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Did Jamal Roberts Make the Top 5 of ‘American Idol’ 2025?

Singer Jamal Roberts, a Mississippi dad and physical education teacher who made it into the top seven of “American Idol” season 23, vied for viewers’ votes again on May 11, 2025. It was the first of two Disney nights, during which Roberts had to perform a tune from Disney’s vast song catalog. Viewers had less than two hours to vote for their favorites during the show, determining who would make it through to the top 5 of season 23.

SPOILER ALERT: Do not continue reading if you do NOT want to know whether Roberts made it into the top 5.

Voting closed during the final commercial break, and the results were handed over to host Ryan Seacrest to reveal which members of top 7 would advance to the top 5. So did Roberts make it through? YES, he made it through to the top 5!


Jamal Roberts Thanks Viewers ‘For Taking a Chance on Me’

The top 7 worked with guest mentor Lin-Manuel Miranda while at Disneyland, but also got to spend time with their families in between filming at Disneyland on May 6 and 7.

On May 10, Roberts also posted a photo of himself outside Cinderella’s castle and shared, “Sitting here reflecting on how American Idol has changed my life!!! I’ve grown so much as an artist, both physically and mentally!! Thank you, America, for taking a chance on me.”

Learning new songs every week has been a challenge for Roberts, having to choose from a list provided by ABC.

On May 9, he told WTOK, “If you’re like me, a church kid, you’re looking at that list like, ‘Okay what is this?’ So I’m going through the list just listening to see which one will fit me, which one I can make my own. Most of the songs I’ve sung so far, I didn’t know. I had to really just learn it, and that is stressful.”


Jamal Roberts Loves Being a Girl Dad

The toughest part about being in Los Angeles filming “American Idol” for so many weeks is that he missed the birth of his third daughter in early May. During a pre-taped segment that aired on the show on May 5, Roberts revealed he’d just become a dad again “that day.” Producers then showed a photo of his newborn, named Gianna Grace Roberts.

But Roberts has been able to spend time with his two older girls — Harmoni, 6, and Lyrik, 4 — when they’ve traveled from Mississippi to Los Angeles to cheer on their dad. He also got to take them to Disneyland while the contestants filmed there on May 6 and 7.

Sharing an Instagram photo of his daughters on the teacup ride, he wrote, “These girls are having the time of their life 😍😍. Thank you, World, and thank you, American Idol, for making my girls’ dream come true. I can’t even explain how making them smile makes me feel inside.”

In another photo he shared of himself and his girls meeting Princess Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” he sweetly wrote that “the girls were soooooo excited to meet Princess Belle😭😩❤️. Lyrik asked her if she could be my friend.🤣🤣”

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