‘Idol’ brings Katy Perry, reveals top six ‘Idol’ finalists, Colton Dixon out
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By April MacIntyre
Apr 20, 2012, 14:43 GMT
02/12/2012 – Katy Perry – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Arrivals – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA, USA © Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Next week sees Katy Perry, The Queen Extravaganza and Season 10 Finalist Stefano Langone perform on the results show Thursday, April 26.
Colton Dixon was eliminated tonight on American Idol after he received the fewest of the 53 million votes cast for the finalists.
Also on tonight’s results show, LMFAO performed their smash hit, “Sorry For Party Rocking,” and Idol Season Eight winner Kris Allen performed his new single, “The Vision Of Love.”
Next week, on Wednesday, April 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top Six – Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Elise Testone – return to the stage to sing for America’s votes on a Queen-themed performance show.
The finalists also will get to perform a group medley with Brian May and Roger Taylor, original members of the legendary rock group Queen.
Tune in the following night, Thursday, April 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), to the live results show to find out which Top Six finalist is sent home. In addition, Katy Perry will perform her newest single, “Part of Me”; the official touring Queen tribute, The Queen Extravaganza, will perform their classic smash hit “Somebody To Love”; and Idol Season 10 finalist Stefano Langone will perform his new single, “I’m On A Roll.”
The Top Six finalists are:
Hollie Cavanagh
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Age: 18
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Skylar Laine
Hometown: Brandon, MS
Age: 18
Keep up with Skylar at:
Joshua Ledet
Hometown: Westlake, LA
Age: 19
Keep up with Joshua at:
Phillip Phillips
Hometown: Leesburg, GA
Age: 21
Keep up with Phillip at:
www.facebook.com/PPhillipsAI11
Jessica Sanchez
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Age: 16
Keep up with Jessica at:
Elise Testone
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Age: 28
Keep up with Elise at:
Follow the series on Twitter @AmericanIdol and join the discussion at #Idol. Also, follow host Ryan Seacrest at @RyanSeacrest, and follow the judges: @yo_randyjackson; @JLo; and @iamstevent.
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