Meet ‘American Idol’s Top 10 — Did the Right People Go Home? (PHOTOS)

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WALKER BURROUGHS, LACI KAYE BOOTH, JEREMIAH LLOYD HARMON, LAINE HARDY, WADE COTA, ALEJANDRO ARANDA, UCHE, DIMITRIUS GRAHAM, MADISON VANDENBURG, ALYSSA RAGHU
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WALKER BURROUGHS
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Walker Burroughs

Age: 20

From: Birmingham, Alabama

Occupation: College Student/Resident Assistant

LACI KAYE BOOTH
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Laci Kaye Booth

Age: 23

From: Livingston, Texas

Occupation: College Student

JEREMIAH LLOYD HARMON
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Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon

Age: 26

From: Catonsville, Maryland

Occupation: Music Teacher

ALYSSA RAGHU
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Alyssa Raghu

Age: 17

From: Orlando, Florida

Occupation: High School Student

ALEJANDRO ARANDA
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Alejandro Aranda

Age: 24

From: Pomona, California

Occupation: Dishwasher

MADISON VANDENBURG
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Madison VanDenburg

Age: 17

From: Cohoes, New York

Occupation:High School Student

UCHE
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Uche

Age: 24

From: Sugar Land, Texas


Occupation: Wedding Singer

LAINE HARDY
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Laine Hardy

Age: 18

From: Livingston, Louisiana


Occupation: Musician

WADE COTA
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Wade Cota

Age: 27

From: Phoenix, Arizona

Occupation: Musician

DIMITRIUS GRAHAM
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Dimitrius Graham

Age: 27

From: Baltimore, Maryland

Occupation: Retail Associate

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On Monday night, American Idol unveiled its Top 10 contestants for Season 17 after an intense round of results.

The singers performed on Sunday and seven of the remaining 14 were confirmed safe on Monday, while the other seven fought for their spot in the coveted Top 10. All contestants performed, with some celebrating victory and others fighting for their life in the competition.

The seven contestants guaranteed a spot in the Top 10 were: Walker Burroughs, Laci Kaye Booth, Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, Laine Hardy, Wade Cota, Alejandro Aranda, and Madison VanDenburg. The rest — Evelyn Cormier, Ashley Hess, Riley Thompson, Uche, Dimitrius Graham, Alyssa Raghu, and Eddie Island — all performed to impress the panel of judges who would determine their fate.

Ultimately, each judge chose one singer to continue on into the Top 10. Lionel Richie selected Uche as his save pick, Luke Bryan granted Dimitrius Graham another chance, and Katy Perry gave Alyssa Raghu extended time to impress viewers by selecting the 17-year-old. Riley Thompson, Evelyn Cormier, Eddie Island, and Ashley Hess then said goodbye to the Idol stage as they exited the competition.

So did your favorites make it? Who deserved to make it into the Top 10 but didn’t? Let us know in the poll below, and don’t miss it when the Top 10 taking on Disney night on American Idol Sunday, April 21. Plus, scroll through the gallery above for your look at the Top 10!

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