American Idol Season 12 has named its 20 semifinalists.
And it looks like one of them will be the most polarizing contestant since Adam Lambert.
Along with Candice Glover, Janelle Arthur and 7 others, Zoanette Johnson has moved on to the Top 10, with the judges on Wednesday night gushing over her theatrical rendition of The Lion King's "Circle of Life."
The semifinalists are on American Idol Season 12 are finally set.
Last night, the final quintet of men were named, as the 10 remaining contestants with penises squared off in a Las Vegas-based Sudden Death round.
Who would be joining the previously-revealed 15? And take to the live stage next week to sing for your vote?
Scroll down for a list of the final five, along with the tracks they belted out last night, and sound off on their inclusion in the Top 20:
And then there were 15.
American Idol narrowed down its Season 12 field some more last night, as 10 women sang for five spots.
In the end, half were eliminated and we were left with the 10 total female semifinalists - a quintet from last Wednesday mixed with these Sudden Death survivors - who will battle it out next week on the first live shows of the season.
Follow all that? Let's just move on to the ladies who will be moving on, shall we?
Scroll down for their identities, for the song that helped them advance and, of course, to debate their merits as Season 12 semifinalists...
And then there were five. Men, that is.
To join the five women from last night, as American Idol cut five male contestants tonight and moved five more on to the semifinals.
Did your favorite move on? Were you as unimpressed by these performances overall as we were? Or do you think the women have a real fight on their hands this year?
American Idol celebrated a party of five last night, naming the first quintet of Season 12 semifinalists during its first-ever Sudden Death round in Las Vegas.
So... who advanced?
Without the sort of filler this show needs to make it through 10 songs in two hours, let's take a look at the five women moving on:
Watch all five winning auditions now and sound off: Did your favorite make the cut?
Now the fun can truly begin on American Idol.
The Fox competition whittled its contestants down to 40 last night - 20 men, 20 women - all of whom will head to Las Vegas next week for what the series is dubbing "Sudden Death Semifinals."
Who are the favorites? It's still early, but color us fans of Candice Glover and Lazaro Arbos.
As for a rundown of the complete Top 40, sit back and browse through the photos below. Who do you want to see win it all?
And then there were the final 40.
American Idol chopped eight men tonight, narrowing its number of males down to 20. But the evening for the most part once again belonged to the fairer gender, as many females took to the stage and only 20 were left standing by the end of the hour.
Did your favorites make the cut? Over whom are you most outraged?
Scroll down for a list of the Top 20 and remember to bookmark our American Idol videos section to watch performances all season long.
Do girls really run the world?
American Idol attempted to answer that question last night, giving the fairer sex a platform to perform in Hollywood.
The remaining 76 female contestants were shoehorned into 19 quartets, most of which included at least one troublemaker.
So, who advanced to the next round of cuts?
Candice Glover (above) stood out from the pack, as did Janelle Arthur for her rendition of "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry."
On a night filled with tears and a few decent performances, American Idol passed 28 men on to the next round last night.
Did your favorite make the cut? Or are you already prepared to turn on Season 12 and its new panel of judges?
Scroll down for a list of many of the remaining males and sound off now...
It was The Hunger Games in Hollywood last night, as Keith Urban put it, with Season 12 heading to Tinsel Town and placing the men center stage.
Yes, in a change from past years, only males will be featured this week, as we witnessed a handful of quick Sudden Death rounds last night, followed by some painful group songs.
It was fast, it was furious - and Lazaro Arbos at least made it painless when he took the mic. Watch this 21-year old ice cream scooper from Naples make Nicki fall for him with a version of "Angels."
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