"American Idol" has picked its final batch of contestants -- and there are 13 instead of the expected 12. The fourAmerican Idol Wild Card-card finalists chosen Thursday by the "Idol" judges are Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai. They join Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Jorge Nuñez, Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver in the final stretch of the competition.
The Top 13 first perform on the Fox talent contest on Tuesday. On Wednesday, past "Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson returns to sing her new single, and Kanye West will perform as well.
Fox's press releases about the Top 13 and the Clarkson and West appearances are below.
From Fox on Thursday:
“AMERICAN IDOL” ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER TOP 13
American Idol Wild Card Winners WILD CARD CONTESTANTS JASMINE MURRAY, MEGAN JOY CORKREY,
MATT GIRAUD AND ANOOP DESAI ADVANCE
TOP 13 FINALISTS PERFORM LIVE TUESDAY, MARCH 10, ON FOX
KELLY CLARKSON AND KANYE WEST TO PERFORM
DURING LIVE RESULTS SHOW WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
Tonight, in a surprising “Wild Card” episode, it was revealed that Jasmine Murray from Starkville, MS; Megan Joy Corkrey from Sandy, UT; Matt Giraud from Kalamazoo, MI; and Anoop Desai from Chapel Hill, NC, were chosen by the AMERICAN IDOL judges to advance in the competition and join Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Jorge Nuñez, Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver in the AMERICAN IDOL Top 13. This is the first time in IDOL history that 13 finalists have been chosen to compete for the title of the next American Idol.
Next week America’s Top 13 will take the stage for the first time and battle it out for the IDOL crown. A new IDOL stage will be revealed when the Top 13 finalists perform live Tuesday, March 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Tune in the following night Wednesday, March 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) to the live results show to see Kelly Clarkson perform her smash single “My Life Would Suck Without You,” watch Kanye West entertain the audience with his hit “Heartless” and find out who receives enough votes to stay in the competition and who is sent home.
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