♫ ♫ American Idol Season 9; 2010 ♫ ♫

[ritzy!]

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TOP 24!

http://television.aol.com/american-idol/20...-24-contestants

Didi won the judges over in Los Angeles with her Norah Jones-esque version of 'Hey Jude.' Even after kudos from guest judge Avril Lavigne ("I think you have huge potential"), the 22-year-old burst into tears as she was handed a ticket to Hollywood. Didi lost her best friend several years ago and for her, singing is carrying on her friend's legacy. During Hollywood Week, she held it together and continued to wow the judges, particularly with her bold choice to perform Kara DioGuardi's song, 'Terrifed.' With rich vocals and nary a tear, Didi killed it.

Katelyn Epperly

When Katelyn first auditioned in Chicago, the judges saw a spark and raw talent, but wanted her to bring more excitement to her game, with Simon declaring, "the lights are off." But the 19-year-old's rendition of Duffy's 'Syrup and Honey' was strong enough to send her to Hollywood, where she stepped up to the proverbial plate with more energy and confidence. Ultimately, it paid off.

Janell Wheeler

Janell impressed the judges from the start. Following her soulful rendition of 'House of the Rising Sun' in Orlando, Randy Jackson told her, "There's something infectious about you." The 24-year-old stood out yet again during Hollywood Week, when she sang an acoustic version of Estelle's 'American Boy.' "That was amazing ... amazing! I loved it," Ellen DeGeneres said. Even Simon Cowell liked her, praising her acoustic performance. Will America follow suit?

Lacey Brown

Lacey may have gotten booted off the Top 50 last year, but that didn't stop her trying again in season 9. The 23-year-old church choir director from Amarillo, TX, returned with a rendition of 'Over the Rainbow' at the Orlando auditions, where Kara told her, "You're definitely one of my favorites." Last year, she was axed while sitting next to Megan Joy Corkrey, who became a Top 24 finalist, but she said she knew it wasn't the end of the road -- and she was right.

Ashley was already dripping with star power when she arrived at the Boston auditions, and prompted Simon to tell her that she has the "it" factor. Fashion maven and guest judge Victoria Beckham approved, too, telling her, "You look fantastic, you're one of my favorites that I've seen." The 21-year-old sang Alicia Keys's 'If I Ain't Got You' to a resounding thumbs up, and kept going strong through Hollywood Week, where she impressed again in her group audition with a sweet, lilting performance of Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable.'

Crystal Bowersox

Crystal auditioned in Chicago with a throaty version of Janis Joplin's 'Piece of My Heart,' after which the judges (including guest Shania Twain) gave her a unanimous yes. In Hollywood, the 24-year-old brought her passion to the stage with a performance of Sheryl Crow's 'If It Makes You Happy,' on which she accompanied herself with a harmonica and guitar. It's exciting to see such purity on the 'Idol' stage -- and it will be interesting to see what the show's makeover-ologists will do with her bohemian style.

Katie Stevens

Katie blew away the judges in Boston with her powerful, controlled rendition of 'At Last.' Kara was amazed that the 16-year-old pulled off such a strong audition, Randy said she had "good, natural talent," while guest judge Victoria Beckham told her, "You have really nice stage presence. Which I like. You look happy." In Hollywood, the teen again impressed during her standout group audition with a stellar team performance of Alicia Keys' 'No One.'

Lilly Scott

We didn't see much of Lilly before her arrival in Hollywood, but the 20-year-old sandwich-shop employee clearly struck a chord in her Denver audition with her silky voice and rocker style. In Hollywood, Lilly took her sweet, soulful voice to the stage on Day 1 with Duffy's 'Lullaby of Birdland.' Her voice was smooth like honey and she seemed cool and collected. Her fate on the Top 24 may have been sealed when Kara told her, "everything about you is refreshing."

Haely Vaughn

Haely auditioned in Denver with a rendition of Carrie Underwood's 'Last Name' and a bubbly personality that won the judges over instantly. Another distinction that caught their eyes is her determination to be the first black, mainstream pop-country singer. Simon told her, "What I like about you is, you're different. ... I think you're infectious." In Hollywood, she brought out the country vibe again with Taylor Swift's 'Change' with an energy and surprising power that got her fellow 'Idol' hopefuls clapping for her.

Paige Miles

Paige Miles is another finalist on the Top 24 who's seen little screen time so far. The upbeat singer reveals in her golden ticket interview that she's a cheerleader, and that she auditioned this year in the name of a late family member who made her promise she would.

Siobhan Magnus

Siobhan auditioned in Boston, but she was finally showcased to viewers during Hollywood Week. On her Day 3 audition, the 19-year-old sang a jubilant rendition of 'Living for the City,' in an ostensible (and effective) attempt to buck Ellen's earlier criticism that she sounded old. Siobhan was also part of a disappointing group performance of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," but managed to stand out nonetheless.

Michelle Delamor

Michelle got a sweep of easy "yeses" in Orlando with her smooth version of Aretha Franklin's 'Chain of Fools.' During Hollywood Week, the 22-year-old Miami native sang alongside Ashley Rodriguez and Charity Vance in their impressive group audition with Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable.'

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LOL.

What are your thoughts?

Haha, yeah it's too early for anything so let's have fun talking about the audition process.

