American Idol's Hollywood Week continued with the Solo Round, which ultimately determined the season's Top 51 contestants, during Wednesday night's one-hour broadcast on Fox.
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On the final day of Hollywood Week, the 75 remaining contestants were required to perform a solo onstage for American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr.
The hopefuls got to each choose a song from a large list -- or sing an original -- and perform it with the full Idol band behind them. The tough part? The show's hopefuls only had one night to learn and rehearse their selected song, and the judges gave them absolutely no immediate feedback.
After a long day of performances, the judges split the 75 hopefuls into three rooms and ended up advancing two of them.
That meant one whole room of contestants was cut, or 24 contestants total. Two surprising eliminations shown were John Wayne Schulz, a 28-year-old flight instructor from Salt Lake City, UT, and Joshua Wicker, a 25-year-old creative director from Jacksonville, FL.
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Not all members of the Top 51 were featured during Wednesday night's episode. In fact, some of them have barely received any airtime.
As a result, below is a partial list Reality TV World compiled of contestants who definitely advanced to the Live Showcase Round and have a shot at making the Top 24:
- Stephany Negrete, a 21-year-old student from San Diego, CA
- Thomas Stringfellow, a 17-year-old student from Bentonville, AR
- Avalon Young, a 21-year-old server from San Diego, CA
- Shelbie Zorn, a 23-year-old hair dresser from Sumiton, AL
- Olivia Rox, a 16-year-old student from Agoura Hills, CA
- Mackenzie Bourg, a 23-year-old musician from Lafayette, LA
- Kory Wheeler, a 27-year-old barista from Nashville, TN
- James Dawson VIII, a 24-year-old musician from Provo, UT
- Tristan McIntosh, a 15-year-old student from Nashville, TN
- Lee Jean, a 16-year-old student from Bluffton, SC
- Sara Sturm, an 18-year-old student and hostess from Centreville, VA
- Jenn Blosil, a 23-year-old in child care from Brooklyn, NY
- Emily Brooke, a 17-year-old student from Wellington, FL
- Sonika Vaid, a 20-year-old student from Martha's Vineyard, MA
- Malie Delgado, a 21-year-old radio personality from Anchorage, AK
- Mionne Destiny, a 20-year-old student from Atlanta, GA
- Jessica Cabral, a 21-year-old worship music director from Worcester, MA
- CJ Johnson, a 28-year-old musician from Memphis, TN
- Jeneve Rose Mitchell, a 15-year-old student from Crawford, CO
- Dalton Rapattoni, a 19-year-old vocal coach from Dallas TX
- La'Porsha Renae, a 22-year-old call representative from McComb, MS
- Jenna Renae, a 23-year-old musician from Williamson, NY
- Jordan Sasser, a 27-year-old worship leader from Raleigh, NC
- Chynna Sherrod, a 17-year-old student from Bridgeport, CT
- Terrian Bass, a 19-year-old student from Memphis, TN
- Trent Harmon, a 25-year-old waiter from Amory, MS
- Manny Torres, a 20-year-old worship leader from Flushing, MI
- Anatalia Villaranda, a 15-year-old student from Temecula, CA
- Kassy Levels, a 19-year-old musician from Dallas, TX
- Jon Klaasen, a 17-year-old student from Greenwood, IN
- Andrew Nazarbekian, a 20-year-old student from Moscow, Russia
- Kacye Haynes, a 23-year-old musician from Talladega, AL
- Christian Eason, a 21-year-old cheerleading coach from Philadelphia, PA
- Michelle Marie, a 16-year-old student from Daytona Beach, FL
- Lindita Halimi, a 26-year-old personal trainer from Kosovo
- Laurel Wright, a 20-year-old musician from Maryville, TN
- Gianna Isabella, a 15-year-old student from Jackson, NJ
- Amelia Eisenhauer, a 16-year-old student from Nashville, TN
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