‘American Idol' Gets Down To 36 Semifinalists

Maybe Tatiana Del Toro will stop crying now. The 23-year-old sobbin’ singer was revealed as one of the 36 semifinalists during Wednesday’s episode of “American Idol.”

Del Toro and the 53 other remaining hopefuls had to face judgment during the last phase of competition before the semifinals of the popular Fox network singing contest.

Other semifinalists include: over-the-top comedian Nick “Normund Gentle” Mitchell, graduate student Anoop Desai, dueling piano player Matt Giraud, mother-of-three Lil Rounds, theater actor Adam Lambert, oil rig worker Michael Sarver, welder Matt Breitzke, blind pianist Scott MacIntyre and Joanna Pacitti, who released an album on Geffen Records in 2006.

For the first time, several of the on-the-cusp contestants had to participate in a “sing-off” in front of the judges.

Amateur horror movie maker Cody Sheldon lost to Alex Wagner-Trugman. Kristen McNamara won a battle of the blondes over Jenn Korbee. Jackie Midkiff was defeated by Nathaniel Marshall. Jesse Langseth beat out Frankie Jordan.

“If it’s any consolation, you wouldn’t have won, anyway,” judge Simon Cowell matter-of-factly told Jordan.

For the next three weeks, different groups of 12 singers will perform. The top three vote-getters from each group will advance and become one of the show’s top 12 finalists.

After the first nine finalists are selected by viewer votes, judges will then select the final three contestants following a special wild card round March 5.

Below, a look at the 36 semifinalists competing on the eighth season of Fox’s “American Idol.”

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Name: Adam Lambert

Age: 26

Hometown: Los Angeles

Audition City: San Francisco

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Name: Alex Wagner-Trugman

Age: 19

Hometown: Los Angeles

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Alexis Grace

Age: 20

Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Allison Iraheta

Age: 16

Hometown: Los Angeles

Audition City: San Francisco

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Name: Anne Marie Boskovich

Age: 22

Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

Audition City: Jacksonville, Fla.

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Name: Anoop Desai

Age: 21

Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Arianna Afsar

Age: 16

Hometown: San Diego

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Brent Keith

Age: 28

Hometown: Blanchester, Ohio

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Casey Carlson

Age: 20

Hometown: Minneapolis

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Danny Gokey

Age: 28

Hometown: Milwaukee

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Jackie Tohn

Age: 27

Hometown: Los Angeles

Audition City: New York

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Name: Jasmine Murray

Age: 16

Hometown: Starkville, Miss.

Audition City: Jacksonville, Fla.

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Name: Jeanine Vailes

Age: 27

Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Audition City: San Francisco

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Name: Jesse Langseth

Age: 25

Hometown: Minneapolis

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Joanna Pacitti

Age: 23

Hometown: Philadelphia

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Jorge Nunez-Mendez

Age: 20

Hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico

Audition City: San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Name: Ju’Not Joyner

Age: 26

Hometown: Bowie, Md.

Audition City: New York

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Name: Kai Kalama

Age: 26

Hometown: San Clemente, Calif.

Audition City: San Francisco

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Name: Kendall Beard

Age: 23

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Audition City: San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Name: Kris Allen

Age: 23

Hometown: Conway, Ark.

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Kristen McNamara

Age: 22

Hometown: Napa, Calif.

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Lil Rounds

Age: 23

Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Matt Breitzke

Age: 27

Hometown: Bixby, Okla.

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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Name: Matt Giraud

Age: 23

Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Megan Corkrey

Age: 22

Hometown: Sandy, Utah

Audition City: Salt Lake City

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Name: Michael Sarver

Age: 27

Hometown: Jasper, Texas

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Mishavonna Henson

Age: 18

Hometown: Irvine, Calif.

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Nathaniel Marshall

Age: 18

Hometown: Malone, N.Y.

Audition City: New York

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Name: Nick Mitchell

Age: 27

Hometown: Brookfield, Conn.

Audition City: New York

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Name: Ricky Braddy

Age: 25

Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

Audition City: Louisville, Ky.

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Name: Scott MacIntyre

Age: 23

Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Stephen Fowler

Age: 26

Hometown: Beachwood, Ohio

Audition City: New York

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Name: Stevie Wright

Age: 16

Hometown: Phelan, Calif.

Audition City: Phoenix

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Name: Tatiana Del Toro

Age: 23

Hometown: Los Angeles

Audition City: San Francisco

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Name: Taylor Vaifanua

Age: 16

Hometown: Hurricane, Utah

Audition City: Salt Lake City, Utah

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Name: Von Smith

Age: 22

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.

Audition City: Kansas City, Mo.

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