Maybe Tatiana Del Toro will stop crying now. The 23-year-old sobbin’ singer was revealed as one of the 36 semifinalists during Wednesday’s episode of “American Idol.”
Del Toro and the 53 other remaining hopefuls had to face judgment during the last phase of competition before the semifinals of the popular Fox network singing contest.
Other semifinalists include: over-the-top comedian Nick “Normund Gentle” Mitchell, graduate student Anoop Desai, dueling piano player Matt Giraud, mother-of-three Lil Rounds, theater actor Adam Lambert, oil rig worker Michael Sarver, welder Matt Breitzke, blind pianist Scott MacIntyre and Joanna Pacitti, who released an album on Geffen Records in 2006.
For the first time, several of the on-the-cusp contestants had to participate in a “sing-off” in front of the judges.
Amateur horror movie maker Cody Sheldon lost to Alex Wagner-Trugman. Kristen McNamara won a battle of the blondes over Jenn Korbee. Jackie Midkiff was defeated by Nathaniel Marshall. Jesse Langseth beat out Frankie Jordan.
“If it’s any consolation, you wouldn’t have won, anyway,” judge Simon Cowell matter-of-factly told Jordan.
For the next three weeks, different groups of 12 singers will perform. The top three vote-getters from each group will advance and become one of the show’s top 12 finalists.
After the first nine finalists are selected by viewer votes, judges will then select the final three contestants following a special wild card round March 5.
Below, a look at the 36 semifinalists competing on the eighth season of Fox’s “American Idol.”
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Name: Adam Lambert
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Audition City: San Francisco
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Name: Alex Wagner-Trugman
Age: 19
Hometown: Los Angeles
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Alexis Grace
Age: 20
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Allison Iraheta
Age: 16
Hometown: Los Angeles
Audition City: San Francisco
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Name: Anne Marie Boskovich
Age: 22
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Audition City: Jacksonville, Fla.
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Name: Anoop Desai
Age: 21
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Arianna Afsar
Age: 16
Hometown: San Diego
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Brent Keith
Age: 28
Hometown: Blanchester, Ohio
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Casey Carlson
Age: 20
Hometown: Minneapolis
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Danny Gokey
Age: 28
Hometown: Milwaukee
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Jackie Tohn
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles
Audition City: New York
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Name: Jasmine Murray
Age: 16
Hometown: Starkville, Miss.
Audition City: Jacksonville, Fla.
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Name: Jeanine Vailes
Age: 27
Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Audition City: San Francisco
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Name: Jesse Langseth
Age: 25
Hometown: Minneapolis
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Joanna Pacitti
Age: 23
Hometown: Philadelphia
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Jorge Nunez-Mendez
Age: 20
Hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Audition City: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Name: Ju’Not Joyner
Age: 26
Hometown: Bowie, Md.
Audition City: New York
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Name: Kai Kalama
Age: 26
Hometown: San Clemente, Calif.
Audition City: San Francisco
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Name: Kendall Beard
Age: 23
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Audition City: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Name: Kris Allen
Age: 23
Hometown: Conway, Ark.
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Kristen McNamara
Age: 22
Hometown: Napa, Calif.
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Lil Rounds
Age: 23
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Matt Breitzke
Age: 27
Hometown: Bixby, Okla.
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.
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Name: Matt Giraud
Age: 23
Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Megan Corkrey
Age: 22
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
Audition City: Salt Lake City
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Name: Michael Sarver
Age: 27
Hometown: Jasper, Texas
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Mishavonna Henson
Age: 18
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Nathaniel Marshall
Age: 18
Hometown: Malone, N.Y.
Audition City: New York
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Name: Nick Mitchell
Age: 27
Hometown: Brookfield, Conn.
Audition City: New York
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Name: Ricky Braddy
Age: 25
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Audition City: Louisville, Ky.
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Name: Scott MacIntyre
Age: 23
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Stephen Fowler
Age: 26
Hometown: Beachwood, Ohio
Audition City: New York
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Name: Stevie Wright
Age: 16
Hometown: Phelan, Calif.
Audition City: Phoenix
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Name: Tatiana Del Toro
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles
Audition City: San Francisco
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Name: Taylor Vaifanua
Age: 16
Hometown: Hurricane, Utah
Audition City: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Name: Von Smith
Age: 22
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.