Felicia Barton

A last minute addition to season eight of “American Idol” (Fox, 2002- ), Felicia Barton – who calls Virginia Beach, VA her hometown – secured a spot as a Top 36 semifinalist after it was decided fellow contestant Joanna Pacitti was ineligible to continue in the competition, due to personal connections within the show’s production company, 19 Entertainment. Barton, 26 is married and has a son. She began singing before she could talk, and her first public performance was at age two.