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Kimberly Rachel Hale was a contestant on Season 12 of American Idol.

Audition[]

Rachel auditioned in Long Beach. She sang "People Get Ready" by Curtis Lee Mayfield. All four judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round. Rachel was a top contender in the competition. Randy Jackson and Nikki Minaj stated that she was their favorite female contestant.

Hollywood Round[]

Rachel was shown in the first part of Hollywood Week in the same Group of Ten as Janelle Arthur, singing "Nothing But the Water" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. She advanced and managed to survive up to the Top 24 Girls. However, Randy Jackson told her that she needed to participate in a sing-off with Stephanie Schimel to determine the last spot in the Top 20 Girls. She sang "Undone" by Haley Reinhart. Afterwards, the judges told her that she scored the final spot in the Top 20 Girls and Stephanie did not.

Top 20 Females[]

Rachel was shown in Female Group 2 and sang "Nothing But the Water" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Afterwards, the judges told her she did not make the semifinals.

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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