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Anoop Desai, now home in Chapel Hill after a top-six finish on the hit TV show, will have his day. Both UNC and Chapel Hill have declared Monday “Anoop Day.”

From 5:30 to 7 p.m., a reception will be hosted by the General Alumni Association at the Carolina Club. Chancellor Holden Thorp will express his thanks to Desai on behalf of the university. Doug Dibbert, president of the General Alumni Association, will speak. The event is open to the public.

At 7 p.m., Desai will head to Chapel Hill Town Hall, where Mayor Kevin Foy and the Chapel Hill Town Council will present a proclamation declaring May 4 “Anoop Day in Chapel Hill” and hand Desai a key to the city.

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Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai have been voted off during Top 7 week 2 of American Idol Season 8.

Lil and Anoop received the lowest number of votes from viewers during the week’s voting period.

Along with Lil and Anoop in the bottom 3 was Allison Iraheta.

The judges were not impressed with Lil’s performance of “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan, nor Anoop’s performance of “Dim All the Lights” by Donna Summer.

The judges had used their “save” on Matt Giraud last week, which is why 2 contestants were eliminated this week.

Anoop Desai sings “Dim All the Lights” by Donna Summer during Top 7 (again) week…

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Anoop Desai sings “Everything I Do” by Bryan Adams during Top 7 week…

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Anoop Desai sings “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper during American Idol Top 8 week…

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Anoop Desai sings “Caught Up” by Usher during Top 9 Week…

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Anoop Desai sings “Ooh Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson during Top 10 week (video)…

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Anoop Desai sings “You Were Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson during Top 11 week (video)…

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Anoop Desai sings “You Were Always on My Mind” during Top 11 week.

Paula exclaimed “Anoop is back! I’m so proud of you…it fit you like a glove…you touched my heart.”

Simon concurs “You’ve just managed to go from zero to hero…good choice of song…one of my favorite performances of the night…I take it back you deserve to be in this show.”

Randy says “This is the reason we really wanted you in the competition..I like the arrangement.”

Kara says “Untouchable song…but you did it…the biggest surprise.”

Anoop Desai’s Top 13 performance of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”…

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Anoop picked “Beat It” for his Top 13 song, and wore a grey jacket over a white shirt and black tie.

Paula did not like the song choice and felt Anoop sounded “karaoke”, Simon also did not like the performance, Randy did not like the song choice, Kara felt disconnected to Anoop as a performer.

Next up was Jorge Nunez.