Too bad this dude is old, he would SO win if the age limit was higher by, a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-Y5DVjZIA

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What are your thoughts about no Paula? (none) Posh? (Nicer than expected) MJBlige? (She laughed too much)

[Guest Cherry-sama]

PANTS ON THE GROUND. PANTS ON THE GROUND.

...XD

Victoria Beckham was a very annoying and bizarre twig, to be honest. 99% of the time, she said NOTHING about the person's voice. Why was she even there? >3>

Mary was interesting. I don't quite get the laughing/crying scene with that dead-looking guy, but...

I'm kinda sad that the otaku girl couldn't sing.

[KonaBeans]

I'm kicking myself. I forgot to watch it last Tues and Wed and I kept telling myself not to forget.

This is one of my favorite shows.

[einjhel]

i havent watch the premier and i was wondering who replace Paula as a judge? was it ellen degeneres?

[ritzy!]

yeah i was wondering why i didnt see her though..maybe later on.

[oohdi]

I thought Mary J didn't really judge all too well. Most of what she said was like "You did amazing, horrible, good, etc."

I wanted to hear her input on how she really felt. She gave out basic answers is what I'm trying to say. She was funny though.

How did the old guy get through to the audition process if he was that age anyway? Hahaha.

[Guest Matahari_Biru]

Okay friends... here's my 2cents for the 1st and 2 ep. As I've already cut my cable tv subscription to the basic one. I can't watch American Idol anymore on the same date as it telecast from Star World. I have to be a little patient to watch it by downloading from clubbox. Turn out I have my advantage by downloading the file as I can watch the episodes over and over again anytime I want to. And really pay attention to the contestants. And ta-dah, doing what I love the most, recap the vid.

Of the the two episodes, I love the first episode better because they show lots of good contestant and lots of touching background stories of the contestants. And oh, after watching over and over again these episode, I got the feeling this season's winner will be a girl. I don't know but I feel like it's deliberately the producer directed to show more of the good female contestant. Perhaps it's because last season, the two finalists is male (Kris Allen & Adam Lambert). This is just an intuiton of mine. Or it's true that there is not that much of good male contestant so far.

Here are my favorite contestants.

I love this guy. What he did his own arrangement to Joan Osborne's song One Of Us, it just blew me away. And his voice is so so smooth. Woohooy!

So far, he's my favorite rocker in this season. He's very articulate when singing Fall For You from Secondhand Serenade

These 3 male contestants that each have their own unique and nice characteristic. Tyler with the 70's and marvin gaye smooth tyle, Justin with the touching story of surviving cancer and Benjamin with the groove.

Lots of female singers with strong vocals... Tight competition! The first three have touching stories. Tissue please.. ;

She's my bet for the country singer. Her body is to die for.

And oh I just loove Mary J Blige expression when asked by Simon Cowell about the guitar girl. With the blank look, she just said: "I don't get it!" LOL!

[Guest duckbutt']

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I LOVE the top three guys on your list, <3 I'm really hoping to hear something amazing from

the rocker. He was good <3 But seriously, the females are like...dominating this season

apparently? Honestly, I like guy voices better, but the girls this year are really good.

[Guest pandoras0nymph]

my favorite.. hahah

i felt bad while he was singing, there were raindrops falling hahaha poor lamar

[Guest heartdrops]

Pants on the Ground definitely became a hit lmao.

John Park.. I'm sure he will come up in this thread some time lol.

"I like your bottom end" LOL.

[Guest duckbutt']

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xDD

Go John Park <3 Probably my favorite from Chicago. But...there weren't many talents to choose from.

From what they showed anyway :\

[Guest epiklove.]

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yup...it sure did!

i think he's like the 1st and only asian to have ever won that gold ticket...lol.

he's got an awesome voice....i'm rooting for him now!

need an asian to help promote other asian artists ^^

and i'm sure jyp would love to take him in if he doesn't make it far!

[Guest heartdrops]

^ No.. actually Paul Kim also got the gold ticket.. from whichever season it was.

[Guest Dorkiilove]

John Park has a really nice voice

:] I think its even better than Paul Kim's but meh.

[shortboy]

I feel like this season is aimed for Angela Martin. I mean...she really deserves it.

[Guest tofumonkey]

ahhh i'm definitely looking forward to all this talent.. !

but lol yes, inside, i was going OMAGAHHH IT'S AN ASIAN GUYYYYY OMAHGAHHH.

and of course my dad just HAS to go,

"hmm, he has a nice voice, but he needs to take care of that typical asian hair. that's bad."

): .

[c.y.]

nobody is really that surprising so far...John Park is not bad, i'll be rooting for him just because he is Asian. =P

my favorite would be Jermaine Sellers...he was on Sunday's Best before and i know he can tear it up for sure.

[Guest delightful123]

Haha my entire school is going crazy over John Park (he goes to my school). I know him, though not well. Rootin' for him!

[oohdi]

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yup...it sure did!

i think he's like the 1st and only asian to have ever won that gold ticket...lol.

he's got an awesome voice....i'm rooting for him now!

need an asian to help promote other asian artists ^^

and i'm sure jyp would love to take him in if he doesn't make it far!

nope... Jasmine Trias (top3)? Camille Velasco?.. from season 3

i also remembered a cambodian making it to hollywood. a korean made it to semi-finals

yeah..

[Guest heartdrops]

^ ramiele malubay also made it