‘American Idol’ has Final 12
Posted on March 12, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — Idol finally reached the top 12 finalists, jettisoning two girls and two dudes. Two of those decisions could be called upsets. Well, the singers certainly seemed upset.Teen power won out on “American Idol” as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax. Stevens, 17, earned viewer support even though the show’s judges were disappointed earlier this week by her performance of “Breakaway” that Randy Jackson likened to karaoke. Scott, who had been warned by Simon Cowell that her version of the country standard might be risky, stood onstage next to Stevens to hear which of them would be going home. Scott appeared stunned when her name was announced. Siobhan Magnus moved on to the final 12 of this season’s “American Idol” as her name begins to be mentioned more and more as one of the contestants who has what it takes to win the competition outright. Magnus built on last week’s phenomenal performance of “Think,” by Aretha Franklin with a very strong rendition of The Animals classic “The House of the Rising Sun.”
Judge Kara DioGuardi, comparing the two, acknowledged that Stevens of Middlebury, Conn., had the advantage of a more contemporary sound but didn’t know herself as a performer yet, while Scott did. Lynche, 26, of Astoria, N.Y., especially dazzled the panel Wednesday with his performance of “This Woman’s Work,” which brought DioGuardi to tears. The other finalists are Crystal Bowersox, 24, of Toledo, Ohio; Siobhan Magnus, 20, of Marstons Mills, Mass.; Lacey Brown, 24, of Amarillo, Texas; Paige Miles, 24, of Houston; Didi Benami, 23, of Los Angeles; Andrew Garcia, 24, Moreno Valley, Calif., Casey James, 27, of Fort Worth, Texas; Tim Urban, 20, of Duncanville, Texas; Aaron Kelley, 16, of Sonestown, Pa., and Lee Dewyze, 23, of Mount Prospect, Ill.
The top 12 are:
Aaron Kelly
Andrew Garcia
Casey James
Crystal Bowersox
Didi Benami
Katie Stevens
Lacey Brown
Lee Dewyze
Michael Lynche
Paige Miles
Siobhan Magnus
Tim Urban
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