American Idol Top 11 Results, Season 24 Recap

Key Points:

• The April 6 episode of "American Idol" addressed last week's voting delay, with host Ryan Seacrest confirming the vote was extremely close and results were held to ensure accuracy.
• Julian Kalél and Jake Thistle were eliminated based on America's votes from the previous episode, leaving 12 contestants to compete in the Judges' Song Contest performing '90s songs chosen by Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, or Carrie Underwood.
• Lionel Richie won the Judges' Song Contest and was tasked with saving one contestant from elimination, a responsibility neither Underwood nor Bryan wanted to take.
• Performances varied, with highlights including Jordan McCullough's gospel-infused rendition of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" (graded A-) and Philmon Lee's standout rock performance of "Hard to Handle" (graded A).
• Some contestants faced challenges, such as Brooks struggling with a difficult arrangement of The Cranberries' "Linger" (graded B-), while Jesse Findling impressed despite unfamiliarity with '90s songs by performing Oasis' "Wonderwall" (graded A-).