Episode
American Idol: Queen Night
Overview
The finalists continue their journey in the competition, paying tribute to one of the world’s most iconic bands, Queen. Each contestant takes on a song from the legendary Queen catalogue, before partnering up for classic movie duet performances. Helping to prepare the Top 8 to rock the stage is alumnus Adam Lambert.
Details
- Series
- American Idol
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2019-04-28
- Runtime
- 124 min
Episode context
Queen Night is Episode 16 in Season 2 of American Idol. It aired on 2019-04-28. The runtime is 124 min.
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