Just like the song from "Dreamgirls" made famous by Jennifer Holliday on Broadway and Jennifer Hudson in the movie version, Jessica Sanchez is not leaving "American Idol" this week. With her show-stopping rendition of "And I Am Telling You I;m Not Going," and a competent version of Etta James's "Steal Away," the Fil-Mexican-American singer secured a spot in the Top 3 along with Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips.
British-born American singer Hollie Cavanagh got the lowest number of votes and finally got eliminated after landing in the bottom 3 several times. Her fourth place finish is remarkable if we consider that she auditioned in Season 10 and got eliminated early.
Jessica elicited a standing ovation from the three judges who accorded her the same honor when she sang Whitney Houston's "And I Will Always Love You" in March. As Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler raved about her number, it was apparent Jessica was still trying to recover from her emotionally exhausting
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