{"id":246,"date":"2020-05-22T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/05\/22\/julia-garganos-road-ends-on-american-idol\/"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:15:00","slug":"julia-garganos-road-ends-on-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/05\/22\/julia-garganos-road-ends-on-american-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Gargano&#8217;s Road Ends on American Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d on ABC came to an end on Sunday, May 17, many were disappointed to find out that Julia Gargano would not be advancing to the top five.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gargano, a 22-year-old graduate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strose.edu\/\">College of Saint Rose<\/a> in Albany, gave her all in a top seven socially distant group performance of <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/02\/09\/this-day-in-history-the-beatles-in-nyc-on-ed-sullivan\/\">The Beatles<\/a>\u2019 \u201cCome Together\u201d but it was not enough for her to advance onto the final five.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julia Gargano Talks About Her &quot;American Idol&quot; Experience\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xtry8_0GhXo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailing from Staten Island, Gargano came a long way from her first audition where she performed an original song called \u2018Growing Pains\u2019, stunning the judges from the very beginning. She continued to wow spectacular performances such as with Pink\u2019s \u201cGlitter in the Air\u201d and Adele\u2019s \u201cSweetest Devotion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite having not made it on to the top five, Gargano still felt grateful for the experience Idol has given her. \u201cI love you guys. Thank you so much,\u201d she said, while rocking a silver dress at home for the finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the 18th season of \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d took place virtually from the residences of the singers\u2019 homes due to social distancing protocols in place because of the coronavirus outbreak. Technical difficulties initially caused a bit of confusion as the top five were announced but the show continued on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the top five were piano teacher Jonny Webb, college student Francisco Martin, construction worker Dillon James, Nepalese singer &#8211; songwriter Dibesh Pokharel (stage name: Arthur Gunn) and Samantha Diaz (stage name: Just Sam), a 21-year-old subway singer from Harlem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each finalist performed two songs and viewers voted live for their favorites. 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