'American Idol' Contestant Alyssa Raghu Slams Producers for Pitting Her Against Best Friend Julia Davo, Claims Audition Was Heavily Edited

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Alyssa Raghu is speaking out in a six-minute video to slam producers of American Idol for pitting her against best friend Julia Davo and making it appear as if she “stole” her friend’s audition.

For those who don’t know, Alyssa made it to the Top 8 on American Idol season 17 back in 2019. It was her second time auditioning for the show and now she’s going to appear on the competition again. Alyssa showed up to support her friend Julia at her audition for 2024′s season 22 and went into the audition room to say hello to the judges.

Even though Julia didn’t make it to the next round, Alyssa asked the judges if she could sing for them. “I know you said my voice was going to grow until it was 21, and you said that when I was 15.

But just for giggles, I’d love to sing you something,” she said to them. After singing Mariah Carey‘s “My All” and impressing the judges, Alyssa implied that she would like to compete on the new season and the judges decided to allow her to go to Hollywood again.