American Idol Top 24

On Tuesday February 16th, a third of the contestants were eliminated on American Idol. That left about 46 contestants. They then went on to start announcing the top 24. They started announcing on Tuesday, and finished on Wednesday February 17th. Here is a list of the Top 24!

Aaron Kelly
Alex Lambert
Andrew Garcia
Ashley Rodriguez
Casey James
Crystal Bowersox
Didi Benami
Haeley Vaughn
Janell Wheeler
Jermaine Sellers
Joe Munoz
John Park
Katelyn Epperly
Katie Stevens
Lacey Brown
Lee Dewyze
Lily Scott
Micheal Lynche
Michelle Delamor
Paige Miles
Siobhan Mangus
Tim Urban
Todrick Hall
Tyler Grady

(List From americanidol.com)

On Tuesday February 23rd, the top 12 girls performed. After each performance the judges critiqued. Sometimes the comments were good, and other times they were not so good. My favorite girls so far are Katie Stevens, Didi Benami, and Janell Wheeler. When the show is over people watching across America can call in, and cast their vote for their favorite contestants. You can vote as many times as you want, but you might not always get in because sometimes the lines are busy. On Wednesday night the top 12 boys performed. Once again the judges critiqued and once again America casted their votes. My favorite boys so far are Aaron Kelly and Joe Munez. Thursday was elimination night. 2 girls and 2 boys were eliminated from competition. Here are the names of the people that were sent home: Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munez, and Tyler Grady.

American Idol: Hollywood Week

This week was hollywood week on American Idol. Hollywood week is when all the singers who received a golden ticket during auditions, go to hollywood and sing for the judges a few more times. During hollywood week the compitition really begins to narrow down. Once hollywood week is over, we will have the top 24 (or 36). Since the auditions are over, they are no longer having guest judges every week. From now on Ellen the Generous will be the 4th and final judge along with Kara, Randy, and Simon.

Tuesday was the first day of hollywood week. Everyone sang solo and hoped the judges liked it. Many people have already been cut, and sent home. Wednesday was the 2nd day of hollywood week. On Wednesday night they had everyone sing in groups. Most of the groups were about 3-5 people. Having the group auditions always brings a lot of drama because someone doesn't cooperate, or someone doesn't agree with someone else. Sometimes the entire group will make it to the next round, sometimes nobody in the group makes it to the next round, and sometimes a few of them will make it, and a few of them won't. As hollywood week comes to an end, they have narrowed the competition down to 71 contestants. Next week those 71 contestants will all have to sing again, and then the judges will pick the top 24.

American Idol Week 2

As the season continues, the American Idol has traveled to more places for auditions. These past two weeks they have traveled to Arlington, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Los Angeles, California. On Wednesday night they showed a bunch of different clips from all the different audition nights. Some of these auditions were great, and some were not so great. There have also been more guest judges coming on the show. Their recent guest judges were Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, and once again, Victoria Beckham. This past week was the end of auditions. This coming week will be Hollywood week. All the people that received a "golden ticket" during auditions will be performing, hoping for their chance to be in American Idol's top 24 (Or if it's like last season, the top 36). All the people that made it to Hollywood week are the ones the judges thought were the best. From here on out the competition gets hard. Most of the contestants end up crying. Whether they turn out to be tears of happiness and joy, or tears of sadness and disappointment. I'll keep you posted this week, and let you know the results of Hollywood week!