Jesaiah Baer, a San Benito High School junior, whose audition in Long Beach for “American Idol” garnered her some time on the air Jan. 30, was eliminated before the Vegas round of auditions.
Baer’s audition was one of the more memorable ones of the early weeks of the show. While Baer’s syncopation and jazzy rendition of Kimbra’s “Settle Down” earned her rave reviews from the celebrity judges, it was the fire alarm that went off in the middle of her audition on the Queen Mary in Long Beach and her reluctance to the leave the stage that earned her more airtime. She was memorable enough that the judges invited her to the next round of the competition in Hollywood.
Baer, who did not respond to a request to discuss her experience after her elimination, was not able to reveal how far she made it in the competition when she talked with the Free Lance after her original episode aired.
Airing Wednesday and Thursday this week, the top 40 contestants competed in sudden death rounds to be chosen for the top 20, when viewers will be able to vote for their favorites.
