For season 9
American Idol is doing a few things differently. The show
is back to a Top 24, there's a new judge in, an old judge on the way
out, and the semi-finalists all have FOX sanctioned social media
accounts. Not only can you vote for the Top 24 on
Idol, you can follow
them on Twitter, be their friends on Myspace, and be their fan on
Facebook. Don't expect any spoilers from the accounts, because I'm
certain FOX is watching them with eagle eyes, but the number
of followers and fans do offer new insight into who America is most
fond of.
While the Top 24's Twitter accounts have only been live for two days,
there are some clear winners and losers when it comes to social media.
The big winner? Andrew Garcia who has nearly 5,000 more followers than
any of his fellow
Idol semi-finalists. As far as Twitter accounts go,
the most popular lady in the competition is also the contestant with
the most pre-season buzz: Didi Benami. While Didi and Andrew can be
sitting pretty confident about their popularity (and safety come
Thursday night) if I were Paige Mills, Toddrick Hall, Michelle Delamor,
or Joe Munoz, I would be quaking in my boots. Paige, who has been
almost completely MIA during the audition process has the fewest
followers of any
Idol semi-finalist with 448 followers.
Here's how the semi-finalists stack up in terms of Twitter Followers.
You can keep tabs on all the season 9 semi-finalists thanks to
BuddyTV's American Idol Twitter account, where we've grouped the
Top
24's Official Twitter Account into an easily followable list. Be sure to follow BuddyTV's
Idol account too while you're at it!
Andrew Garcia: 6,232 Followers
Didi Benami: 1,483 Followers
Casey James: 1,482 Followers
John Park: 1,467 Followers
Tyler Grady: 1,400 Followers
Katie Stevens: 1,317 Followers
Crystal Bowersox: 1,226 Followers
Ashley Rodriguez: 1,167 Followers
Tim Urban: 1,123 Followers
Janell Wheeler: 1,078 Followers
Lacey Brown: 1,017 Followers
Aaron Kelly: 962 Followers
Micael Lynche: 954 Followers
Todrick Hall: 931 Followers
Alex Lambert: 872 Followers
Lilly Scott: 856 Followers
Lee Dewyze: 804 Followers
Katelyn Epperly: 684 Followers
Haeley Vaughn: 667 Followers
Jermaine Sellers: 628 Followers
Siobhan Magnus: 604 Followers
Joe Munoz: 513 Followers
Michelle Delamor: 473 Followers
Paige Miles: 448 Followers
Which season 9 Idol semi-finalist are you most excited to follow on Twitter?