One second you're an American Idol semifinalst, the next second, the dream is over.

Such is the life of a contestant on the world's most popular reality show, as proven this week: Danny Gokey accepts a berth in the final round of 12, while Tatiana del Toro is left in tears.

This photo says it all...

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