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  'American Idol's Top 13 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  March 11, 2009
  American Idol's Top 13 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the first finals round for the Fox reality competition.
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  'American Idol' to use special 13th vote number to avoid phone sex line

  March 10, 2009
  American Idol's producers have come up unlucky with their Top 13 finals surprise -- at least when it comes to the handling viewers' call-in votes following tonight's first-ever Top 13 performance show.
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  'American Idol' producer: Top 13 twist not the season's "big surprise"

  March 9, 2009
  American Idol's "big" eighth-season surprise is apparently still a secret.
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  'American Idol' picks remaining finalists and reveals Top 13 twist

  March 6, 2009
  American Idol has apparently revealed its "big surprise." 
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  'American Idol' advances Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Nunez

  March 5, 2009
  American Idol determined its third group of three eighth-season finalists last night, with Wednesday night's live results show revealing that Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Nunez had advanced to the Top 12 finals after receiving the most home viewer votes for their performances during Tuesday night's broadcast of the season's third and final semifinals group.
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  'American Idol's final 12 semifinalists take to the stage, perform live

  March 4, 2009
  The third and final group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.
   
  Once again singing hits from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the final group consisted of Von Smith, Taylor Vaifanua, Alexander Wagner-Trugman, Arianna Afsar, Ju'Not Joyner, Kristen McNamara, Nathaniel Marshall, Felicia Barton, Scott MacIntyre, Kendall Beard, Jorge Nunez and Lil Rounds.
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  Allison Iraheta talks about making 'American Idol's Top 12 finals

  March 2, 2009
  Allison Iraheta said she was "nervous" to perform for the first time as an American Idol eighth-season semifinalist, however she added winning a Telemundo singing competition two years ago "most definitely" helped her confidence.
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  Adam Lambert dishes on making 'American Idol's Top 12 finals

  March 2, 2009
  Adam Lambert feels his theatrical background will work as both a help and a hindrance during his upcoming journey as an American Idol eighth-season Top 12 finalist.
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  'American Idol' determines three more Top 12 eighth-season finalists

  February 27, 2009
  American Idol determined its next three eighth-season finalists last night, with Thursday night's live results show revealing that Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert had advanced to the Top 12 finals after receiving the most home viewer votes for their performances during Wednesday night's broadcast of the season's second semifinals group.
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  Paula Abdul: Fourth judge remarks "taken completely out of context"

  February 26, 2009
  American Idol judge Paula Abdul says that her reccent comments in which she criticized the Fox reality competition's decision to include a fourth judge on the show's judging panel were taken out of context and are referred to guest judges on the show's previous seasons, not new eighth-season judge Kara DioGuardi.

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