Did The American Idol Judges Break The Rules For Alyssa Raghu? The Controversy Explained

American Idol season 17 Top 8 finalist Alyssa Raghu returned to audition for the show again in season 22, leaving viewers to wonder if the judges, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, broke the rules for her because, in the past, any contestants who made the Top 10 hadn't been allowed to come back. Alyssa came to the auditions with her best friend, Julia Davo, who also tried out for the competition. However, Julia didn’t make it to Hollywood because only Lionel voted yes. Alyssa, who's now 21, told the judges that, when she was 15, they said that her voice was going to grow.