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Burnell Taylor (born April 14th, 1993) was a contestant on Season 12 of American Idol.

Audition[]

Burnell auditioned in Baton Rouge. He sang "I'm Here" from The Color Purple. All four judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round[]

Burnell was shown in a group called "Mo-Flow" with Tony Foster, Jr., Mario Jose and Darien Moses singing "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Soul Brothers Six. He and Tony advanced while Mario and Darien did not. For his final solo performance, he sang "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri. Afterwards, the judges told him that he advanced. Eventually, he made the Top 20 Guys.

Top 40[]

Burnell appeared in Male Group 2 and sang "This Time" by John Legend. Afterwards, the judges told him he did enough to become a semifinalist.

Top 20[]

Burnell sang "I'm Here" by LaChanze. He received enough votes to place him in the five highest voted male contestants, making him a Top 10 finalist. To celebrate, he sang "Ready for Love" by India.Arie during the results show.

Top 10[]

Burnell sang "Flying Without Wings" by Ruben Studdard. He was placed 7th in the voting, making him "safe" for another week.

Top 9[]

Burnell sang "Let it Be" by The Beatles. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 8[]

Burnell sang "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder and sang "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops in a trio with Lazaro Arbos and Devin Velez. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.

Top 7[]

Burnell sang "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi and sang "The Letter" by The Box Tops in a duet with Candice Glover. He received the lowest number of votes that week, eliminating him from the competition.

Season 12
Finalists
Candice Glover ยท Kree Harrison ยท Angie Miller ยท Amber Holcomb ยท Janelle Arthur ยท Lazaro Arbos ยท Burnell Taylor ยท Devin Velez ยท Paul Jolley ยท Curtis Finch, Jr.
Semifinalists
Charlie Askew ยท Nick Boddington ยท Aubrey Cleland ยท Zoanette Johnson ยท Adriana Latonio ยท Elijah Liu ยท Vincent Powell ยท Cortez Shaw ยท Breanna Steer ยท Tenna Torres
Quarterfinalists
Melinda Ademi ยท Juliana Chahayed ยท Cristabel Clack ยท JDA ยท Rachel Hale ยท Kevin Harris ยท Jett Hermano ยท Josh Holiday ยท Brandy Hotard ยท Isabelle ยท Johnny Keyser ยท Kamaria Ousley ยท Gurpreet Singh Sarin ยท Jimmy Smith ยท Bryant Tadeo ยท Mathenee Treco ยท Shubha Vedula ยท Chris Watson ยท David Oliver Willis ยท Jenny Beth Willis
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