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2012 Finalists

The 2012 Finalists will perform at the Alexandria Mall on Saturday, July 7. The battle for the trip to New Orleans and the guaranteed audition for season 12 of American Idol will begin at 12 Noon.

Listen to the finalists' interviews with Shy Tyler and the Morning Q on Q93 (KQID-FM) Thursday and Friday, July 5-6.

THE 2012 TOP TEN sponsored by
THE 2012 TOP TEN sponsored by		JONAS AUGUSTINE WINNER Age: 22 City: Pollock, La. Audition Song: You Raised Me Up - Josh Groban Finale Song: You Raised Me Up - Josh Groban

LAUREN BURCH Age: 22 City: Elmer, La. Audition Song: Hurt - Christina Aguilera Finale Song: Beautiful Disaster - Kelly Clarkson	IESHIA CANNON Age: 24 City: Alexandria, La. Audition Song: All I Could Do Was Cry - E. James Finale Song: I Love You, I Do - Jennifer Hudson	SARAH DAUZAT Age: 22 City: Pineville, La. Audition Song: Something More - Sugarland Finale Song: I Could Only Imagine - MercyMe

KERIGAN HEITMAN Age: 15 City: Lecompte, La. Audition Song: If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys Finale Song: Broken - Lindsey Hahn	JACK HUNTER II 1ST RUNNER-UP Age: 27 City: Cottonport, La. Audition Song: Star Spangled Banner Finale Song: It's My Life - Bon Jovi	MARKICIA MARYLAND Age: 21 City: Pineville, La. Audition Song: Finale Song: How Do I Live? - LeAnn Rimes

EMILY MAYEAUX Age: 16 City: Pineville, La. Audition Song: If You're Reading This - T. McGraw Finale Song: Rolling In The Deep - Adele	SHONTRELL RUSSAW 2ND RUNNER-UP Age: 24 City: Alexandria, La. Audition Song: We Are The World - USA for Africa Finale Song: Take A Bow - Rihanna	MADISON WAKEFIELD Age: 23 City: Pineville, La. Audition Song: Yoü and I - Lady GaGa Finale Song: Oh! Darling - The Beatles

2011 Semifinalists

The 2011 Semifinalists competed in two rounds at the Coughlin Saunders Performing Arts Center in downtown Alexandria on Saturday, August 13, 2011. The winner received a trip to Houston and a guaranteed audition for season 11 of American Idol.

	DARNELL SIMON Age: 27 City: Pineville, LA			DAVID 'BRYAR' BARTON Age: 18 City: Dodson, LA

	IESHIA CANNON Age: 23 City: Alexandria, LA			JAMIE DUCOTE Age: 26 City: Hessmer, LA

	JONAS AUGUSTINE Age: 22 City: Pollock, LA			KAELIN DAYE Age: 16 City: Natchez, MS

	NICOLAS JACOB Age: 21 City: Marksville, LA * FINAL 3 *			PRECIOUS FONTENOT Age: 20 City: Opelousas, LA * FINAL 3 *

	SHAWN AYCOCK Age: 20 City: Pineville, LA * WINNER *			SHONTRELL RUSSAW Age: 23 City: Alexandria, LA