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Madison VanDenburg makes it to 'Idol' finale
Television show will film in Capital Region this week
Mallory Moench | on May 12, 2019

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Deputy Superintendent of Shaker school district Kathy Skeals takes a video of Madison VanDenburg supporters during an American Idol viewing party at Shaker High School on Sunday, May 12, 2019 in Latham, N.Y.

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Darcy VanDenburg, sister of American Idol finalist Madison VanDenburg, and Lynn VanDenburg, Madison's aunt watch the 17-year-old sing in American Idol during a viewing party at Shaker High School on Sunday, May

COLONIE — Madison VanDenburg advanced to the "American Idol" finale and the show will be filming in the Capital Region this week.

Dozens of students, fans and her family members wearing "Shaker ♥ Madison" shirts erupted in applause at the Shaker High School auditorium when VanDenburg advanced to the top 3 on the ABC show Sunday night. VanDenburg, a 17-year-old Cohoes native, will perform in the finals May 19.

"This is so unbelievable I can't even speak," said Colonie Town Supervisor Paula Mahan. "She's going to be number one!"

VanDenburg will come back to the Capital Region this week to film her "Hometown Heroes" segment. The town and school district are planning events to welcome her on Tuesday.

On Sunday, VanDenburg sang three songs: "What about Us" by Pink chosen by in-house mentor Bobby Bones, "Your Song" by Elton John, and "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele in honor of Mother's Day.

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The judges again lavished praise on the teen who they dubbed "the next Kelly Clarkson" in her audition, referring to the first "Idol" winner. On Sunday, Lionel Richie said the teen's star was shining bright. Katy Perry told VanDenburg she showed "some crazy musical talent ... if you bring that out in the first 30 seconds, you are going to win."

On Sunday, Shaker High's 700-seat auditorium was half full of fellow students and fans. Colonie officials and VanDenburg's family members were also in attendance.

Five minutes before the show kicked off, student ambassadors pulled VanDenburg up on a video call and held the phone to a microphone to project her message to local fans.

"I just want to say I'm literally shocked at all you guys sitting there," she said. "From the bottom of my heart, I just want to thank you for everything. I'm literally about to go on stage in a couple minutes and I want to say thank you to everyone who's helped me get to this point. I love you guys and I really hope to make you proud tonight."

Shaker High student ambassadors Shannon Lipscomb, a sophomore, and Mariam Rehman, a junior, organized free viewing parties last week and this Sunday. They got food donated from local grocery stores and bakeries. They decorated with posters and balloons. They requested attendees to bring a non-perishable item for the Shaker food pantry, and by the time the show started, a cart outside the auditorium was overflowing with canned goods.

"We're so proud of her," said Rehman. She first heard sing her friend sing Christina Aguilera at a 7th grade talent show and said the now American Idol star is really friendly with everyone. Lipscomb, who's in math class with VanDenburg, said "she's quiet but she's really nice."

VanDenburg's older sister Taylor VanDenburg, 19, said before the show she was so nervous she was going to watch on the edge of her seat.

"I never expected something this big but I always could imagine she was going to go places and do things," she said.

The older VanDenburg remembers her little sister singing as young as 6 years old and then going on to perform at restaurants and marinas and sing the national anthem at baseball fields. The sisters are two of six siblings.

VanDenburg's mother drove out to Los Angeles, where her daughter is performing, last week in three and a half days with a banner on the back of her car telling the country to vote for Madison.

"Your talent brings me to tears of joy and happiness," VanDenburg's mother said in a video that aired on the show for Mother's Day Sunday.

VanDenburg auditioned in October and was one of 40 contestants invited to Los Angeles for the show, which began airing March 3. Cohoes hosted a watch party at Cohoes Music Hall on May 5, with about 50 fans attending to show their support.

Oddsmakers have picked her as a favorite to win. The website goldderby.com correctly predicted she would make the season 17 "American Idol" finals with Laine Hardy and Alejandro Aranda.

"No matter what happens, I'm really happy with what I've achieved," VanDenburg told the Times Union on May 2. "It would be OK if I didn't win. Everything I've gotten out of the show has been incredible."

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