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`American Idol`: Candice Glover in the `Sudden Death Round` Wednesday on FOX. (photo by Michael Becker/FOX; copyright: FOX)
"American Idol": Candice Glover in the "Sudden Death Round" Wednesday on FOX. (photo by Michael Becker/FOX; copyright: FOX)

Janelle Arthur, Aubrey Cleland, Candice Glover, Zoanette Johnson, Breanna Steer join Top 20 on 'American Idol'

by jmaloni

Press relase

Thu, Feb 28th 2013 07:45 am

Guys perform and final top 20 semifinalists revealed Thursday night on FOX

Thursday from Las Vegas, the second group of "American Idol" girl semifinalists faced the "Sudden Death Round" on the stage of Cirque du Soleil's Beatles LOVE Theatre at The Mirage. Then, in a dramatic conclusion, judges Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban announced the final five girls who will join the 10 semifinalists announced last week in this season's Top 20. The final set of girl semifinalists are Janelle Arthur, 23, from Oliver Springs, Tenn.; Aubrey Cleland, 19, from West Linn, Ore.; Candice Glover, 23, St. Helena Island, S.C.; Zoanette Johnson, 20, from Tulsa, Okla.; and Breanna Steer, 18, from LaPlace, La.

The five girls who made it through to the Top 20 tonight join the 10 semifinalists who made it through last week: girls - Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Adriana Latonio, Angela Miller and Tenna Torres; and guys - Charlie Askew, Curtis Finch Jr., Paul Jolley, Elijah Liu and Devin Velez.

Tune in Thursday, Feb. 28 (8 p.m.), as the final group of guys - Lazaro Arbos, Nick Boddington, Josh Holiday, Vincent Powell, Cortez Shaw, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Bryant Tadeo, Burnell Taylor, Mathenee Treco and David Oliver Willis - perform with the hope of claiming one of the five remaining spots, and the Top 20 are announced.

Get to know all the semifinalists and watch/share their "Homegrown Talent" videos at www.americanidol.com.

You can "Like" "American Idol" on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/AmericanIdol. Follow the series on Twitter @AmericanIdol and join the discussion at #idol. Also, follow host Ryan Seacrest at @RyanSeacrest, and follow the judges: @MariahCarey,@yo_randyjackson,@nickiminaj and @keithurban.

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