‘American Idol’ Top 24 Leaked
We still have two cities of auditions to go before we even get to Hollywood, but it appears that the identities of the Top 24 contenders for American Idol Season 7 have already been leaked.
According to Joe’s Place, here are your Top 24 contestants and their audition cities:
For the Men:
David Archuleta - San Diego
Colton Berry - Charleston
Robbie Carrico - Miami
Jason Castro - Dallas
David Cook - Omaha
Chikezie Eze - San Diego
Garrett Haley - San Diego
David Hernandez - San Diego
Michael Johns - San Diego
Luke Menard - Omaha
Danny Noriega - San Diego
Jason Yeager - Dallas
For the Women:
Joanna Borgella - Philadelphia
Kristy Lee Cook - Philadelphia
Amy Davis - Dallas
Asia’h Epperson — Atlanta
Alexandrea Lushington - Atlanta
Amanda Overmyer - Atlanta
Kady Malloy - Dallas
Ramiele Malubay - Miami
Syesha Mercado - Miami
Carly Smithson - San Diego
Alaina Whitaker - Dallas
Brooke White — Philadelphia
Never heard of these names? Me neither. But remember we still haven’t seen the auditions for Atlanta and Miami. And in the other five cities we were only treated to a sampling of those who got golden tickets.
Of this 24, I only remember seeing auditions for seven and there were two more that I thought I caught a glimpse of in their audition cities. Here’s a recap of the names above:
In Day 2 of the San Diego auditions, 16-year-old David Achuleta performed “Waiting for the World to Change” by John Mayer with Randy providing background vocals. Simon joined Paula’s praise of the Vermont native telling him that he made a great song choice.
David Cook of Tulsa was my pick from the Omaha auditions. The rocker had a nice sound and did Bon Jovi credit when he sang “Living on a Prayer.”
I think we might have seen a glimpse of Garrett Haley at the San Diego auditions.
After listening to the Australian born Michael Johns perform Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” in San Diego, Simon called him “a white soul singer.”
Oregon native Kristy Lee Cook sold her horse to pay for her flight to Philadelphia to audition. But it was this horse training, kickboxer’s rendition of “Amazing Grace” that earned her a trip to Hollywood.
When Kady Malloy, 23, auditioned in Dallas, Simon told her that she was the best he’d seen so far. Although the Houston native could sound like Whitney Houston Brittany Spears and Carrie Underwood, it was her version of “Unchained Melody” that won over the judges.
When the Irish Carly Smithson, 23, performed “I’m Every Woman” at her audition in San Diego, it was her second time qualifying for Hollywood. In Season 5, Smithson, then Hennessy, was disqualified when her Visa didn’t come through in time.
Tulsa native Alaina Whitaker sang Faith Hill’s “Stronger” to impress the judges in Dallas.
And I’m pretty sure we saw a glimpse of Brooke White during the Philadelphia auditions.
I have no confirmation that this list is indeed the final 24. I’ll let you be the judge of the validity of this leak. In the meantime we have the Miami auditions coming up.
******* UPDATE **********
This list is indeed correct. Here’s a closer look at the Top 12 Men and a look at the Top 12 Women and their experience. I’ll be posting the women later today.
Here’s a recap of the auditions held to date:
Seed Newsvine
January 30, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Luke Menard auditioned in Omaha. They showed him last night at the end of the Omaha auditions with his golden ticket.
January 30, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Thanks for that bit of info Kenzie. I have trouble recognizing the faces at the end when the quickly run through the tickets winners.
January 31, 2008 at 4:21 am
Here is the recap for Miami
February 2, 2008 at 3:48 am
it was britney that kady impersonated and not whitney. She was not also impersonating carrie underwood when she sang before he cheats, the judges had the impression that she was actually mimicking carrie. just an FYI
February 4, 2008 at 6:08 am
I read the same thing on http://www.kristylee-cook.com so I guess it’s true!
February 4, 2008 at 10:06 pm
brooke white was at the philly auditions, she sang the corinne bailey rae song “like a star” and she’s also the first one singing on the new AI commercial that aired during the superbowl
February 4, 2008 at 10:47 pm
aifan, thanks for the tip on Brooke White. She sure did get a lot of air time last night.
February 6, 2008 at 2:42 am
Amanda overmyer rocked the judges tonight!! I love her voice… and on her harley.. bikers rock
February 6, 2008 at 2:46 am
Garrett Haley auditioned in San Diego.
February 6, 2008 at 5:17 am
looking forward to hearing david
February 8, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Asiah is from atlanta
February 8, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Saturn, thanks. I’ve updated the chart.
February 9, 2008 at 3:59 am
Colton Berry was seen at the very end of the Chrleston show with his golden ticket, but we did not hear him. However, he is from VA and is FANTASTIC
February 9, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Calma, where in VA is Colton Berry from?
February 10, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I remember Colton Berry performed as the lion in the play, The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe. When I saw him acting, I remember telling my wife “that kid is going someplace.”
This was a few years ago. It appears my prediction may indeed come true. I wish Colton all the very best in his endeavors as he has a bright future ahead of himself.
February 10, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Steve, that’s pretty cool. You can say you knew him before he became famous.
February 13, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Wow, I just saw this today, but looks like it has been out there a while. BTW, I have recently launched an American Idol Forum at http://www.idolfanforum.com/ . I need members, so please come and join if you are an idol fan.
February 14, 2008 at 12:18 am
I love David Archuleta , Michael Johns , David Cook , Kristy Lee Cook , Kady Malloy , and Alaina Whitaker .
February 21, 2008 at 5:49 am
Take a look at how the Top 12 performed in the first week:
The Men
http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/american-idol-top-24-men/
The Women
http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/american-idol-7-top-24-women/
February 22, 2008 at 4:29 am
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April 4, 2008 at 7:46 pm
David Archuleta is one of the Top finalists, of the current season of American Idol. Of course, what is American Idol without some controversy? David has come under fire because of his previous Star Search win when he was 12 years old.
April 7, 2008 at 4:56 pm
If you don’ t watch American Idol , you’ re not interested in this. If you do watch American Idol, you’ re probably only marginally interested in my take on the top 10.