{"id":25152,"date":"2023-05-08T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T16:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=25152"},"modified":"2023-05-08T12:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T16:13:57","slug":"3-christian-singers-make-it-to-top-8-on-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/05\/3-christian-singers-make-it-to-top-8-on-american-idol.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Christian Singers Make it to Top 8 on &#8220;American Idol&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25158\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/05\/singers-performance-credit-pexels-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25158\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/05\/singers-performance-credit-pexels-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"singers\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three outspoken Christian singers recently advanced to the next round of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/churchleaders.com\/news\/450201-christians-haven-madison-megan-danielle-warren-peay-american-idol-top-10.html\">Churchleaders.com reports<\/a> that Haven Madison, Megan Danielle, and Warren Peay made it to the top eight in the competition. They and the other contestants are competing for a recording contract and a $250,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia native Megan Danielle sang \u201cGo Rest High on That Mountain\u201d by Vince Gill to honor her late grandfather or \u201cpapa.\u201d Danielle was surprised by Christian songwriter and singer Lauren Daigle, whom Danielle considers an inspiration. The duo sang \u201cYou Say\u201d together in front of the judge.<\/p>\n<p>After advancing to the top eight, Danielle took to Instagram to thank her supporters and God. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrukogmOggk\/\">She wrote<\/a>, \u201cThank y\u2019all from the bottom of my heart! This was one of my most challenging performances, but what a way to honor my papa! Thank you, God!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 17-year-old Madison, the youngest remaining contestant and Idol finalist ever, rose to the top eight after singing Paramore\u2019s \u201cOnly Exception.\u201d Her father is Jason Roy, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Building 429.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SlZ6AL80Ro\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After being voted into the top eight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CruTpA0MIvc\/\">the Tennessee native wrote on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cI am speechless! Thank you to everyone who has continued to vote and support my journey on @americanidol. This continued to be the dream of a lifetime, and I could not do it without you cheering me on! I am so grateful. Now rest up! You\u2019ll need your energy to vote for me again next week!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peay, who judge Katy Perry dubbed \u201ca Christian Chris Stapleton\u201d during his audition, made it to the top eight after singing \u201cColder Weather\u201d by Zac Brown Band. Originally from Bamberg, South Carolina, Peay is a worship leader at Colston Branch Baptist Church. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Crulz8tLbQR\/\">Peay said<\/a>, \u201cI cannot put into words how it feels to be in the Top 8! It means the world to me to know you all have voted me this far into the competition, and I hope I can continue to make you all proud! To God be the glory!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TV Insider says the other contestants in the top eight are Oliver Steele, Iam Tongi, Colin Stough, Zachariah Smith, and W\u00e9 Ani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three outspoken Christian singers recently advanced to the next round of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d Churchleaders.com reports that Haven Madison, Megan Danielle, and Warren Peay made it to the top eight in the competition. They and the other contestants are competing for a recording contract and a $250,000 prize. 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