Katy Perry Gets Awesome ‘American Idol’ Tribute on Her Final Episode

Katy Perry got a sweet sendoff on the TV show she’s been on for 7 years — with “American Idol” paying tribute to her by having the remaining contestants sing a bunch of her songs.

The pop star showed up on ‘Idol’ Sunday night for the season finale … and before they announced the winner (Abi Carter), Ryan Seacrest and co. gave KP her own special moment in the broadcast … and of course, it included music.

The ‘Idol’ producers brought back the Top 12 girls — several of whom had already been eliminated, but only appeared for this highlight — to belt out a medley of Katy’s biggest songs … including “Teenage Dream,” “Dark Horse” and “California Girls.”

As you can imagine … it made for an awesome performance — both in-person and on TV — with all the ladies harmonizing as they hop-scotched their way through Katy’s most iconic hits.

Katy herself looked on from the judge’s table … and once the tribute wrapped, she gave a big round of applause — and even hopped up on the table itself to show her approval.

It was a fitting farewell for Katy — who’s been with the show since 2018, when ‘Idol’ was revived at ABC … this after being on FOX for years. Her, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan were the new trio of judges … taking the reins from past icons such as Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

Katy’s been a bit polarizing at times … kinda serving as the tough-love judge. But, she’s been crucial in the new wave of ‘Idol’ success — which is why her sudden departure was shocking.

As we reported … Katy announced her departure earlier this year, suggesting she wanted to get back into music of her own full-time, news she seemed to drop without a heads up to Lionel or Luke.

Now, in terms of who’ll replace her, Katy has name-dropped Jelly Roll, and he seems game.