American Idol has revealed the 12 remaining Top 24 live-show contenders during Thursday night's broadcast of the fourteenth season's "Idol Showcase" Round on Fox.
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Thursday night's episode continued on with the "Idol Showcase" in which 48 singers take the stage and perform in front of the judges and a live audience at the House of Blues.
From there, it's the "Final Judgment" process in which Keith Urban, Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez tell the singers one at a time whether they've made the season's Top 24 -- Top 12 girls and Top 12 guys -- and will sing in the upcoming live shows for America's vote. Half of the Top 24 were already revealed Wednesday night.
Some of the artists who were shown advancing to the Top 24 are Joey Cook, a 23-year-old server from Woodbridge, VA; Katherine Winston, an 18-year-old musician from Lenox, MA; Alexis Gomez, a 22-year-old Spanish tutor from Dayton, OH; Quentin Alexander, a 21-year-old retail associate from New Orleans, LA; Savion Wright, a 22-year-old student from Jasper, TX; and Shi Scott, a 19-year-old artist from Belcamp, MD.
The rest of the singers are Mark Andrew, a 29-year-old landscape foreman from Eden Prairie, MN; Trevor Douglas, a 16-year-old student from Fort Worth, TX; Nick Fradiani, a 29-year-old musician from Guilford, CT; Sarina-Joi Crowe, a 19-year-old musician from Columbia, TN; Qaasim Middleton, an 18-year-old student from Brooklyn, NY; and Riley Bria, an 18-year-old student from Spring Hill, TN.
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Eight artists were featured getting cut during "Final Judgment."
Those artists were Josh Sanders, a 26-year-old in music retail from Kannapolis, NC; "Hollywood" Anderson, a 22-year-old busker from New York, NY; Maddy Hudson, a 17-year-old singer and songwriter from Pleasanton, CA; Jaq Mackenzie, a 15-year-old student and actress from Santa Monica, CA; Hunter Larsen, a 20-year-old hostess, nanny and florist from Malibu, CA; Emily Brooke, a 15-year-old student from West Palm Beach, FL; Ricky Dale Hendricks, an 18-year-old cook from West Monroe, LA; and Jelly Joseph, a 26-year-old singer from New Orleans, LA.
Below is the complete list of American Idol's Top 24 contestants for Season 14:
Top 12 Girls
- Shannon Berthiaume, a 17-year-old student from St. Paul, MN
- Joey Cook, a 23-year-old server from Woodbridge, VA
- Sarina-Joi Crowe, a 19-year-old musician from Columbia, TN
- Adanna Duru, an 18-year-old student from Diamond Bar, CA
- Alexis Gomez, a 22-year-old Spanish tutor from Dayton, OH
- Jax, an 18-year-old musician from East Brunswick, NJ
- Lovey James, a 16-year-old student from Portland, OR
- Tyanna Jones, a 16-year-old student from Jacksonville, FL
- Loren Lott, a 22-year-old actress from San Diego, CA
- Shi Scott, a 19-year-old artist from Belcamp, MD
- Maddie Walker, a 16-year-old student from Ankeny, IA
- Katherine Winston, an 18-year-old musician from Lenox, MA
Top 12 Guys
- Quentin Alexander, a 21-year-old retail associate from New Orleans, LA
- Mark Andrew, a 29-year-old landscape foreman from Eden Prairie, MN
- Clark Beckham, a 22-year-old street performer from Whitehouse, TN
- Riley Bria, an 18-year-old student from Spring Hill, TN
- Trevor Douglas, a 16-year-old student from Fort Worth, TX
- Adam Ezegelian, a 21-year-old toy designer from Wantagh, NY
- Nick Fradiani, a 29-year-old musician from Guilford, CT
- Qaasim Middleton, an 18-year-old student from Brooklyn, NY
- Rayvon Owen, a 23-year-old singer and vocal coach from Richmond, VA
- Daniel Seavey, a 15-year-old student from Portland, OR
- Michael Simeon, a 21-year-old farmer from Lumberton, MS
- Savion Wright, a 22-year-old student from Jasper, TX
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