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  'American Idol' determines Top 13 finalists and axes 12 semifinalists

  March 2, 2012
  American Idol's Top 13 eleventh-season finalists were determined during Thursday night's live results show broadcast which ended the competition's semifinal round and eliminated 12 of the season's Top 25 semifinalists.
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  'American Idol' reveals Jermaine Jones as additional 25th semifinalist

  February 29, 2012
  American Idol revealed Jermaine Jones as the 25th member of the eleventh season's "Top 24" semifinalists during Tuesday night's semifinals performance show.
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  Jennifer Lopez teased about alleged "nip-slip" on 'American Idol'

  February 29, 2012
  Jennifer Lopez's alleged Academy Awards wardrobe malfunction lived on during Tuesday night's American Idol performance show, with Lopez denying she had a "nip-slip" while presenting an Oscar with Cameron Diaz at the awards show on Sunday.
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  'American Idol' reveals 10 remaining Top 24 semifinalists and "twist"

  February 24, 2012
  American Idol has formally announced its Top 24 eleventh-season semifinalists and revealed a special twist in which the competition will feature a thirteenth male semifinalist.
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  'American Idol' reveals 14 of eleventh season's Top 24 semifinalists

  February 23, 2012
  American Idol ended the dreams of eight hopefuls and revealed the first 14 of the competition's eleventh-season Top 24 semifinalists during Wednesday night's two-hour Fox broadcast.
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  'American Idol' completes Vegas Round and narrows hopefuls to 42

  February 17, 2012
  American Idol narrowed its eleventh-season contestant pool to 42 hopefuls during Thursday night's broadcast of the Fox reality singing competition's Vegas Round. 
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  'American Idol' wraps Hollywood Week and decides Vegas hopefuls

  February 16, 2012
  American Idol narrowed its eleventh-season contestant pool to its Vegas Round hopefuls during Wednesday night's third and final broadcast of the Fox reality singing competition's Hollywood Week phase.
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  'American Idol' ousts Hollywood hopefuls and Symone Black drops

  February 9, 2012
  The American Idol dream came to an end for dozens of the season's 309 Hollywood Week hopefuls during Wednesday night's Fox broadcast of the week's initial elimination round. 
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  Nick Cannon: 'The X Factor' would be a step down for Mariah Carey

  February 1, 2012
  If Mariah Carey does join The X Factor's judging panel, she will apparently be doing so without husband Nick Cannon's approval.
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  Jennifer Lopez: I hesitated on 'Idol' return because I was tired

  January 30, 2012
  Jennifer Lopez says it took her time to commit to reprising her role as a judge for American Idol's current eleventh season, not because of money or leverage, but because she was simply "exhausted."  
    
  "Last year was a tough year for me and towards the end, I got really tired. Live TV, honestly, I don't know how you do it for so many hours everyday," Lopez told anchor Matt Lauer during a Monday morning appearance on NBC's Today show.

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