American Idol eliminated M.K. Nobilette during Thursday night's live results show on Fox, determining the thirteenth season's Top 9 finalists.
 
M.K., a 20-year-old from San Francisco, CA, became the fourth finalist sent home from American Idol's thirteenth season after she received the fewest home viewer votes cast following last week's performance show, which featured the Top 10 finalists performing Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts from 2011 until now.  
 
Idol judges Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban decided against using their one "The Judges' Save" of the season on her after she sang for survival. M.K. landed in the bottom three alongside Majesty Rose and Dexter Roberts.

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During a Friday conference call with reporters, M.K. talked to Reality TV World about whether she was frustrated about all the hype surrounding her sexual orientation. To read what she had to say, click here. Below is the concluding portion of M.K.'s interview. Click here for more. 

Looking back at the person you were when you auditioned for Idol, I'm sure that feels like forever ago, what advice would you give to that person or other people who audition in the future?

M.K. Nobilette: Just really sell it, like, live every performance like it's your last performance and really make sure that you want to make sure you want to be there. Exactly what Harry said, just prove to the judges that you deserve to be there.

Going on the show and auditioning this season, were you hoping to open up more of a dialog about LGBT people on television, or do you feel like that's just something that kind of happened because you were on the show, not something you actually set out to do?

M.K. Nobilette: I didn't mean to, like, to say it to my advantage or anything.  I just think it was an important thing to know about me when I said it, but I am hopeful that I will be a good role model for other queer people who are afraid to come out or afraid to think that they can't do something as big as American Idol. So I really hope that that does influence a lot of people.

Also, I was wondering, do you feel like you accomplished everything you set out to do when you tried out this season apart from winning?  I mean, making the tour is a really big deal. 

M.K. Nobilette: Yes, I didn't even know that the other things were happening and my aunt called me and told me just to try out and she said, "Why not?"  She's a big fan of the show, so I tried out and it was sort of like, "However far I make it, I'm going to be proud of myself for even doing it in the first place." 

The fact that I made it to the summer tour, which was my goal other than winning, of course, is amazing and I feel very proud of myself. 

When you were talking about the tour, who do you think is going to be the most fun on the tour?  Who is going to be keeping everybody loose? 

M.K. Nobilette: One of the contestants?  Oh man, [Caleb Johnson] is such a funny guy, I think Caleb will definitely be one of those guys. 

Dexter, I know, has said that you were always making everybody laugh.  What sort of things were you doing to keep everybody relaxed? 

M.K. Nobilette: Oh man, we just all have so much fun together.  We're constantly jamming; We're constantly laughing with each other.  I think we're just funny.  Me and Dexter have our little pranks, so I think, yes, I think we're all just so close and we all make each other laugh.  It's constantly a good time with them.

Can you tell me about one prank? 

M.K. Nobilette: He always comes up and like tickles me or something, and he has this thing where I say, "Oh, Dexter," and it cracks him up.

I want to talk to you about your song choice last night.  I know that you've performed P!nk's "Perfect" before in the past and you've done it with a guitar.  So how was that without the guitar and what went behind the staging with the mirror?  Talk us through your process with the selection. 

M.K. Nobilette: The song that I picked is a song that's very extroverted.  It's definitely the first song that I sang that was two other people.  Like when I sang "Satisfaction," it was about me and all of me [and] it was also about proving something. 

And they're -- all the songs that I sing are about myself.  And this song is more to my fans and to the rest of everyone to say like, "You're worth it and don't give up and just believe in yourself." 

It's a positive song and I think the message behind having the mirrors onstage was that the original song or the first lyrics are "made a wrong turn once or twice, dug my way out," and I think that that's sort of like talking -- like showing other people like, "I've made mistakes, too," and like telling yourself, "It's okay," and then turning around and giving that message to everyone else saying, "You can do it." 

Did Randy Jackson give you good advice in your mentoring sessions?

M.K. Nobilette: Yes, Randy always had good advice.  He was pretty solid with the judges.  They all had a lot of the same or similar comments all the time, which I found really interesting.

Overall, what do you think you'll miss the most about your experience on American Idol?

M.K. Nobilette: I'll probably miss hanging out with the other contestants and having all these positive people that are pushing you.  The biggest support out of everyone supporting me was definitely my family and the other contestants.  The other contestants are everyone's biggest support.

When you were on the show, what did you do to shake off a bad week and start fresh again?

M.K. Nobilette:  You kind of have to just tell yourself, "This isn't it," you know, "like keep pushing forward."  The reason I didn't look upset last night is because when you look upset, people want to see you confident that you're going to continue and do something and that this doesn't mean that it's the end.  This is just the beginning, and I think that's what I was trying to get by last night.

What song were you planning on singing next week had you still been on the show?

M.K. Nobilette: Good question, I was going to sing "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders next week. 

Talking about songs, was there one song that you wished you had gotten the chance to sing on the show, but you weren't able to?

M.K. Nobilette: I think one of the songs that I wish I could have done on the show and I think I couldn't do it due to clearing issues -- it's also he's a small-time artist and I don't think many people would have known about him -- Jeremy Passion's "Lemonade."

How is Idol different from what the viewers see on television? 

M.K. Nobilette: I think when you watch it on television, you don't expect the contestants to be so close and so much of a family, and then behind the scenes of Idol, we're constantly together, constantly just loving each other and hugging each other and laughing with each other.  We all love each other so much. 

How is being on Idol benefiting your music career?

M.K. Nobilette: It's benefiting my music career intensely.  This is just the beginning.  It set me up with a great fanbase who I will continue to bring amazing music to and hopefully they stay with me through that, too.

Caleb made a comment a couple of shows ago about asking if you think the judges' comments affect the voters, like who they vote for.  Do you think that's true?  Do you think what the judges say affect who gets more votes and who goes home type of thing?

M.K. Nobilette: I think there are so many people watching the show that it really depends on the viewer.  I think that some of the viewers definitely take in the judges' consideration, but then I think some of the people are completely blown away sometimes by what the judges say and completely disagree with them, so I think it really depends on the viewer.

I know you said your opinion kind of changes about who you think is going to win every week, but at this point who do you think might win the competition? 

M.K. Nobilette: Like I said, I think it's way too early to tell.  I don't think I have one person that could win right now.  I think that last week was a killer on everyone's part and I have no idea.

M.K., any final remarks?

M.K. Nobilette: I just wanted to say thank you to all my Nobles for getting me this far.  It was an amazing experience to have and I hope you guys stick with me.  I'll have so much more music coming for you guys in the future. 

Above is the concluding portion of M.K.'s interview. To read what she had to say to Reality TV World specifically, click here. For more from her Friday conference call with reporters, click here.


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