Colts Neck Singer Exits American Idol

COLTS NECK, NJ — A Colts Neck singer has made her exit from American Idol.

During Monday night’s episode, Jacquie Lee, 28, left the show after she failed to make the Top 20 in the “Ohana Round,” where performers were judged by idols, family members and industry experts.

While Lee’s “Ohana Round” performance was not shown in the episode, and she’s yet to directly address her exit from the show, she did post a selfie late Monday night with the caption “At least my dress is pretty.”

Lee’s exit from the show follows the exit of fellow Monmouth County singer, Julia Sienna Santiago, of Freehold. Santiago was cut during the show’s Hollywood Week round.

“To say I am blessed is an absolute understatement,” Santiago said following Hollywood Week. “Beyond thankful for my family who have supported me since the beginning, every step of the way, and continue to push me.”

“I am walking away with so many new memories and friends,” she continued. “Grateful to have made it to the top 60 in that Golden Room. All glory to God.”

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Though Lee and Santiago didn’t make the Top 20 of American Idol, Bergen County singer Jake Thistle did, getting a green light to the next round following his performance of “Sleep On Me.”

"All right, Jake, so you know you took a big chance," Judge Lionel Richie said. "...But as a songwriter to a songwriter, you did well."

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While Lee didn’t make this season’s Top 20, it’s far from her first time competing in local and national singing competitions.

Prior to her appearance on American Idol, she starred on the fifth season of “The Voice” in 2013 under the mentorship of coach Christina Aguilera. Lee finished second to the winner Tessanne Chin.

And though she didn’t win the fifth season of “The Voice,” she did win the local title of Freehold Idol in Downtown Freehold in 2012.

During her American Idol performance in January, Judge Lionel Richie described Lee as someone with “a bring-the-house-down voice.”

“I’m already standing up,” Richie said. “It’s a yes for me.”

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To keep up with this season of American Idol, you can watch new episodes when they air Mondays at 8/7c.

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