Jeremy Rosado

Early life

Rosado graduated from Durant High School in 2010.^[2] He is currently a student at Hillsborough Community College^[3] and works at the front desk clerk at an infectious diseases doctor's office.^[4]His musical influences are Francesca Battistelli, Kirk Franklin and Israel Houghton.^[4]

[edit]American Idol

Rosado auditioned for American Idol four times in a row previously to the eleventh season.^[4] Jennifer Lopez has dubbed him as "Jer-Bear."^[5]

In the semi-finals, Rosado performed "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles. He was not one of the top five vote getters, but was one of the six contestants selected to perform in the wild card round. In the wild card round, he performed "I Know You Won't" by Carrie Underwood and was one of the three contestants selected to be a wild card and advanced to the top 13. In the top 13, he performedStevie Wonder's "Ribbon in the Sky". He was the lowest male vote getter and went against Elise Testone, as the lowest female vote getter. The judges chose to save Testone and Rosado was eliminated from the competition. He is the first male and fourth wild card finalist to be the eliminated first in the finals.

[edit]Performances/results

Episode	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order #	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	Not aired		N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1	First Solo	"Superstar"	Delaney & Bonnie	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2	Group Performance	"Mercy"	Duffy	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3	Second Solo	Not aired		N/A	Advanced
Las Vegas Round	Songs from the 1950s Group Performance	"Rockin' Robin"	Bobby Day	N/A	Advanced
Final Judgement	Final Solo	"I Know You Won't"	Carrie Underwood	N/A	Advanced
Top 25 (13 Men)	Personal Choice	"Gravity"	Sara Bareilles	5	Wild Card
Wild Card	Personal Choice	"I Know You Won't"	Carrie Underwood	2	Advanced
Top 13	Stevie Wonder	"Ribbon in the Sky"	Stevie Wonder	11	Eliminated