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Meridian-native Jamal Roberts is officially heading to the finale of "American Idol" Season 23, making him the fourth Mississippian in the show's history to break the Top 3.
There’s been so much talent on Season 23 of American Idol, but America has narrowed it down to their favorite eight contestants. After the judges determined the Top 24 and helped select the Top 14, the decisions have been in viewers’ hands, and Jamal Roberts is one of the artists who’s been getting voted through.
Meridian-native Jamal Roberts is officially in the Top 5 of "American Idol" Season 23. Roberts, a 27-year-old P.E. teacher at Crestwood Elementary, started his "American Idol" journey when he won a golden ticket singing "Mary Jane" by Rick James in audition rounds.