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American Idol reveals Top 10 finalists and more!

By April Neale Mar 8, 2013, 6:29 GMT

Phillip Phillips - American Idol Live! 2012 Tour - July 7, 2012 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL, USA © Daniel Locke / PR Photos

The top ten were revealed tonight on FOX reality series "American Idol."

Bon Jovi and American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will perform on the results show Thursday, March 14, on FOX

AT&T Allows Audience to Pick 11th Idol to Join “American Idol Live!” Tour this Summer

From FOX

Tonight in the first LIVE results show of the season from Los Angeles, American Idol revealed the Top 10 finalists, including Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Curtis Finch, Jr., Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor and Devin Velez.

In addition, host Ryan Seacrest announced an exciting new opportunity for fans to choose an 11th Idol to go on the “American Idol Live!” tour this summer, brought to you by AT&T. Next week, Idol will hold a sing-off between the sixth-place runner-up girl and guy for that coveted spot. This season, AT&T is giving the audience brand-new ways to be involved with the show.

Next week, Wednesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 10 finalists will perform “Music of the AMERICAN IDOLs,” which includes songs performed by any past IDOL winner.

Tune in the following night, Thursday, March 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), as America finds out who received enough votes to continue in the competition and who will be sent home. In addition, Bon Jovi will perform their lead single “Because We Can” and Idol winner Phillip Phillips will perform “Gone, Gone, Gone,” the second single from his debut album.  “Gone, Gone, Gone” also will serve as the “goodbye” song of the season and will be featured when the IDOL finalists are eliminated each week.

The finalists will also perform their first group number, “Shine Your Way,” from the motion picture soundtrack for the upcoming DreamWorks Animation comedy, “The Croods.” The original track is performed by multi-platinum recording artist Owl City and artist Yuna.

Below are the Top 10 finalists who will be vying for America’s vote(s) after their LIVE performances on Wednesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed):
 

Lazaro Arbos         Age: 21

Hometown: Naples, FL

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LazaroAI12

Twitter: @LazaroAI12
 

Janelle Arthur         Age: 23

Hometown: Oliver Springs, TN

Facebook: www.facebook.com/JanelleAI12

Twitter: @JanelleAI12

Curtis Finch, Jr.         Age: 25        

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CurtisAI12

Twitter: @CurtisAI12
 

Candice Glover         Age: 23         

Hometown: St. Helena Island, SC

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CandiceAI12

Twitter: @CandiceAI12

Kree Harrison         Age: 22

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KreeAI12

Twitter: @KreeAI12
 

Amber Holcomb        Age: 18        

Hometown: Houston, TX

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmberAI12

Twitter: @AmberAI12

Paul Jolley                 Age: 23         

Hometown: Palmersville, TN

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaulJolleyAI12

Twitter: @PaulJolleyAI12

Angie Miller         Age: 19   

Hometown: Beverly, MA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AngieAI12

Twitter: @AngieAI12

Burnell Taylor       Age: 19 

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnellAI12

Twitter: @BurnellAI12 

Devin Velez         Age: 18   

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DevinAI12

Twitter: @DevinAI12

At the end of each performance show, fans will be able to cast their votes for their favorite contestants.  Viewers will be able to SuperVote – cast multiple votes at one time – via any of these AT&T AMERICAN IDOL VOTE destinations: americanidol.com, the AMERICAN IDOL mobile app (data and message rates may apply) and Facebook. To SuperVote, fans can allocate any number of votes for one contestant or multiple contestants, for a total of 50 votes (across all online voting destinations), and in a unique interactive experience, they can adjust their vote selections as performances happen during the show. When the voting window officially opens, fans can submit their final votes – all at once. [Only fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.]

In addition to online voting, fans will continue to be able to vote during the voting window via toll-free phone lines, as well as text-messaging for AT&T wireless customers (standard text-messaging rates may apply). At the end of each performance show, the phone lines will open for at least two hours and AMERICAN IDOL viewers will be able to vote for their favorite contestant(s) via the toll-free telephone numbers (1-866-IDOLS-01, -02, etc.). AT&T wireless customers can use their cell phones to vote by texting the word “VOTE” to the four-digit short code (5701, 5702, etc.) that corresponds with the contestant of their choice. AMERICAN IDOL voting is managed by Telescope, Inc.