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Jessica Sanchez makes it to the finale of American Idol!

by Erwin Santiago posted on May 18, 2012  STATS: 39318 Views | 102 Comments

Filipino-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez will be competing in the finale of American Idol Season 11. She will be up against heartthrob Phillip Phillips.

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Jessica Sanchez makes it to the finale of American Idol.

The 16-year-old Filipino-Mexican-American will face-off with Phillip Phillips in the two-night finale at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on May 22 and 23.

Joshua Ledet was eliminated after getting the lowest number of votes.

According to host Ryan Seacrest, nearly 90 million votes were cast.

Jessica, along with Phillip and Joshua, performed three songs each last night—Judges' Choice, Contestants Choice, and Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine's Choice.

Judge Jennifer Lopez chose Mariah Carey's "My All" for Jessica, while Jessica chose Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" for herself, and Jimmy chose Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" for her.

Judge Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, predicted that Jessica will be "the last one standing" after singing "My All" last night.

And after the Final Two were announced, Steven could well be proven right.

By merely getting into the Top 2, Jessica has now surpassed the record set by Jasmine Trias, another half-Pinay, when she finished third in the Season 3 of American Idol.

If she wins next week, Jessica will be the first half-Pinay and first Asian to win American Idol.

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  • 62  Geresh7

    05/18/2012 | 01:40 PM
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  • 61  luvpinas4ever

    05/18/2012 | 01:37 PM
    i am so proud of this girl.when she was interviewed why she wanted to make it to the top 10 she said she wanted to help her family and didn't want to see her family struggling.i hope she'll be a role model of every filipino youth who is gifted and who dream BIG.good luck Jessica.i voted for you -
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  • 60  luvpinas4ever

    05/18/2012 | 01:34 PM
    pwerl102 iambrainful pls lang mag comment naman kayo ng may sense. isnisingit nyo naman ang abscbn eh hindi nga umangat ang ASAP rating na ang mga binabanggit nyong world class singers kuno ng abs eh nasa ASAP lahat.pag tumaas na ang rating ng ASAP baka maniwala pa ako sa mga ilusyon nyo.
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  • 59  rhapsody123

    05/18/2012 | 01:25 PM
    Congratulations Jessica. You really deserved to be in the finals. Sana manalo ka.I like her not only because she's a filipino, dahil talagang napaka galing niya.
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  • 58  humandynamics

    05/18/2012 | 01:00 PM
    hay matatapos na rin ang botohan, buti na lang may redial haha
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  • 57  jakar

    05/18/2012 | 12:53 PM
    Ay Naku wag ng magtaka Kung inaangkin na ng abiascbn pangs si Jessica... Matagal ng mahahangin ang mga iyan world class world class ka dyan. Good luck Jessica filmexican is so proud of u.. Medyo lmang si Phil Sayo if popularity ang pag-uusaPan coz of the voters na babae na hilig ay cute guys .. God bless!!! Mga mahahanging abaiscbn pangs bumoto kayo ng may pakinabang yang hanging NYo sa uli
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  • 56  aaronick

    05/18/2012 | 12:53 PM
    Sana, this time, ma-break ulit yung trend. Given at hindi na kailangan pang i-question ang pagka-talentado ni Jessica. In the true sense of the word at hindi para lang maikabit isang naghahari-hariang channel, yan ang tunay na WORLD CLASS TALENT. By doing that, baka pwede na ulit masabi na tunay na kayang mag-produce ng isang tunay na talent ang AI. Dahil sa nakikita ko, kung si PP ang mananalo, baka kauwian din niya ang careers nung mga nauna sa kanyang WGWG.
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  • 55  joallen

    05/18/2012 | 12:51 PM
    how i wish na surpass niya si ms reg..... wala yung high notes.... pero maganda na rin.. kulang lang sa power
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  • 54  aaronick

    05/18/2012 | 12:50 PM
    Sino ang pinaka-sikat na singers among all AI contestants. Huwag na natin banggitin si Jennifer Hudson kasi sumikat siya as an actress. KELLY CLARKSON and CARRIE UNDERWOOD. Parehong babae. Although hindi po yan yung punto na dahil babae sila eh mas sisikat sila. Ang punto is, dahil talaga namang may star potential itong dalawang ito, maski yung mga fanatic screaming girls, binoto sila. So my point is, yung quality ng mga contestants sa AI sa pagdaan ng panahon is pa-degrade ng pa-degrade. Magagaling naman sila. Pero not to the point na lulutang ang kanilang mga career to make it big. Kaya ang mga fanatic screaming girls na ito, no choice but to vote for who they like because they look good, not because they are extremely talented.
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  • 53  tagaxxxtalim

