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Cedar Rapids native among tonight's 'American Idol' contestants

Jan. 20, 2010 1:35 pm

Tune in to "American Idol" tonight at 7 p.m. (Jan. 20) to see how Cedar Rapids native Kelsey Madsen fared in her Orlando audition.

Madsen, 20, is a 2008 graduate of Linn-Mar High School in Marion and attends college in Chicago. She is the daughter of Erik and Chris Madsen of Cedar Rapids.

In last night's episode, Katelyn Epperly of West Des Moines was one of only 13 out of 12,000 auditioners to win a golden ticket in the Chicago competition.

Will Madsen join her in Hollywood? All will be revealed . . . tonight.

"American Idol" is shown on local Fox affiliate KFXA.

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