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American Idol

Candice Glover won "American Idol" Season 12 over Kree Harrison as Psy, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Adam Lambert and Aretha Franklin performed.

'American Idol': Micah Johnson, Nate Tao, Nicholas Mathis, other early favorites eliminated during guys' solo day

Hollywood Round: Nicholas Mathis performs Bruno Mars' quot;Locked

Photo credit: Fox

The guys' solo day kicked off with a few changes to this round of the competition. The judges set out to eliminate half of the remaining 43 guys, and made cuts after every eight performances. For the first time, contestants were given the option to play an instrument.

Paul Jolley didn't exactly blow the judges away with his version of Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away," especially since...

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