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Jasmine S. Murray (born December 12th, 1991) was a contestant on Season 8 of American Idol.

Audition[]

Jasmine auditioned in Jacksonville. She sang "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie. All four judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.

Hollywood Round[]

Jasmine was shown in the first part of Hollywood Week, in the same group of eight as Nathaniel Marshall, Anoop Desai and Rose Flack. She sang "The Trouble with Love Is" by Kelly Clarkson. Everyone in her group advanced. She was later shown in a group called "Team Diva" along with Rose, Katrina Darrell and Lauren Barnes singing "Mercy" by Duffy. She was the only member of her group to advance. During the final part of Hollywood Round, she sang "Tattoo" by Jordin Sparks. Afterwards, it was revealed that she advanced along with Ricky Braddy, Michael Sarver Alex Wagner-Trugman, Stephen Fowler, Alexis Grace, Nathaniel Marshall, Joanna Pacitti, Arianna Afsar, Casey Carlson and Kai Kalama. At the judges' mansion, it was revealed that she did enough to make the Top 36.

Top 36[]

Jasmine was shown in Group 1. She sang "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles. Although initially eliminated, she was chosen to compete in the Wild-Card round.

Wild-Card[]

Jasmine sang "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera. She was selected by the judges to become a Top 13 finalist.

Top 13[]

Jasmine sang "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5. She received the lowest number of votes that week alongside Jorge Nunez, and the judges decided not to save her, eliminating her from the competition.

After the Show[]

She was a participant of Miss America 2015, representing Mississippi. She managed to make the Top 10. This marks the second time a Season 8 contestant representing their state for a Miss America pageant, alongside Arianna Afsar during Miss America 2011, who also made the Top 10.

Season 8
Finalists
Kris Allen ยท Adam Lambert ยท Danny Gokey  ยท Allison Iraheta ยท Matt Giraud ยท Anoop Desai ยท Lil Rounds ยท Scott MacIntyre ยท Megan Joy ยท Michael Sarver ยท Alexis Grace ยท Jorge Nunez ยท Jasmine Murray
Semifinalists
Ricky Braddy ยท Tatiana Del Toro ยท Jesse Langseth ยท Von Smith ยท Arianna Afsar ยท Felicia Barton ยท Kendall Beard ยท Ju'Not Joyner ยท Nathaniel Marshall ยท Kristen McNamara ยท Taylor Vaifanua ยท Alex Wagner-Trugman ยท Matt Breitzke ยท Mishavonna Henson ยท Kai Kalama ยท Nick Mitchell ยท Jeanine Vailes ยท Ann Marie Boskovich ยท Casey Carlson ยท Stephen Fowler ยท Brent Keith ยท Jackie Tohn ยท Stevie Wright
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