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Melinda Ademi (born November 19th, 1995- ) was a contestant on Season 10 and Season 12 of American Idol.

Season 10 Audition[]

Melinda auditioned in East Rutherford. She sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. All three judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.

Season 10 Hollywood Round[]

Her stay in Hollywood was not shown much, but she did manage to survive up to the top sixty-one.

Season 10 Las Vegas Round[]

In Las Vegas, she was shown singing "Here Comes the Sun" with Thia Megia. She was eliminated thereafter.

Season 12 Audition[]

Melinda's audition was not televised.

Season 12 Hollywood Round[]

Melinda was shown in a montage of contestants who survived the first day of Hollywood Week. She was later shown in a group called "The Swag-ettes" along with Candice Glover, Denise Jackson and Kamaria Ousley singing "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" by Blu Cantrell. She advanced and for her final solo performance, she sang "Price Tag" by Jessie J, ft. B.O.B. It was revealed afterwards that she advanced along with Kree Harrison. Later, she was good enough to make the Top 20 Girls.

Top 40[]

Melinda was shown in Female Group 2 singing "Nobody's Perfect" by Jessie J. Afterwards, the judges told her she did not make the semifinals.

Trivia[]

  • Melinda and her family are originally from Kosovo.
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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