American Idol's Top 10 eleventh-season finalists took to the stage and sang Billy Joel songs during Wednesday night's live performance show.
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The judges all seemed to agree that Colton Dixon, a 20-year-old from Murfreesboro, TN; Phillip Phillips, a 21-year-old from Leesburg, GA; Jessica Sanchez, a 16-year-old from San Diego, CA; and Elise Testone, a 28-year-old from Charleston, SC, were the standouts of the night.
"Judges, quickly, who stood out tonight? Randy?" Seacrest asked.
"Jessica, Elise, Phil Phillips, Colton -- God," a flustered Jackson said.
"Yeah, Elise for me and Colton. [Also] Jessica," Lopez noted.
"Jessica, Colton, Elise, and Phillip," Tyler added.
Sanchez sang Billy Joel's "Everybody has a Dream, while Testone performed "Vienna." Phillips performed "Movin' Out" and Dixon sang a rendition of "Piano Man" while playing the piano onstage.
In addition, Wednesday night's episode featured the debut of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger as American Idol's new stylist, resulting in a dramatic makeover for Erika Van Pelt -- a 26-year-old from South Kingstown, RI who was originally a blonde with medium-length hair -- in which she had dyed her hair black and sported a short edgy cut.
In addition to Dixon Phillips, Sanchez, Testone, and Van Pelt, American Idol's other remaining eleventh-season finalists are Deandre Brackensick, a 17-year-old from San Jose, CA; Hollie Cavanagh, an 18-year-old from McKinney, TX; Heejun Han, a 22-year-old from Flushing, NY; Skylar Laine, an 18-year-old from Brandon, MS; and Joshua Ledet, a 19-year-old from Westlake, LA.
Assuming the judges do not opt to use "The Judges' Save," the Idol finalist who received the fewest home-viewer votes following last night's broadcast will be eliminated from the competition during Thursday night's live results show.
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