Another special night on “American Idol” season 24 tonight on ABC. There were some familiar faces in the house, as we had the Class of 2006 Reunion. We saw contestants from 2006 return to the stage to celebrate their 20th anniversary. They would be performing duets with the Top 5 on “American Idol” 2026. Chris Tungseth was one of those Top 5 singers, and he hit the stage for a duet with Bucky Covington on “American Idol” 2026 tonight. Check out the Chris Tungseth and duet performance video from tonight below in our “American Idol” spoilers.
Class of 2006 Reunion Performance
We have Bucky Covington singing with Chris on this one. It’s the long-haired, bearded guys. Chris said he’s been wanting to sing country songs, so he’s excited to do this with Bucky. They will be singing “The Thunder Rolls” by Garth Brooks. To be honest, Chris sounded good, but then Bucky sang, and he sounded amazing on this song. They didn’t really ever sing together on this one.
For the judges, Carrie said that’s what we’ve been talking about. He looked the most comfortable. Luke said way to bring that out of Chris. That was great. It’s one of the best vocals. Lionel said his attitude was on point. Paula said another pairing was perfection.
Last Week’s Taylor Swift Performance
For his Taylor Swift performance, he sang “exile.” To be honest, this is another one of those subtle songs. Chris is just singing on this one, and it’s nice to hear. He put a big note towards the end, which was nice to hear and showed his rock side to it. A very solid performance from him.
For the judges, Carrie said he has a tender quality to his voice, which lends itself to storytelling. He picked a great song to show that. Nikki said that whenever he sings, she knows she’s in good hands. She’s never nervous with him. The softness of it. She was getting goosebumps throughout it. It was so good. Luke said he loved that he was locked in. He had me locked in, and he had his own character. It’s one of my favorite performances he’s done. Lionel said this is one of my favorites from you. Your ability to take someone else’s song and make me forget it’s someone else’s song. Your delivery was spot-on.
Last Week’s California Song Performance on ‘American Idol’
For his second performance last week, he sang “What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish. This one started strong for me. He seemed to have the emotion of the song going strong. He sounded good and was hitting some great notes. Then, as it went on, something seemed lacking for me. I don’t know what it was, but his tone didn’t work for me on it.
For the judges, Luke said really special, beautiful moment. That’s twice tonight, he slayed for us. Lione said that for a song that needs so much feeling, he felt it, and he made us feel it. Carrie said that was a moment. She felt like she was at an award show and he was having a moment. Nikki said what was he made for? That!
What did you think of Chris’ duet performance on “American Idol” tonight?
