American Idol 12 – First 5 GUYS Advance to the Top 20. Plus TAKE THE POLLS! (PHOTOS)

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AMERICAN IDOL: Johnny Keyser performs in the Sudden Death Round of AMERICAN IDOL airing Thursday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. Copyright / FOX.

Charlie Askew, Curtis Finch Jr. ,Paul Jolley, Elijah Liu and Devin Velez are Second Set of Semifinalists to Join Top 20 on American Idol

SEMIFINAL SUDDEN DEATH ROUNDS CONTINUE NEXT WEEK; NEXT GROUP OF GIRLS PERFORM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, GUYS PERFORM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

 Top 20 Semifinalists Announced Thursday, Feb. 28 on FOX 

Tonight from Las Vegas, the first group of guy semifinalists performed on the stage of Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles LOVE Theatre at The Mirage. After another dramatic round of deliberations, judges Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban announced the first five guys who will join the five girls announced last night in this season’s Top 20. The five guy semifinalists are Charlie Askew, 18, from Little Rock, AR; Curtis Finch Jr., 24, from St. Louis, MO; Paul Jolley, 22, from Palmersville, TN; Elijah Liu, 18, from Rowland Heights, CA; and Devin Velez, 18, from Chicago, IL. 

Tune in next week on Wednesday, Feb. 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) as the Sudden Death Rounds continue when the second group of girls – Melinda Ademi, Janelle Arthur, Juliana Chahayed, Cristabel Clack, Aubrey Cleland, Candice Glover, Rachel Hale, Jett Hermano, Zoanette Johnson and Breanna Steer – perform and the judges decide which five will join the Top 20.  

Don’t miss the dramatic conclusion from Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), as the final group of guys – Lazaro Arbos, Nick Boddington, Josh Holiday, Vincent Powell, Cortez Shaw, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Bryant Tadeo, Burnell Taylor, Mathenee Treco and David Willis – perform with the hope of claiming one of the five remaining spots.

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  • HKfan

    its never just been about the voice. Everyone who votes will base their votes on voice, looks, personality, charisma, stage presence etc etc. And everyones tastes are different…I don’t like anything about Curtis, including his voice, maybe its the tone or something. I found Kevin much, much more pleasant to listen to.

  • WestiesRule

    Well, I’m liberal and Jewish…. maybe that’s it… actually, there is something about the appearance an the shaking around that gets me. I don’t dislike all Gospel singers…. I guess I want to be able to listen to and buy some of these artists. I loved Colton but I wouldn’t buy any of that Christian music either. No offense to anyone, just not my cuppa. I also adore Carrie U and am not a fan of most of what she puts out. I’m more of an alt-indie, singer-songwriter kinda girl. I enjoy any good voice. I’m not into oversinging.

  • lovemyidol

    What a snoozefest. These guys were so boring. Not a single standout and all ballad’s, except for JDA (i don’t think you can really can’t “Sittin on the Dock” as something different even if it was a weird upbeatish arrangement).  Curtis may be able to sing, but he is full of himself and super boring and old-fashioned and that makes me not want to root for him.

    It seems like they are setting it up for a girl to win. We will have to see next week’s boys. I’m especially looking forward to seeing that guy who plays piano. Can’t remember his name, though. Does that say something? I think it does.

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