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Live
Semifinals: The Results
March 7
(C-Note:
due to circumstances beyond the editors' control, the
following is taken from the presser revealing this
year's Top 10. Our apologies)
LAS VEGAS
The Beatles Love Theatre by Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage
Tonight in the first LIVE
results show of the season from Los Angeles, AMERICAN IDOL revealed the
Top 10 finalists, including Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Curtis Finch,
Jr., Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angie
Miller, Burnell Taylor and Devin Velez.
In addition, host Ryan Seacrest announced an exciting new opportunity
for fans to choose an 11th Idol to go on the "American Idol Live!" tour
this summer, brought to you by AT&T. Next week, AMERICAN IDOL will hold
a sing-off between the sixth-place runner-up girl and guy for that
coveted spot. This season, AT&T is giving the audience brand-new ways to
be involved with the show.
Next week, Wednesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed),
the Top 10 finalists will perform "Music of the AMERICAN IDOLs," which
includes songs performed by any past IDOL winner.
Tune in the following night, Thursday, March 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT
tape-delayed), as America finds out who received enough votes to
continue in the competition and who will be sent home. In addition,
world-renowned rock group Bon Jovi will perform their lead single
"Because We Can" and quadruple-platinum, Billboard chart-topper and
AMERICAN IDOL winner Phillip Phillips will perform "Gone, Gone, Gone,"
the second single from his debut album. "Gone, Gone, Gone" also will
serve as the "goodbye" song of the season and will be featured when the
IDOL finalists are eliminated each week.
The finalists will also perform their first group number, "Shine Your
Way," from the motion picture soundtrack for the upcoming DreamWorks
Animation comedy, "The Croods." The original track is performed by
multi-platinum recording artist Owl City and artist Yuna.
Below are the Top 10 finalists on AMERICAN IDOL who will be vying for
America's vote(s) after their LIVE performances on Wednesday, March 13
(8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed):
Lazaro Arbos
Age: 21
Hometown: Naples, FL
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LazaroAI12
Twitter: @LazaroAI12
Janelle Arthur
Age: 23
Hometown: Oliver Springs, TN
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JanelleAI12
Twitter: @JanelleAI12
Curtis Finch, Jr.
Age: 25
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CurtisAI12
Twitter: @CurtisAI12
Candice Glover
Age: 23
Hometown: St. Helena Island, SC
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CandiceAI12
Twitter: @CandiceAI12
Kree Harrison
Age: 22
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KreeAI12
Twitter: @KreeAI12
Amber Holcomb
Age: 18
Hometown: Houston, TX
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmberAI12
Twitter: @AmberAI12
Paul Jolley
Age: 23
Hometown: Palmersville, TN
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaulJolleyAI12
Twitter: @PaulJolleyAI12
Angie Miller
Age: 19
Hometown: Beverly, MA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AngieAI12
Twitter: @AngieAI12
Burnell Taylor
Age: 19
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnellAI12
Twitter: @BurnellAI12
Devin Velez
Age: 18
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DevinAI12
Twitter: @DevinAI12
At the end of each performance show, fans will be able to cast their
votes for their favorite contestants. Viewers will be able to SuperVote
- cast multiple votes at one time - via any of these AT&T AMERICAN IDOL
VOTE destinations: americanidol.com, the AMERICAN IDOL mobile app (data
and message rates may apply) and Facebook. To SuperVote, fans can
allocate any number of votes for one contestant or multiple contestants,
for a total of 50 votes (across all online voting destinations), and in
a unique interactive experience, they can adjust their vote selections
as performances happen during the show. When the voting window
officially opens, fans can submit their final votes - all at once. [Only
fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.]
In addition to online voting, fans will continue to be able to vote
during the voting window via toll-free phone lines, as well as
text-messaging for AT&T wireless customers (standard text-messaging
rates may apply). At the end of each performance show, the phone lines
will open for at least two hours and AMERICAN IDOL viewers will be able
to vote for their favorite contestant(s) via the toll-free telephone
numbers (1-866-IDOLS-01, -02, etc.). AT&T wireless customers can use
their cell phones to vote by texting the word "VOTE" to the four-digit
short code (5701, 5702, etc.) that corresponds with the contestant of
their choice. AMERICAN IDOL voting is managed by Telescope, Inc.
Read more at
http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/03/07/american-idol-top-10-finalists-revealed-135222/20130307fox01/#TqsstPqyzP8826MK.99
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