Top 10 | "A-O-K" | Tai Verdes ft. 24kGoldn |
| Melissa Etheridge | "I'm the Only One" | Melissa Etheridge |