School\u2019s out! Former American Idol frontrunner Kenedi Anderson graduated from high school two months after she abruptly quit season 20 of the singing competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo more school for meee hehehe #graduation,\u201d the singer, 18, captioned a carousel of Instagram photos on Monday, June 6, posing in her cap and gown with her diploma in hand.Anderson celebrated the exciting milestone eight weeks to the day after longtime American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, announced that she had left the long-running reality series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou might have noticed that there was no voting information during Kenedi\u2019s performance just now,\u201d the emcee, 47, revealed during the April 11 episode of the show, in which she sang \u201cHuman\u201d by Christina Perri. \u201cSince we taped these shows in Hawaii earlier, Kenedi has decided to withdraw from our show for personal reasons. We send her well wishes.\u201dThe following day, the Virginia native confirmed her departure from the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor personal reasons, I\u2019m unable to continue on American Idol. This has been one of the hardest decisions I\u2019ve ever had to make, but I know it\u2019s necessary,\u201d she wrote in a statement at the time. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to American Idol, the judges, the producers, the amazing contestants, and all the fans who have supported me. Thank you for giving me such an amazing opportunity to share my voice, chase my dreams, feel so much joy and happiness doing what I love, and make lifelong friends along the way.\u201dThose friends include her fellow American Idol costar Emyrson Flora, who commented, \u201cawe congrats babe\u2764\ufe0f.\u201dAnderson was the favorite to win the competition from the get-go. During her audition, in which she sang Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cApplause\u201d \u2014 and accompanied herself on piano \u2014 judge Luke Bryan declared that she \u201cmight be the biggest star we\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d Lionel Richie said the teen \u201canswered all of our prayers,\u201d while Katy Perry joked about her jealousy and told the hopeful she was \u201cborn to be a star.\u201d The judges then gave her the platinum ticket to Hollywood. She performed in three more episodes before calling it quits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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