American Idol Contestant Faints On Stage: Video
Last night’s American Idol had a scary moment when a contestant got injured on camera, right after her performance. Contestants Ronda Felton and Funke Lagoke performed “Tell Him” (a song Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion recorded as a duet). While judge Lionel Richie was giving his feedback to the contestants, Lagoke fainted, hitting her face on the stage.
The judges — Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan — rushed to her aide and soon after, EMTs arrived. Lagoke was taken out in a stretcher and put in an ambulance.
The show later explained to viewers with a title card that Lagoke passed out due to dehydration and that she was OK.
Watch the scary moment below.
https://youtu.be/6vbLKi_yAoo
Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.