American Idol 12 Top 40 Head to “Sin City! (PHOTO GALLERY)

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The American Idol Top 12 head to “Sin City” next week to begin the Semi-Final rounds!  Check out the details from the latest FOX press release  below. For the unofficial details–who is performing on what night–CLICK THIS LINK.

Top 40 PHOTO GALLERY at the bottom of the page!

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“AMERICAN IDOL” REVEALS TOP 40 SEMIFINALISTS HEADING TO SIN CITY!

 VEGAS-SET ROUNDS SPLIT GUYS AND GIRLS INTO GROUPS OF 10; JUDGES ELIMINATE FIVE  SEMIFINALISTS EACH NIGHT

 Top 20 Announced Thursday, February 28 

The AMERICAN IDOL auditions came to a conclusion tonight as the judges’ semifinalists picks were revealed. After intense deliberations, Mariah, Randy, Nicki and Keith have chosen the Top 40 contestants, who will now head to Las Vegas to perform on the stage of Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles LOVE Theatre at The Mirage.

The Vegas move is a new twist in the competition, during which the Top 40 once again will be split by gender. On Wednesday, Feb. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and continuing Thursday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Wednesday, Feb. 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Feb. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), 10 semifinalists will perform each night – girls on Wednesdays and guys on Thursdays. Each night, the judges will be faced with the tough decision of choosing which five will stay and which five will be sent home. At the end of the first stage of the semifinals, only 20 contestants will remain.

Top 20 girls include:

NAME                                     AGE                            CITY/STATE

Melinda Ademi                      19                                Yonkers, NY
Janelle Arthur                       23                                Oliver Springs, TN
Juliana Chahayed                 15                                Woodland Hills, CA
Cristabel Clack                      29                                San Antonio, TX
Aubrey Cleland                     19                                West Linn, OR
Candice Glover                     23                                St. Helena Island, SC
Rachel Hale                           21                                Prescott, AR
Kree Harrison                        22                                Nashville, TN
Jett Hermano                         25                                Seattle, WA
Amber Holcomb                    18                                Houston, TX
Brandy Hotard                      26                                Port Allen, LA
Isabelle                                   22                                Duluth, GA
Zoanette Johnson                 20                                Tulsa, OK
Adriana Latonio                    17                                Anchorage, AK
Angela Miller                         18                                Beverly, MA
Kamaria Ousley                    29                                Oakland, CA
Breanna Steer                       18                                Laplace, LA
Tenna Torres                        28                                Queens, NY
Shubha Vedula                      17                                Mt. Pleasant, MI
Jenny Beth Willis                  17                                Owensboro, KY

Top 20 guys include:

Lazaro Arbos                          21                                Naples, FL
Charlie Askew                       17                                Little Rock, AR
Nick Boddington                   27                                Memphis, TN
Curtis Finch Jr.                     24                                St. Louis, MO
Kevin Harris                          28                                Montgomery, AL
Josh Holiday                         24                                Celeste, TX
J’DA                                        27                                Chicago, IL
Paul Jolley                             22                                Palmersville, TN
Johnny Keyser                      24                                Pompano Beach, FL
Elijah Liu                                18                                Rowland Heights, CA
Vincent Powell                      29                                Austin, TX
Cortez Shaw                          21                                Dallas, TX
Gurpreet Singh Sarin           22                                North Potomac, MD
Jimmy Smith                         25                                Waynesboro, TN
Bryant Tadeo                         23                                Hilo, HI
Burnell Taylor                       19                                New Orleans, LA
Mathenee Treco                    26                                Aurora, CO
Devin Velez                            18                                Chicago, IL
Chris Watson                         25                                Fords, NJ
David Willis                            21                                Mount Dora, FL

Then, it’s up to viewers to vote for who will advance to the finals and who will go home, during a special three-night AMERICAN IDOL event. In the season’s first live show, airing on a special night, Tuesday, March 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the first group of 10 semifinalists will perform LIVE from Las Vegas for America’s vote. On Wednesday, March 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the second group of 10 semifinalists will perform LIVE. On a super-sized, 90-minute episode airing Thursday, March 7 (8:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), America’s vote and the AMERICAN IDOL finalists will be announced LIVE from Los Angeles.

Visit www.americanidol.com for interviews with the Top 40, as well as additional AMERICAN IDOL news.

“Like” AMERICAN IDOL on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmericanIdol. Follow the series on Twitter @AmericanIdol and join the discussion at #idol. Also, follow host Ryan Seacrest at @RyanSeacrest, and follow the judges: @MariahCarey; @yo_randyjackson; @nickiminaj; and @keithurban. Download the AMERICAN IDOL app for iOS devices from the App Store; and for Android devices at Google Play.**

AMERICAN IDOL is produced by 19 Entertainment, a division of Core Media Group, and FremantleMedia North America. The series is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, CEO, XIX Entertainment. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, FremantleMedia, Trish Kinane, FremantleMedia North America; Ken Warwick, FremantleMedia North America; and Nigel Lythgoe, CEO, Nigel Lythgoe Productions also serve as executive producers.

American Idol 12 Top 40 Photo Gallery

 
  • jammasta

    I’m kinda sick of the non-voting rounds, can we vote already?! :P

    For all their pimping of the girls, I still prefer the guys this season. So far, Angela, Kree, and Janelle, my favorite 3 girls, don’t have that “X factor” I’ve liked in…. say, Scotty McCreery, James Durbin, Haley Reinhart, Jessica Sanchez, and Crystal Bowersox.

    Only one 15 year old. Interesting.

