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Carrie Underwood to replace Katy Perry on American Idol as former winner is close to ‘finalizing deal’ as new judge
By Ashley Gale,
13 hours ago
CARRIE Underwood has been chosen to replace Katy Perry as a judge on American Idol.
Earlier this year, Katy , 39, revealed that she would be leaving the singing competition series after seven seasons.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Carrie , 41, is set to sit alongside Luke Bryan , 47, and Lionel Richie , 74, for the show’s 23rd season (Season 8 with ABC), as reported by Deadline .
The show originally aired on FOX, but ended its run in 2016.
The Before He Cheats hitmaker is no stranger to American Idol as she was crowned the winner of Season 4.
According to an earlier report by TMZ , sources claimed that Carrie and her team were in the middle of finalizing a deal with ABC.
KATY’S DEPARTURE
The pop music sensation joined the show in 2018 to be a judge with Luke and Lionel.
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