Season 12 Episode 5

Victoria Acosta did Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” justice, but she really wowed the American Idol 2013 judges with her love of mariachi music.
 
So how far does this versatile beauty make it on Season 12? Sadly, our Top 40 spoiler list doesn’t show Victoria as one of the lucky singers making it past Hollywood Week. Sure enough, the beautiful brunette was cut......

19-year-old Papa Peachez had his own style — and his own music — when he auditioned in San Antonio for American Idol Season 12. Randy Jackson and Keith Urban both turned down the “quirky” singer but Mariah Carey gave him a tentative “yes.” 
 
It was Nicki Minaj’s pleading that saved Papa Peachez and earned him a ticket to Hollywood. She...

We weren’t certain how the nerve damage to Micah Johnson’s tonsils would leave his voice, but he impressed us (and the American Idol 2013 judges) with his bright and clear version of Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried.”
 
But will it be enough to get him into the Top 40 for Season 12? He does make it through the a cappella round of Hollywood Week. However, our ...

We were completely charmed by 16-year-old Sanni M’mairura and his rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Who’s Loving You.” From what we could tell, the American Idol 2013 judges were equally pleased by his talent.
 
But just how far will Sanni get on Season 12? Unfortunately, we didn’t see his name on our Top 40 spoiler list. But who knows, anything can...

Military man Matt Farmer certainly had the cuteness factor down when he auditioned for American Idol Season 12. Even Keith Urban was impressed by the dude and his tats. And his three-year-old Cadence was pretty adorable, too!

Matt also had a heart-breaking back story about suffering a traumatic brain injury from an IED explosion in Iraq. The show featured the sob story prominently in his...