Elijah Liu (born September 7th, 1994) was a contestant on Season 11 and Season 12 of American Idol.
Season 11 Audition[]
Elijah's audition was not televised, but the American Idol indicated that he received a Golden Ticket.
Season 11 Hollywood Round[]
Elijah's stay in Hollywood wasn't televised much, but it is presumed that he was eliminated sometime whilst there.
Season 12 Audition[]
Elijah's audition was not televised, but a flashback revealed he auditioned in Long Beach.
Season 12 Hollywood Round[]
Elijah was shown in a group called "Young Love" with Zach Birnbaum, Nate Tao and Cortez Shaw singing "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Soul Brothers Six. Everyone in the group advanced and he eventually did enough to make the Top 20 Guys.
Top 40[]
Elijah was shown in Male Group 1 and sang "Talking to the Moon" by Bruno Mars. Afterwards, the judges told him he did enough to become a semifinalist.
Top 20[]
Elijah sang "Stay" by Rihanna, ft. Mikky Ekko. He did not manage to place among the five highest voted male contestants, eliminating him from the competition.
| Season 12 |
| Finalists |
| ·Candice Glover ·Kree Harrison ·Angie Miller ·Amber Holcomb ·Janelle Arthur ·Lazaro Arbos ·Burnell Taylor ·Devin Velez ·Paul Jolley ·Curtis Finch, Jr. |
| Semifinalists |
| ·Aubrey Cleland ·Charlie Askew — ·Nick Boddington ·Zoanette Johnson ·Adriana Latonio ·Elijah Liu ·Vincent Powell ·Cortez Shaw ·Breanna Steer ·Tenna Torres |
| Quarterfinalists |
| ·Melinda Ademi ·Juliana Chahayed ·Cristabel Clack ·Rachel Hale ·Kevin Harris ·Jett Hermano ·Josh Holiday ·Brandy Hotard ·Isabelle ·JDA ·Johnny Keyser ·Kamaria Ousley ·Gurpreet Singh Sarin ·Jimmy Smith ·Bryant Tadeo ·Mathenee Treco ·Shubha Vedula ·Chris Watson ·David Oliver Willis ·Jenny Beth Willis |