
American Idol began with a bizarre plug for Hayden Christensen’s new movie Jumper that involved Ryan Seacrest, a mountaintop and a can of Coke and ended with twenty-six broken-hearted hopefuls lamenting they’d “have to get a job now.” Which means twenty-four contestants are going to the semifinals, dawg! In an excruciatingly drawn-out hour, Simon, Paula and Randy sent a few audition stars packing (emo warbler Josiah Leming; tie aficionado Kyle Ensley; big personality Jeffrey Lampkin) and rewarded a few of our favorites (rock & roll nurse Amanda Overmyer; spunky Danny Noriega; tattooed Irishwoman Carly Smithson). Guys will compete next Tuesday, February 19th and girls will perform the next night. The first live results show will be Thursday, February 21st, when four singers will be sent home. For the full list of semifinalists (and a clip of the weirdest acceptance ever: Paula’s “spell your name, Syesha!”), keep reading.
Joanne Borgella
Kristy Lee Cook
Amy Davis
Asia’h Epperson [Watch her Atlanta audition]
Alexandréa Lushington
Kady Malloy
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Amanda Overmyer [Watch her Atlanta and Hollywood Week auditions]
Carly Smithson [Watch her Hollywood Week audition]
Alaina Whitaker
Brooke White
David Archuleta
Colton Berry
Robbie Carrico
Jason Castro
David Cook [Watch his Omaha audition[
Chikezie Eze
Garrett Haley
David Hernandez [Watch his Hollywood Week audition]
Michael Johns
Luke Menard
Danny Noriega [Watch his Best of the Rest audition]
Jason Yeager
[Photo: Courtesy of Fox]

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