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American Idol Holds Emotional Male Group Auditions, Makes Surprising Cuts (VIDEO)

10:12 pm, February 6th, 2013

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(Daily Motion)

“American Idol” showcased the Hollywood Week auditions on Wednesday, focusing on the male contestants.

And after two rounds — individual and group auditions — some early standouts made it through, while other faves faltered.

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Among those moving forward are stutterer Lazaro Arbos and Micah Johnson, whose vocal chords were severely altered after a tonsillectomy.

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Burnell Taylor, who brought Mariah Carey to tears during his first audition, narrowly avoided elimination, and the diminutive Matheus Fernandes also got the green light.

One group, the Couch Potatoes, even received a standing ovation.

But others, like Kayden Stephenson, the 16-year-old battling cystic fibrosis, was eliminated after stumbling in his performance.

“I wasn’t ready,” Stephenson acknowledged afterwards, adding later, “I’m definitely gonna come back next year. I’m taking it all in and using this as my motivation to win next year.”

Check out Stephenson’s performance and elimination below.

Tomorrow, the remaining men compete in a solo round in hopes of making it into the Top 20.

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  • Amanda Ward

    i think them cutting kayden from idol is just messed up and i was crying when he got cut
    just because he forgot the words doesn`t matter he has a breathing problem!

  • Tim Sanchez

    It looks like Lazaro Arbos and Micah Johnson are early frontrunners to make it to the final ten, but there’s still a long road to go before then. It wasn’t too surprising that Kayden was cut after that performance and it’s difficult to watch since he was forgetting lyrics to the song. I missed last night’s episode, but saw it this morning before going to work since it was recorded on my DISH Hopper through PrimeTime Anytime. I never need to worry about missing new episodes of American Idol when I work nights at DISH because my DVR automatically records three hours of the four major networks during primetime.

  • Patricia

    It was very disappointing to see Micah Johnson let go. We thought he was one of the best! A truly sincere and respectful human being. We hope he goes places and finds his place with his talent. God be with you, Micah!

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