Out Contestant Leaves ‘Idol’ Before Top 24

22 seasons of American Idol have come and gone, but a member of the LGBT community has yet to win the iconic singing competition. Although, Clay Aiken, David Archuleta and Adam Lambert were pretty close!

Ziggy Krassenberg, the pink/blue haired diva, was eliminated on Monday night – thus ending his time in the competition somewhere within the Top 56. Not a wise decision, in my opinion, because the singer has more star power than a lot of the talent that advanced to the Top 24. 

The final decision was made after a tense and dramatic surprise sing-off for the last spot in the Top 24. Ziggy had to go up against content creator Mackenzie Sol, with the judges siding in favor of Sol. I think Sol is going to end up being a one trick pony while Ziggy undoubtedly has more tricks up his sleeve. 

At least Krassenberg got to sing in the competition an extra time? 

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Hailing from the Netherlands, the young singer is no stranger to reality TV. He briefly appeared on Dutch Idol in 2017 and The Voice: Holland in 2019. He also made sporadic appearances on The Real Housewives of Amsterdam in 2022 and won a Survive-like competition series, Good Luck Guys, in 2013. 

Ziggy has released a number of singles, but his biggest hit – Suikerspin (aka Cotton Candy) – was released in 2022 and has so far amassed over 1.3 million streams!

Although I think his time on American Idol was too short-lived, I have no doubt that Ziggy will land on his feet, and I can’t wait to see what he does next! 

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