AMERICAN IDOL Reveals Top 3 Finalists

Tonight's American Idol revealed the Top 3 finalists: Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Angie Miller. Votes were combined from the Wednesday night performance shows on April 24 and May 1 in a special American Idol two-week showdown. Host Ryan Seacrest revealed that Holcomb, 19, received the least number of votes for those two weeks and was sent home. The Top 3 finalists will head home for a special homecoming this weekend.

The Top 3 Finalists are: Candice Glover, 23, from St. Helena Island, SC, Kree Harrison, 22, from Woodville, TX, and Angie Miller, 19, from Beverly, MA.

Next week, Wednesday, May 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), Candice, Kree and Angie will return to their hometowns and find out what songs the judges and Jimmy Iovine have chosen for them to perform. Each finalist will sing three songs: "Judges' Choice"; "Jimmy's Choice"; and "IDOL's Choice."

The live results show will air The Following night, Thursday, May 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), featuring Grammy Award winning artist Alicia Keys performing her new single, "Tears Always Win" and Season 10 runner-up and country singer Lauren Alaina performing "Barefoot and Buckwild".

American Idol is produced by 19 Entertainment, a division of Core Media Group, and FremantleMedia North America. The series is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, CEO, XIX Entertainment. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, FremantleMedia; Trish Kinane, FremantleMedia North America; Ken Warwick, FremantleMedia North America; and Nigel Lythgoe, CEO, Nigel Lythgoe Productions also serve as executive producers.

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