00:00The wait is over.
00:01American Idol Season 24 has crowned its winner.
00:05A stay-at-home mom of three from Missouri just beat out two incredible singers.
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00:14The May 11 finale featured a top three of Hannah Harper, Jordan McCullough, and Kayla Richardson.
00:18After a three-hour show with performances by judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan,
00:23the winner was announced.
00:24Let's go!
00:25Fact one.
00:26Hannah Harper won.
00:27Host Ryan Seacrest announced that Hannah received the most votes from America.
00:31She is a 25-year-old stay-at-home mom of three from Willow Springs, Missouri.
00:34She auditioned with an original song about postpartum depression called String Cheese,
00:38which became one of the show's most watched videos.
00:40She performed that same song again as her winner's single.
00:43Fact two.
00:44She makes history.
00:45Harper is the first female country artist to win American Idol since Carrie Underwood won Season 4.
00:50Judge Carrie Underwood herself drew parallels between them, telling Hannah,
00:53You remind me of myself when I was on the show.
00:55Fact three.
00:56The other finalists.
00:57Jordan McCullough from Murfreesboro, Tennessee was the runner-up.
00:59He is a worship director at Zeal Church and started singing in church at age 4.
01:03Kayla Richardson finished in third place.
01:05That is your American Idol 2026 update.
01:08Hannah Harper now joins the ranks of Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, and Carrie Underwood.
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