Louisiana's John Foster has made it through the first cut of 'American Idol' on tonight's finale. Breanna Nix from Denton, Texas was eliminated after the first two performances.

In April, “American Idol” hopeful John Foster advanced from the Top 20 to the Top 14 with a performance of his tearjerking original song “Tell That Angel I Love Her.” The 18-year-old Louisiana singer penned the tune about his late friend, Maggie Dunn, who died during his junior year of high school.

Another season of American Idol has come to an end, but not without first giving fans a jam-packed finale before crowning the Season 23 champ.After a season of spilled secrets, and brutal axings that left many furious after the fact,