American Idol begins its Hollywood performances tonight, with the top 12 males all hitting the stage in front of a live national audience. Tomorrow, the top 12 ladies will perform and on Thursday FOX will run a live, one-hour Results Show.
So, take a chance to familiarize yourself with the Idol top 24 hopefuls before the next two episodes.
Top 12 Males:
AJ Tabaldo
22, Santa Maria, CA
Audition City: Los Angeles
Blake Lewis
25, Bothell, WA
Audition City: Seattle
Brandon Rogers
28, North Hollywood, CA
Audition City: Los Angeles
Chris Richardson
22, Chesapeake, VA
Audition City: New York
Chris Sligh
28, Greenville, SC
Audition City: Birmingham
Jared Cotter
25, Kew Gardens, NY
Audition City: New York
Nicholas Pedro
25, Taunton, MA
Audition City: New York
Paul Kim
25, Saratoga, CA
Audition City: Los Angeles
Phil Stacey
29, Jacksonville, FL
Audition City: Memphis
Rudy Cardenas
28, North Hollywood, CA
Audition City: Seattle
Sanjaya Malakar
17, Federal Way, WA
Audition City: Seattle
Sundance Head
28, Porter, TX
Audition City: Memphis
Top 12 Females:
Alaina Alexander
24, West Hollywood, CA
Audition City: Los Angeles
Amy Krebs
22, Federal Way, WA
Audition City: Seattle
Antonella Barba
20, Pleasant, NJ
Audition City: New York
Gina Glocksen
22, Naperville, IL
Audition City: Memphis
Haley Scarnato
San Antonio, TX
Audition City: San Antonio
Jordin Sparks
17, Glendale, AZ
Audition City: Seattle
Lakisha Jones
27, Fort Meade, MD
Audition City: New York
Leslie Hunt
24, Chicago, IL
Audition City: Los Angeles
Melinda Doolittle
29, Brentwood, TN
Audition City: Memphis
Nicole Tranquillo
20, Philadelphia, PA
Audition City: Memphis
Sabrina Sloan
27, Studio City, CA
Audition City: Minneapolis
Stephanie Edwards
19, Savannah, GA
Audition City: Memphis
We see that Sabrina is the last contestant left from Minneapolis, Haley as the last contestant from San Antonio, and Chris as the last from Birmingham, while Memphis has the lead of 6 remaining contestants, and Los Angeles, Seattle and New York all coming in with 5 each.