{"id":9927,"date":"2024-02-18T16:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/?p=9927"},"modified":"2024-02-18T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:58:13","slug":"meggieiyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/meggieiyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Meggie Iyer from American Idol?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meggie Iyer is an uber-talented singer who will appear on the upcoming new season of <a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/tag\/american-idol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Idol<\/a>. Premiering <strong>February 18, 2024<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/shows\/american-idol\/video\/most-recent\/vdka35834883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her audition<\/a> is one that fans got a sneak peek of, and she left a lasting impression on the judges. Lionel Richie was moved by her audition and her vocal prowess. But, just who is the girl with the charming voice? Get to know Meggie below, including how she got her start in music, education, age and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"MEGGIE IYER, AMERICAN IDOL\" class=\"wp-image-9928 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"MEGGIE IYER, AMERICAN IDOL\" class=\"wp-image-9928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/meggie-iyer.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGGIE IYER, AMERICAN IDOL (Disney\/Eric McCandless)\nMEGGIE IYER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet Meggie Iyer of American Idol Season 22&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1) She is a freshman at Indiana Indiana University\u2019s Kelley School of Business. She interned at Bank of America, according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/meggieiyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and performed at Carmel\u2019s Christkindlmarkt. Iyer is studying finance and accounting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is 19 years old, but was 18 at the time of her audition, which you can see a sneak peek of below. The experience was \u201cnothing short of amazing\u201d she wrote on her LinkedIn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframely-embed\"><div class=\"iframely-responsive\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.1313%;padding-top: 120px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/shows\/american-idol\/video\/vdka35834883\" data-iframely-url=\"\/\/iframely.net\/UCQ5et5\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2gMUe4LIyX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2gMUe4LIyX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2gMUe4LIyX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by meggie iyer (@meggieiyer)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Meggie always wanted to be a singer and get the chance to perform on American Idol. So for her, this reality is everything she could have ever wanted. She began training for the show 4 years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meggie even competed on \u201cCarmel Idol\u201d, her hometown\u2019s version of the show and won.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqWAyClAPFZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqWAyClAPFZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqWAyClAPFZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by HiLite (@hilitenews)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Iyer is a member of the sorority Kappa Delta. She\u2019s made tons of friends and forged bonds thanks to joining Indiana\u2019s chapter. \u201csistersssss \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8,\u201d she captioned a photo collage of her and her friends. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2qhOUuLgFX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by meggie iyer (@meggieiyer)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>4) She has over 800,000 likes on TikTok and 8,000+ followers. Of course, some of her most popular videos are of her singing. Check out this cover Meggie did of Adele\u2019s \u201cSomeone Like You.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meggieiyer\/video\/7099673386921807150\" data-video-id=\"7099673386921807150\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@meggieiyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meggieiyer?refer=embed\">@meggieiyer<\/a> <p>haven\u2019t sung in a minute<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - meggie iyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7099673337688902442?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; meggie iyer<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5) Iyer has an adorable dog who is at home while she\u2019s away at college. But, she misses him a lot, even posting a TikTok dedicated to her four-legged best friend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meggieiyer\/video\/7268923616333532458\" data-video-id=\"7268923616333532458\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@meggieiyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@meggieiyer?refer=embed\">@meggieiyer<\/a> <p>my baby<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c New Home - Austin Farwell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/New-Home-6961569689873713153?refer=embed\">\u266c New Home &#8211; Austin Farwell<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See if Meggie Iyer gets a golden ticket to Hollywood when American Idol season 22 premieres February 18, 2024 at 8 PM on ABC.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/mckenna-breinholt\/\">Who is McKenna Breinholt from American Idol Season 22?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/jack-blocker\/\">Meet Jack Blocker from American Idol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/blake-proehl\/\">Who is Blake Proehl from American Idol Season 22?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meggie Iyer is an uber-talented singer who will appear on the upcoming new season of American Idol. Premiering February 18, 2024, her audition is one that fans got a sneak peek of, and she left a lasting impression on the judges. Lionel Richie was moved by her audition and her vocal prowess. 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