There have been 20 seasons of American Idol so far and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.
06.07.2022 - 20:07 / perezhilton.com
One of the former American Idol winners did not mince his words when it came to how he felt about his coronation song. Which victor is this, you may ask?
None other than season 13 champ Caleb Johnson!
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the popular singing competition series, the 31-year-old reflected on the moment he won season 13 in an interview with Insider. Looking back, Caleb did not have the same reaction as most other winners. Nope! While the artist was initially stunned by the results, he also felt a deep sense of dread at the time, he revealed, all thanks to his coronation song, As Long as You Love Me.
Calling the single a “cheesy piece of crap,” Caleb confessed to the outlet that he was “really bummed” to have to perform it on the finale:
Ouch!!!
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In fact, the singer hated the track so much that he tried to fight with the show’s producers over performing it. But they made him sing it anyway:
Caleb only became more frustrated with the song when he found out that it was actually used for another finalist two years prior! In 2012, Idols South Africa runner-up Mark Haze apparently recorded and released a version of As Long as You Love Me for his debut album. Then, the former Elijah Hooker frontman was given the same song with slightly different lyrics. Big yikes! He questioned to Insider:
Still, Caleb went on to perform the song for the American Idol summer tour once the season wrapped. However, his opinions about the number ended up being right, and fortunately for him, it was soon dropped from the set list:
Fans seemed to be on the same page with Caleb as it failed to even chart the Billboard Hot 100 — becoming the first in the
There have been 20 seasons of American Idol so far and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.
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