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The results are in, and the twelve finalists have been chosen.  Next week will mark the beginning of the theater/ theme-based shows.

My predictions for which four contestants would be eliminated were pretty accurate this time (75%,) with Nikko Smith taking Constantine's place in the list of eliminated performers.  I'll tell you: Constantine dodged a bullet again.  After three consecutive dismal performances, Constantine made it into the final twelve.  (I really hope that he is able to perform better in the next round.  I am not looking forward to another subpar pretender stinking up a roster spot in the final twelve.)

Eliminated Contestants:

Amanda Avila: Amanda had a few less-than-stellar appearances, and she wasn't able to give an inspirational performance in the studio.  Sadly the show will lose its prettiest contestant.

Janay Castine: Came up with three consecutive poor performances.  Not much could help her chances.  She gave it the "ol' college try."

Travis Tucker: Sang an awful rendition of a Bobby Brown song.  The Lionel song wasn't so good either.

Nikko Smith: Nikko is a good singer, but he wasn't able to do anything to connect with the audience.  (His answer to the "Why did you sing 'Georgia'?" question was a bit detached to connect with the audience.  That's a little bit Ryan's fault for asking a Howard Cosellesque question.)

Now that there are twelve contestants left, it will be fun to predict who will get eliminated first, second, and then so on...  Looking at the crowd of twelve, I see an awfully strong field.  I can't imagine who will falter first, but I'll have to think about it and post some predictions soon!  (If my dear readers deposit a few predictions in my "response" section, I'll answer back with some predictions of my own.)