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Lil Rounds (born October 20th, 1984)[1] was a contestant on Season 8 of American Idol.

Audition[]

Lil auditioned in Kansas City. She sang "All I Do" by Stevie Wonder. All four judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.

Hollywood Round[]

Lil was shown in the first part of Hollywood Week in the same group of eight as Dennis Brigham, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. In the cut that occurred shortly thereafter, it was revealed that she did enough to advance. During the final performance in front of the judges, she sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. He was placed in a holding room with Matt Giraud, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Stevie Wright, Jorge Nunez, Danny Gokey, Jamar Rogers, Anoop Desai, Scott MacIntyre and Jackie Tohn among others and the judges revealed that they all advanced. At the judges' mansion, it was revealed that she did enough to advance to the Top 36.

Top 36[]

Lil was shown in Group 3. She sang "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige. She was the highest voted female contestant for that week, making her a Top 13 finalist.

Top 13[]

Lil sang "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 11[]

Lil sang "Independence Day" by Martina McBride. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 10[]

Lil sang "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 9[]

Lil sang "I Surrender" by Celine Dion. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 8[]

Lil sang "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner. She was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.

Top 7 [Week 1][]

Lil sang "The Rose" by Bette Midler. She was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.

Top 7 [Week 2][]

Lil sang "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan. She, alongside Anoop Desai, received the lowest number of votes that week, eliminating her from the competition.

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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