“During that last week of performances I could just feel a shift happening and Maddie Poppe was gaining momentum,” reveals Denton Davidson, our Season 16 “American Idol” predictions contest winner (see our leaderboard here). Above, watch Davidson’s video chat with Gold Derby’s Marcus James Dixon in which he explains how he knew the “Going Going Gone” singer would win the title, upsetting Gabby Barrett and Caleb Lee Hutchinson.
See ‘American Idol’: Did Maddie Poppe deserve to win season 16 over Gabby Barrett and Caleb Lee Hutchinson? [Poll]
“I think Gabby was the frontrunner throughout most of the season,” Davidson continues, “but, if you look at the iTunes chart, Maddie was leading the pack. They actually finished in the same order as their iTunes songs charted.”
Davidson also believes Maddie benefited from being the only pop/folk singer remaining. “She was up against two country artists who were potentially splitting votes...
See ‘American Idol’: Did Maddie Poppe deserve to win season 16 over Gabby Barrett and Caleb Lee Hutchinson? [Poll]
“I think Gabby was the frontrunner throughout most of the season,” Davidson continues, “but, if you look at the iTunes chart, Maddie was leading the pack. They actually finished in the same order as their iTunes songs charted.”
Davidson also believes Maddie benefited from being the only pop/folk singer remaining. “She was up against two country artists who were potentially splitting votes...
- 5/29/2018
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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