American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. eliminated five of the Top 15 female semifinalists during Tuesday night's live performance show on Fox.

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Lopez, Urban and Connick Jr. selected 10 girls to perform live last night on the American Idol stage and the five girls who were not chosen to sing were automatically ousted from the competition.

In addition, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest revealed home viewers had voted Ben Briley, a 24-year-old from Gallatin, TN, into the Top 15 guys over Neco Starr, a 22-year-old from Atlanta, GA. The judges couldn't decide between the two singers on "Final Judgment Day," so America decided who would get the last spot in the Top 30 semifinalists.

The five girls who were eliminated from the competition are Andrina Brogden, a 19-year-old shoe store employee from Fargo, ND; Kenzi Hall, a 17-year-old from Draper, UT; Jillian Jensen, a 21-year-old performer from Rochester, MA; Brandy Neelly, a 19-year-old from Louisville, KY; and Austin Wolfe, a 17-year-old from Park City, UT.

The girls who performed last night and therefore made it into the Top 10 girls are: Bria Anai, a 16-year-old student from Lithonia, GA; Jena Irene, a 17-year-old from Farmington Hills, MI; Jessica Meuse, a 23-year-old student from Slapout, AL; M.K. Nobilette, a 20-year-old from San Francisco, CA; Briana Oakley, a 17-year-old from Antioch, CA; Kristen O'Connor, a 24-year-old nurse tech from Sebastian, FL; Emily Piriz, a 18-year-old student from Orlando, FL; Majesty Rose, a 21-year-old from Goldsboro, NC; Marrialle Sellars, an 18-year-old from Indianapolis, IN; and Malaya Watson, a 16-year-old student from Southfield, MI.

Irene, Nobilette, Rose, and Watson stood out from the pack for having stellar performances.

American Idol will continue its new "Rush Week" format Wednesday night from 8-10PM ET/PT with 10 of the Top 15 guys, whom the judges believe are definitely worthy of America's vote, taking the stage and performing live. The night will conclude with five guys being eliminated.

Idol's first thirteenth-season results show will then air on Thursday, February 20 from 8-9PM ET/PT and the Top 10 finalists -- the five girls and five guys determined by America -- will be revealed. Lopez, Urban and Connick Jr. will also be afforded one "Wild Card" pick each, making the Top 10 a Top 13.
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