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Season 11 finalists, Erika Van Pelt, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine, Shannon Magrane, Jeremy Rosado, Joshua Ledet and Hollie Cavanagh walk the red carpet before the Season 11 Finale.

Season 11 finalists, Erika Van Pelt, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine, Shannon Magrane, Jeremy Rosado, Joshua Ledet and Hollie Cavanagh walk the red carpet before the Season 11 Finale. Erika, Elise, Skylar and Shannon look great in black as they pose for photos on the red carpet before the Season 11 Finale. The Season 11 finalists rush on stage to congratulate Phillip Phillips! Phillip Phillips raises his trophy in the air after winning American Idol! Hollie, Skylar, Erika, Shannon and Elise sing during their performance with Chaka Khan at the Season 11 Finale.
The Top 12 finalists sang and danced in all white costumes for their performance of "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars at the Season 11 Finale. The stage lit up behind our Top 12 at the end of their performance of "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars at the Season 11 Finale. The Top 12 finalists perform "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars at the Season 11 Finale. The Top 12 finalists gave and exciting performance of "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars at the Season 11 Finale. The finalist girls sang a medley of Chaka Khan songs with the legendary diva at the Season 11 Finale.
Chaka Khan gives all the finalist girls a big hug after their performance together at the Season 11 Finale. The finalist girls rock it out with Chaka Khan, performing a medley of her songs on stage during the Season 11 Finale. The Top 12 girls performed together on stage at the Season 11 Finale. Shannon Magrane and the other finalist girls all wore sparkly dresses for their performance with the legendary Chaka Khan. Erika Van Pelt, Skylar Laine, Shannon Magrane, Hollie Cavanagh and Elise Testone sing during the Top 12 finalist performance of "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars at the Season 11 Finale.
Shannon Magrane looks fresh-faced and beautiful as she walks the red carpet before the Season 11 Finale. Shannon Magrane strikes a pose before the American Idol Grand Finale. Shannon Magrane and Hollie Cavanagh pose for the cameras on the red carpet. Shannon Magrane and Hollie Cavanagh are looking lovely in black as they walk the red carpet. Shannon plays the keyboard during some downtime at Finale rehearsal.
Besties! Shannon takes out some rehearsal stress on DeAndre's face! The Season 11 finalists were in the audience for day one of the Season 11 Finale. Ryan Seacrest caught up with DeAndre, Erika, Skylar, Heejun, Elise, Shannon, Hollie and Jeremy in the audience. Shannon Magrane is dressed up and ready to go for performance night! The state of Louisiana sent Joshua crawfish before his performance of "When A Man Loves A Woman" and he's having some trouble getting people to try them.
Jessica, Shannon and DeAndre are all smiles as the walk the press line right after the performance show. Shannon Magrane sparkles in the red light backstage before performing "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Shannon gives a farewell message to her fans! Good luck, Shannon! Although Shannon put on a good performance of "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men the judges did not save her. The always gracious Shannon Magrane took the judges' decision very well.
Say goodbye to the talented and gracious Shannon Magrane. In the end it came down to Erika and Shannon. Ultimately, Shannon would go home. Shannon sings for her life in attempt to get the judges to save her. Elise, Erika and Shannon were in the bottom three! Check out their great smiles. It looks like everyone had a positive attitude. Shannon Magrane gives DeAndre a big hug and even bigger smile when she learns that he made it to the Top 10.
Jessica, DeAndre and Shannon keep their composure as they wait for Ryan to announce the results of America's vote. Shannon Magrane hugs Jessica after it is announced that Jessica has made it to the Top 10! Bowed heads is a common pose from contestants while they wait to hear if they are safe. Jessica, DeAndre, Shannon and Colton were brought on stage to find out who was in the bottom three. The Top 11 finalists wait to find out who is safe and who is in danger of elimination.
Who is this little princess? It has to be Shannon Magrane! In her sixty second interview Shannon said that her favorite holiday is Valentine's Day. Shannon Magrane performs "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Jennifer Lopez told Shannon that performing "One Sweet Day" was not an easy undertaking, but that she did a beautiful job. AmericanIdol.com asks Shannon Magrane questions about her performance.
Shannon Magrane gets her makeup done backstage. The finalists perform together for the first time, taking on "As" by Stevie Wonder. And then there were three. Ryan announced that Shannon was safe. Jeremy and Elise bravely faced Ryan and the judges together. Jermaine, Jeremy, Shannon and Elise were in the bottom four.
Jermaine, Jeremy, Joshua, Erika, Shannon and Elise had longer to wait before for they found out if they would live to perform another day. Skylar Laine gives Shannon a consoling hug after she learned that Shannon was not safe. It's not all bad in the bottom six! Shannon, Erika and Elise still have smiles on their faces. Skylar, Shannon and Erika wait for Ryan Seacrest to slowly reveal who was safe. After Erika was sent to the bottom six, Skylar and Shannon waited to hear their fate.
Lauren Alaina sang part of "Georgia Peaches" to Georgia native Phillip Phillips. The contestants share a light hearted moment on stage before one of them is eliminated. The results shows on Thursday are usually opened by a group performance from the finalists. What did you think of this one? It is that game again! Here five of the 6 girls who would make it to the finals play together. When this many performers get together it is hard to not have impromptu jam sessions!
Steven told Shannon that she "crashed and burned in the turnaround" after her performance of "I Have Nothing". Shannon Magrane told AmericanIdol.com that finding the right song choice is the most difficult part of the journey. American Idol's Top 13 get one last word from the judges before the phone lines open and votes are cast. Shannon Magrane performs "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston. Our Top girls are introduced to the audience before they take the stage to perform Whitney Houston songs.
America, here is your Top 13! Congratulations, Elise, Hollie, Joshua, Shannon, DeAndre, Jermaine, Skylar, Jessica, Phillip, Heejun, Colton, Erika and Jeremy! Shannon Magrane walks the American Idol blue carpet after making it to the Top 13! America's Top 10 watch as their fellow contestants sing for a chance to join them in the finals. Jennifer told Shannon that she sings with "such passion for a 16 year old". Shannon told AmericanIdol.com that she hopes that America sees that she "just wants to sing all the time".
Shannon Magrane performed "Go Light Your World" by Kathy Troccoli. Season 11's Top 12 Girls take the stage to meet America for the first time LIVE. The Top 12 Girls cheer on the guys at the show! After the judges put through the final 10 contestants, they threw us a curve ball! The Idol Twist is that they are bringing back one more boy. Who will it be? 16-year-old Shannon Magrane (@SMagraneAI11) from Tampa, FL.
Curtis Finch, Jr., Amber Holcomb, Joshua Ledet and Shannon Magrane perform "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley. It was good news for Joshua Ledet and Shannon Magrane. Curtis Finch, Jr. and Amber Holcomb didn't fair as well. Paris Lo and Shannon Magrane take a moment backstage. Semi-finalist Shannon Magrane, 16, is from Tampa, FL.

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