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  'American Idol' axes Paul Jolley and determines season's Top 8 finalists

  March 22, 2013
  American Idol axed Paul Jolley during Thursday night's live results show broadcast on Fox, determining the twelfth season's Top 8 finalists.
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  'American Idol' judges bash Lazaro Arbos' performance and make him cry

  March 21, 2013
  American Idol's Lazaro Arbos cried onstage during Wednesday night's performance show after he received bad reviews from the show's twelfth-season judging panel.
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  Curtis Finch Jr.: I was already picturing the 'American Idol' crown on my head

  March 19, 2013
  Curtis Finch Jr. was ousted from American Idol during Thursday night's live results show broadcast on Fox, determining the twelfth season's Top 9 finalists.
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  'American Idol's Curtis Finch Jr.: "America is going to have a huge task ahead of them"

  March 15, 2013
  American Idol finalist Curtis Finch Jr. talks with Reality TV Worlld about his experience on the show and his surprising elimination during Thursday night's live results show.
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  'American Idol' eliminates Curtis Finch Jr. and determines Top 9 finalists

  March 15, 2013
  Curtis Finch Jr. was ousted from American Idol during Thursday night's live results show broadcast on Fox, determining the twelfth season's Top 9 finalists.
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  'American Idol' finalists Candice Glover and Amber Holcomb receive standing ovations from judges

  March 14, 2013
  American Idol finalists Candice Glover and Amber Holcomb earned standing ovations of the night from Idol judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson during Wednesday night's live Top 10 performance show.
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  'American Idol' eliminates 10 and reveals Top 10 twelfth-season finalists

  March 8, 2013
  American Idol's Top 10 twelfth-season finalists were revealed during Thursday night's live results show broadcast which ended the competition's semifinal round and eliminated 10 of the season's Top 20 contestants.
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  'American Idol's Curtis Finch Jr., Burnell Taylor and Devin Velez receive top praise from judges

  March 7, 2013
  American Idol featured standout performances from three of the 10 male semifinalists during Wednesday night's live Fox broadcast of the twelfth season's Top 10 guys semifinals performance show.
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  Charlie Askew breaks down onstage following 'American Idol' performance

  March 7, 2013
  Charlie Askew nearly burst into tears onstage following a bad review from American Idol's judges for his performance and new look during Wednesday night's Fox semifinals broadcast.
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  'American Idol's Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb and Angela Miller receive top praise from judges

  March 6, 2013
  American Idol featured standout performances from four of the 10 female semifinalists during Tuesday night's live Fox broadcast of the twelfth season's Top 10 girls semifinals performance show.

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