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Top 20 for American Idol Season 12 finale

American Idol has been created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment. The show started airing in 2002 and since then it has topped TRP ratings, making it the one of the most popular shows across the country. 
The series aims to find new solo recording artists who are voted by tele-voting by an audience, based on marks by judges. Inspired by Britain's show Pop Idol, the show’s first season was judged by Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.

Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are the judges for season 12, replacing Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. The format of the show also underwent slight changes in its audition process. The American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour undertook a tour of 10 towns to give a chance to those who could not make it to major cities for the auditions. It also started a Nominate an Idol program where friends and families could nominate a person in secret for the show by going online and filling a form. A film crew would then enter the location of audition and surprise the contestants. The Hollywood rounds were held at Northridge, California, for the first time.

The show’s 12th season premiered on January 16, 2013. The sudden death rounds of American Idol season 12 are over and it has decided its final top 20 contestants - Adriana Latonio, Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller, Aubrey Cleland, Breanna Steer, Burnell Taylor, Candice Glover, Charlie Askew, Cortez Shaw, Curtis Finch Jr, Devin Velez, Elijah Liu, Janelle Arthur, Kree Harrison, Lazaro Arbos, Nick Boddington, Paul Jolley, Tenna Torres, Vincent Powell, and Zoanette Johnson. All judges are hoping that this time the winner will be a girl.

American Idol has produced rich talent like Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery and Phillip Phillips. It is recognized as a launch pad for budding musicians and artists, producing nearly 345 Billboard chartbusters and several pop stars in the first 10 years of the show.

American Idol has pushed Fox to the No.1 rankings among all networks, inspiring other musical shows like Rock Star, Nashville Star, Star Search, The Voice and The X Factor.

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