  • http://twitter.com/BazzleFjsm Bazzle

    GO Turbanator!!! Let’s see if Keyser, Glover and Shaw can use that screen time they got last year. I don’t remember Janelle at all. But she was definitely in the S11 bunch. Melinda got screen time in S10 with Thia and the VOCAL COACH FROM HELL!. If these faces make it they have a head start. 

  • Tom22

    Thank god we won’t have any(edit..darn, i saw a 15 year old) 16 year olds singing about sexual relations that they’ve never had (or barely had but shouldn’t have) –  There are so few songs that don’t allude to a passionate relationship it just doesn’t work for the under 18 year olds most of the time

  • http://twitter.com/ElSallo Sally

    Visit http://www.americanidol.com for interviews with the Top 40, as well as additional AMERICAN IDOL news.

    I’d LIKE to, but non-Americans have been scorned on accessing anything for weeks: http://community.americanidol.com/t5/Rules-FAQ-Announcements/International-Fans/m-p/14226336#M2215

    Curse you FOX D:

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/XDQP2Y46M5B3OHOKALDDGDHQCM Leandro

    And suddenly people who are easily excited are thinking twice about Nicki. At least one mistake this show is fixing ;)

  • dabney c

    I’m stunned that the AI site is now only accessible to people in the U.S.  After 12 seasons, NOW they decide to deny access to Canadians and the rest of the world? Wow, what is the reason for this?

  • sdmama

    Some of the people in the list, I do not think I have seen them perform at all. I hope for top 40, we get to see EVERYBODY at least once. At this point, even if the person does not make it to top 10, I am curious who made it this far. 

    And there is the example of Kris Allen; we never know if somebody is hiding a guitar somewhere.  It will be a shame if we have no footage of the eventual champ performances during semi finals ;)    
     

     

  • Simon Barry

    They can do all the pimping they want, but Josh Holiday will win if he makes the top 24.

  • HKfan

    I think the public should be voting from now on. not the judges. The one big difference between Idol and the other singing shows is that the public always have more of a say, now they’re dwindling that down.

  • maymirabella

    I Hope Janelle, Candice, Vincent, Kevin, Charlie, Burnell, and Cree make it. I want a truly diverse group from various genres. There are a lot of country singers in semifinals,dont want overload of them or any one style in that top 24. I am worried a girl gas no shot of winning if Josh, Jimmy or Johnny make top 20.

  • maymirabella

    Yes I think you are right, him or the southern country guy with guitar, Jimmy.

  • geekygirl

    Haven’t been following the rule changes, but what is the age limit now?  I see there are some 29 yo’s in the crowd and a 15 yo.

  • Kirsten

     

    Haven’t been following the rule changes, but what is the age limit now?

    You had to have been between the ages of 15 and 28 on June 5, 2012 (born between June 6th, 1983 and June 5th, 1997). The 29 year olds on the list have had birthdays since June. http://media.americanidol.com/season_12_auditions/ai12_rules.pdf

  • Kirsten

     

    They can do all the pimping they want, but Josh Holiday will win if he makes the top 24.

    Really? I didn’t even remember him before  his sing-off last night and I thought he came over as a massive cheese-ball. Branson here he comes!

    But, then, I never got the appeal of P2 so I’m not claiming I’m good at at picking out the winners.

  • b_james

    Wow, we really don’t know half of these people, do we?  FODDER ALERT!

  • LeahKittyS

    What do you mean? With the exceptions of Adriana Latonio, Amber Holcomb, David Willis, and Kevin Harris, we have heard every one of these people sing at least once. (Jenny Beth Willis was in one of the “Sin Wagon” groups.)

  • Shante

    Every time someone uses the word fodder I think, what an idiot. Do you even know what fodder means?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3ZGXZCUE2YYOS7QV6QSTKM4SA buffynut2001

    Geez! So many people I have never seen!

  • standtotheright

    I’m relieved that won’t have any(edit..darn, i saw a 15 year old) 16 year olds singing about sexual relations that they’ve never had (or barely had but shouldn’t have) – There are so few songs that don’t allude to a passionate relationship it just doesn’t work for the under 18 year olds most of the time.

    I looked up her footage (not really tuning in yet) and she had a nice but not earthshattering delivery, so maybe she won’t make it through. Then the youngest will be 17 at worst, with a lot of 20+ contestants. Ideally they’d all be over 18, as I 100 percent agree on the squick involved with passionate love songs and younger contestants, but this is certainly not the worst it’s ever been.

  • blackberryharvest

    There are actually some good people in that group that we haven’t seen yet(or much of)

    Amber Holcomb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60puVQnosI0
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOPVlm7yff8 (From 4 years ago when she was 14)

    Adriana Latonio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YAc4UraVhQ

    Juliana Chahayed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEBj2sHTdEw
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbVNotGQ7mw

  • http://twitter.com/ElSallo Sally

    Protecting copyright on their precious photos from being Photoshopped into cutesy graphics, mayhaps? Which is backward, because icons and such puts frequently ignorant people in the know and can pique curiosity.
    Leading to interest. Watching. Further word-of-mouth. And revenue.
    DO YOU NO LONGER WANT FANS, AI?

  • Kirsten

    Do you even know what fodder means

    In this context, they are using the term “cannon fodder” (cannon food). It means poorly trained and equipped troops that are used in wave attacks against often better equipped, trained or positioned troops. It is a tactic that often results in horrific losses, but the plan is that some of the swarm might get through. Think of Gallipoli (although some of those troops were highly trained, the ANZAC troops were put in impossible situations).

    Anyway, the term is a little dramatic in this situation, but they mean contestants that are given little chance to win by the producers and are intended to be sacrificial lambs who are eliminated early to give other contestants time to grow. Sometimes, one of them succeeds in reaching their goal much to the surprise to the producers.