    05/18/2012 | 12:48 PM
    I totally agree with you aaronick. Jessica doesn't need ABS nor GMA. Nasa states na nga siya, pupunta pa sa Pinas para sumikat? Ano yun moving backwards? Brainful is just a pathetic ABS CBN fanatic. Ikumpara ba naman si JS kay Angeline Quinto? How ignorant. Halatang walang idea sa nangyayari outside Philippines.
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  • 52  aaronick

    05/18/2012 | 12:46 PM
    Personal ko lang po ah. Sabagay, iba iba kasi ang taste ng tao. Wala pa rin talagang makakapagsabi kung sino sa huling tatlo ang sisikat. Tandaan niyo, ang huling apat na nanalo sa AI, puro mga WGWG, meaning WHITE GUY WITH GUITAR. David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery. Pero walang umangat ng husto ang career. Pero bakit sila nananalo? Kasi ang majority ng mga botante sa Amerika, puros mga fanatic screaming girls. Boboto ba yang mga yan ng babae? Huwag ninyong sabihing gusto niyo pa ulit pumanglima sa isang Phillip Phillips? At alam na rin natin ang pwedeng kahantungan ng career nila. FAD. USO.
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  • 51  iam_brainful

    05/18/2012 | 12:43 PM
    Sana ibalik ng ASAP un CHAMPIONS segment, yun mga nanalo sa ibat ibang singing contest, tapos un group composed of Yeng, Angeline, and now Jessica Sanchez! BONGGA! Sayang wala na si Sarah kase may own show na, si Rachelle Ann nman, mas piniling magpakalaos at mgpkabaduy sa Kamuning...
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  • 50  dyoy19

    05/18/2012 | 12:41 PM
    wow! big applause for jessica!
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  • 49  astigkotalaga

    05/18/2012 | 12:40 PM
    saang channel napapanood ng live telecast ang american idol?
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  • 48  iam_a_tvfan

    05/18/2012 | 12:33 PM
    iam_brainful....si sam pauwi na pinas kase BOKYA ang hollywood dream ng ambisyosang kachewwww...LOL , sunod na BOKYA ang belly crawlford...
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  • 47  aiveec

    05/18/2012 | 12:25 PM
    Sigurado nang may recording contract si Jessica at si Philip. Siguradong mabebenta ang cd at concerts ni Philip dahil very charming siya at performer... Hindi mo ma-predict kung ano ang susunod na gagawin niya, kung mag-gigitara habang kumakanta, kung alternative rock songs, kung magsasayaw at kung ballad ang kakantahin kaya hindi ka mabobored panoorin ng 3 hours sa concert at pakinggan ang cd or ipod... Excellent singer si Jessica pero hindi ko kayang manood ng concert niya ng 3 hours habang nakatayo lang siya sa stage at puro ballad. Oh well, bata pa siya at practice pa ang kailangan para bukod sa pagiging singer ay maging performer din siya.
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  • 46  aaronick

    05/18/2012 | 12:21 PM
    Bakit naman kailangan pa niyang mag-ASAP? Maski Party Pilipinas? Hindi niya kailangan yang dalawang yan. Hindi niya kailangan ang kapuso at kapamilya niyo. Dahil ang career niya, nasa States. So tigilan ang kapapasok ng mga channels niyo. Mas maganda pa sa tenga pakinggan ang salitang PINOY. Makakahilera na daw ni Jessica ang mga world-class talents na sina Karylle, Christian et al. Si Charice, pwede pa. Pero yung iba, da who? Baka ga-kuko lang ng career ni Jessica mga career nung binanggit mo...
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  • 45  aiveec

    05/18/2012 | 12:19 PM
    azn, magmula ng top 4, random na ang nasa stage kasama na kung sino ang na-voted off but it doesn't necessarily mean na bottom iyong isa kaya nga hindi na inaanounce kung sino ang nasa bottom since top 4.
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  • 44  pinoycali_ako

    05/18/2012 | 12:19 PM
    Guys, ano ba yan. Network war na naman? Pwede we all vote for her. She's not a kapamilya or gma. She is in America and her career is there. yes mag concert siya dito one day but not soon kasi she's an american artist. So in the meantime, let's help her win by voting sa internet!
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  • 43  aiveec

    05/18/2012 | 12:17 PM
    azn, magmula ng top 4, wala ng bottom contestants. Random na ang kasama ng kung sino ang na-voted off sa stage but not necessarily na nasa bottom ang naiwan.
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