Arkansas teen eliminated from 'American Idol' after performance falls flat

Noah Davis, 18, a nursing major at Arkansas Tech University, is among the American Idol hopefuls  this season. Catch his moving audition in Los Angeles during tonight’s episode on ABC.
Noah Davis, 18, a nursing major at Arkansas Tech University, is among the American Idol hopefuls this season. Catch his moving audition in Los Angeles during tonight’s episode on ABC.

The journey of an 18-year-old Arkansan competing on ABC's American Idol came to an end Monday night, when the show's contestants were whittled from 50 to 24.

Noah Davis, a nursing student from Royal, had wowed the judges with his soulful voice in the weeks before, but his performance of Lady Gaga's "You and I" fell flat.

"I don't think I realized how big of a dream this was for me until I got here," Davis said in an interview on the show. "I grew up on a farm. I'm from a small town in Arkansas. I never thought I would have made it this far."

Davis, who is taking a break from Arkansas Tech University, hinted on Twitter that his singing career might not be over yet.

"So that was not a great performance. I was very very sick and was honestly just trying to finish the song. I may not be continuing on in this competition but it's definitely not the last you'll see of me! I love all of you so very much," he wrote.

American Idol airs Sunday and Monday nights.

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