Tonight was the final elimination before American takes control of who stays and who goes. The Final 40 became the Top 24. I didn’t really feel like there were any huge surprises tonight. Without further ado, here is the list of the Top 24. (I’ve included links to the videos that I’ve already posted from the group. I’ll be trying to track down the rest of the audition videos before next week.)
Girls:
Melinda Doolittle (really got some nice encouragement from Simon— even a hug)
Gina Glocksen (who didn’t make it past Hollywood last year)
Haley Scarnato
Jordin Sparks (at 17, I believe she’s the youngest)
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Alaina Alexander
Sabrina Sloan
Lakisha Jones (the single Mom from Birmingham)
Nicole Tranquillo
Amy Krebs
Antonella Barba
Guys:
Sanjaya Malakar
Brandon Rogers (rumors that claim American Idol is fixed state he is the winner)
Philip Stacy (who missed his daughter’s birth and will now be missing several firsts, most likely)
Chris Sligh (Jack Osbourne look-alike and music minister)
Blake Lewis (Seattle beat boxer extraordinaire)
Rudy Cardenas
Paul Kim (who will be wearing no shoes and his lucky underwear from now on)
A.J. Tabaldo
Nick Pedro (who left the auditions last year)
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
Sundance Head
I just have a couple of comments before I sign off. One, I really hate it when they ask the contestants how they think they did. What are they supposed to answer? You should send me home, I was horrible? I also dislike it when they try to fake them out and make them think that they haven’t made it through when they have.
I have a bit of mixed feelings about this top 24. I don’t know, something just seems off about it. I think part of it is that there’s a really high number of people that we hadn’t seen at all until tonight. So, I feel really disconnected from a number of these people. Then there are at least two people who made it through whom I had seen their audition, and I didn’t even think they would make it to Hollywood, much less to the final 24. So, that’s a bit disappointing. On the other hand, several of my favorites DID make it through. I’ll be posting my own personal “must have” top 12 in the coming week. Then we’ll see how many of them survive to that point.
What did you think?
Jill…your quote from earlier:
“Sundance (Head) is from Porter, Texas, by the way. That’s a hole in the wall about 45 minutes from where I live.”
I taught music to Sundance at that “hole in the wall” where I educated 1,000 elementary students, weekly, to the joys of music-for 10 years! Not such a small hole! Go, Sundance
Jane Patton
Former Porter Elem. Music teacher
Chris Richardson should go a long way in this group, it seems he has utalent that has been rarely marketed on AI up til now. It seems they may be searching for a pop male singer this year, as it also seems he is the only one that would fill the shoes..
His voice was good although he hasnt been showcased like most of the drama kings and Queens, just goes in sings and gets the job done, no complainbts from the judges and seems to be a target for the finals. I dont see the Justin Timberlake voice, the looks possibly but hey, Timberlake was very successful, so why would’nt Richardson do the same. I want to see more of his range and abilities though.
Idol should lose the clown acts and focus more on the talent that alot of the unknowns have, hopefully now we can see what the 12 can do.
I love Nick Pedro.. VOTE FOR PEDRO!! Thats my hometown boy right there =)
NICK RULES :)
who won tonight??????? I missed it.
Paul Kim, Rudy Cardenas, Amy Krebs and Nicole Tranquillo were eliminated.