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"Jessica Sanchez, 16, and Phillip Phillips, 21, have a 50/50 shot at being named the next American Idol, as fellow contender Joshua Ledet, 20, was eliminated Thursday.\r\nDespite being sent home in third place, Ledet doesn&amp;apos;t regret his time on the FOX singing competition. &amp;quot;I felt relieved and a lot of pressure was off of me,&amp;quot; he told Us Weekly post-show. &amp;quot;I feel good.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLedet, who hails from Westlake, Louisiana, wasn&amp;apos;t &amp;quot;surprised&amp;quot; when host Ryan Seacrest delivered the bad news on live TV, &amp;quot;because Phillip and Jessica were great and they have huge fan bases. They deserve it like everybody else.&amp;quot;\r\nAfter being eliminated, an emotional Ledet hugged Sanchez, Phillips and judge Jennifer Lopez, 42. &amp;quot;Honestly, I didn&amp;apos;t think I was going to cry. I felt good about the whole situation. But when people come up to you and try to comfort you, then the tears start coming,&amp;quot; he admitted. &amp;quot;With all their support, I lost it a little bit.&amp;quot;\r\nPHOTOS: Before they were American Idol judges\r\nHe added: &amp;quot;Jennifer told me to keep my head up and said that I was only going to go further from here.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLedet ended his American Idol run with a performance of &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s a Man&amp;apos;s Man&amp;apos;s Man&amp;apos;s World.&amp;quot; He then invited his mother onstage. &amp;quot;It was just something that happened. I just felt the vibe,&amp;quot; he explained to Us. &amp;quot;She&amp;apos;s been supporting me the whole time, so I had to grab her.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLedet -- who admires past American Idol contestants Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Jennifer Hudson -- hopes &amp;quot;something good&amp;quot; comes out of his time on the series. &amp;quot;I definitely think this is what I want to do in my future, but I don&amp;apos;t really know yet because I haven&amp;apos;t talked to any of the big people.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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