American Idol's Colin Stough to return to ABC after fans insist country singer is 'the real winner' ·

24 Jun 2024, 00:00

COLIN Stough has announced plans to return to ABC after American Idol viewers insisted he should have won the show.

The country singer lost to Iam Tongi and Megan Danielle in season 21.

The American Idol Instagram account shared the exciting news with fans.

According to the post, Colin will be on Live! With Kelly and Mark on Tuesday for an encore performance after being eliminated from Idol.

Fans are thrilled to see him perform again after many felt he was robbed of victory in the finale.

Colin was a fan favorite all season long but simply could not gather enough votes to beat Iam and Megan.

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"I voted for Colin!! Can't wait to see him perform. I've been playing his song on repeat!!!" one fan wrote.

Another commenter wrote: "I will definitely be watching."

"So excited to see Colin," a third fan commented.

Fans have been defending Colin, claiming he's the true winner of American Idol since the show came to an end.

American Idol shared a behind-the-scenes photo of Colin alongside mentor Keith Urban and judge Luke Bryan.

Colin wore a white cowboy hat as he smiled at the camera.

The caption stated: "Thanks again to @keithurban for being the loveliest mentor and rocking the IDOL stage for our finale."

Several fans in the comments insisted that Colin should have won, claiming the show is rigged.

One critic said: " I don't know what happened with this young man, but this show is supposed to be on vocal talent.

Another critic added: "Colin was robbed! This year is another case of sympathy really.

"Hopefully, the show gets back to pure talent if it means getting three new judges that lean towards vocal talent."

A third critic mentioned: "Take Colin on tour this year, Luke! Not Iam!"

A fourth critic wrote: "Somebody help this boy become a country star! I Love Colin's performance so much."

A commenter chimed in: "This young man is so humble and kind and should have won!"

Iam spoke about the rigging claims in an interview with The Daily Mail.

He said: "A lot of people are are like, 'Colin Stough was robbed,' or whatever. And I just love it."

Megan also rejected those claims in an interview with The New York Post.

She set the record straight and added: “I would say that it isn’t just because, you know, I feel like God made all of this happen for a reason.

“Even if I was first, second, last, whatever…I feel like any of us really deserved it.”