American Idol season 20 judge Luke Bryan revealed that, although any one of the Top 5 could potentially win the competition, he does have a frontrunner in mind

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Throughout the competition, Luke and his fellow American Idol judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have been cheerleaders for the contestants

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the contestants are now heading to Las Vegas for a mentoring session with country superstar and American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood.

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In an interview with Access Hollywood, Luke revealed that he thinks that Noah is the frontrunner to win American Idol season 20.

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said that he thinks it is interesting that a lot of the American Idol fans that are voting have probably already picked their favorites, and he thinks that it is going to be "a tight race."

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