american idol 13: top 13 revealed

american idol revealed its top 13 finalists last night in their live show. during the show's first ever rush week, only 10 girls and 10 guys were chosen to sing live and vie for america's votes. the other girls and guys that were not called were eliminated.

the contestants also had a training camp with former judge randy jackson and a formidable group of coaches. joining them are american idol alumni chris daughtry and adam lambert.

after the votes, the top 5 girls are:

1. malaya watson
2. emily piriz
3. jessica meuse
4. majesty rose york
5. mk nobilette

the top 5 guys are:

1. ben briley
2. alex preston
3. dexter roberts
4. caleb johnson
5. sam woolf

the judges then asked 5 contestants to sing again for the wildcards. the chosen 5 are cj harris, jena irene, spencer lloyd, bria anai and kristen o'connor.

in the end the judges chose 3 wildcards:

1. jena irene
2. kristen o'connor
3. cj harris

i think this is a good mix of contestants and i am happy that part-filipino malaya is still in the running.

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