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In this image released by FOX, contestant Alexis Grace performs on "American Idol," Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Los Angeles. Grace,  the soulful 21-year-old single mother from Memphis, Tenn., was eliminated from the singing competition on Wednesday.
In this image released by FOX, contestant Alexis Grace performs on “American Idol,” Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Los Angeles. Grace, the soulful 21-year-old single mother from Memphis, Tenn., was eliminated from the singing competition on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES — Alexis Grace says her elimination from “American Idol” during the show’s country-music week seems like a betrayal of her Southern roots.

Grace, who received the lowest number of audience votes after her performance of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” told a teleconference Thursday that she feels like she let down her state of Tennessee.

But the 21-year-old single mother from Memphis says she’s going to try to redeem herself as she pursues her dream of a singing career.

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