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Oliver Springs native Janelle Arthur has made it to the final eight contestants on “American Idol.”
Arthur, who sang the Beatles’ “I Will” on Wednesday night, survived another round of viewer voting and will be back on the show next week.
A video of her performance on the popular television show is available on Hulu.
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Oliver Springs native Janelle Arthur survived another round of voting Thursday night and will be part of the Top 9 on “American Idol” next week.
This is the third time that Arthur has competed on “American Idol,” and this is the farthest she has advanced in the competition.
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Oliver Springs native Janelle Arthur performed again on “American Idol” Wednesday night, singing Montgomery Gentry’s song “Gone.”
Her family was in the audience, but the community was also watching as Oliver Springs held a viewing party at City Hall. An “Idol” film crew was there documenting the support Janelle is getting.
The next round of voting is under way, and Janelle should learn tonight if she will be moving on to the next round.
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Janelle Arthur of Oliver Springs is among the 10 finalists on the Fox-TV show “American Idol.”
Host Ryan Seacrest called her name last night during the girls’ elimination round. This is the farthest Arthur has made it in the competition in this, her third appearance.
After she was sent through to the Top 10, she sang a Dierks Bentley song and expressed her gratitude to her friends, family, and fans in East Tennessee.
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Janelle Arthur of Oliver Springs had another strong performance on Tuesday night’s edition of “American Idol.”
Arthur, one of the last 10 women remaining in the competition, impressed the judges with what they call her “traditional country voice” and prompted Mariah Carey to label her “America’s Sweetheart.”
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Oliver Springs native Janelle Arthur has made it through the first phase of the “American Idol” semifinals.
She was one of the last two women in the top 40 contestants to learn whether they would be moving on, but she learned that she will during Wednesday’s episode of the popular Fox TV show.
She will be back during the next phase as one of the top 10 female semifinalists.
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A Lake City family that includes 19 children and an Anderson County Commissioner will be featured in a TLC reality show that begins tonight at 9 p.m.
The show is called the “United Bates of America” and will feature Lake City’s Bates family, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton. The family’s oldest son, Zach Bates, is an Anderson County commissioner.
