▁R ays ▁broad c aster ▁Joe ▁Mag rane . ▁ ▁Mag rane ▁graduated ▁from ▁Howard ▁W . ▁Bla ke ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁American ▁Id ol ▁Mag rane ▁aud ition ed ▁in ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia . ▁In ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁she ▁performed ▁" Go ▁Light ▁Your ▁World " ▁by ▁Kath y ▁Tro cc oli . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁female ▁vote ▁get ters ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 3 ▁she ▁performed ▁" I ▁Have ▁Nothing " ▁by ▁Whit ney ▁Houston ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bottom ▁three ▁female ▁vot er ▁get ters , ▁but ▁was ▁declared ▁safe . ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 1 , ▁she ▁performed ▁" One ▁S weet ▁Day " ▁by ▁Maria h ▁Care y ▁and ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁and ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁Perform ances / results ▁▁ ▁When ▁Ryan ▁Se ac rest ▁announced ▁the ▁results ▁for ▁this ▁particular ▁night , ▁Mag rane ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁B ottom ▁ 3 ▁Women ▁but ▁declared ▁safe ▁second , ▁as ▁El ise ▁Test one ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁the ▁bottom ▁female ▁vote ▁get ter . ▁ ▁Post - Id ol ▁Mag rane ▁appeared ▁on ▁The ▁Today ▁show ▁and ▁Anderson ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Mag rane ▁performed ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner " ▁at ▁Bus ch ▁Stadium ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁season