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ADANNA DURU AND MADDIE WALKER ARE ELIMINATED ON "AMERICAN IDOL XIV"

Grammy Award Winner and IDOL Winner Kelly Clarkson To Mentor Top Nine Finalists and Perform; One Finalist Eliminated Wednesday, April 1, on FOX

New IDOL Fan Save On Twitter Next Week!

Florida Georgia Line and Jason Derulo to Mentor and Perform; Iggy Azalea, featuring Jennifer Hudson, Also to Perform on Wednesday, April 8

Tonight, Ryan Seacrest revealed the Top Nine finalists on AMERICAN IDOL XIV -Quentin Alexander, Clark Beckham, Joey Cook, Nick Fradiani, Jax, Tyanna Jones, Qaasim Middleton, Rayvon Owen and Daniel Seavey. It was also revealed that Adanna Duru, from Diamond Bar, CA, and Maddie Walker from Ankeny, IA, received the fewest votes and were eliminated. Also, in a new twist next week, fans will have the opportunity to save their favorite contestants from elimination using the Idol Fan Save on Twitter.

Next week, the first AMERICAN IDOL, Kelly Clarkson, returns to mentor and perform on Wednesday, April 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The finalists will be singing songs from Clarkson's song book in the "Evening with Kelly Clarkson"- themed night.

The following week, Wednesday, April 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), Florida Georgia Line will mentor and perform on the "Billboard Hot 100"-themed show. In addition, Jason Derulo will also be a mentor, and will perform his new single, "Want to Want Me," and there will be a special performance of "Trouble," with Iggy Azalea, featuring Jennifer Hudson.

Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson has released six studio albums ("Thankful," "Breakaway," "My December," "All I Ever Wanted," "Stronger," "Piece By Piece"), one greatest hits album, one holiday album, sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and has had 10 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and one CMA Award. Clarkson's "Stronger" was certified Platinum, won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and produced the smash singles, "Mr. Know It All" and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," which mark her ninth and tenth Top 10 hits. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" was No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart for two consecutive weeks (three weeks total), marking her third No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart. In 2013, Clarkson released her very first Christmas album, "Wrapped In Red," which debuted at No. 3. It was the biggest holiday album debut for a female since 2010 and is certified Platinum. Her sixth studio album, "Piece By Piece" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, marking her third No. 1 debut on the chart.

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