Posted on 01/11/2010 5:59:29 PM PST by silent_jonny
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Didi’s mother inspired her passion for music by singing to her when she was a little girl. She is currently pursuing a career in music in Los Angeles while learning to play the guitar and writing songs.
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Crystal grew up on a farm in Northwest Ohio and has been playing music since she was 10 years old. She enjoys playing the piano and harmonica and spending time with her son.
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Lacey began singing when she was 12 years old at churches and holiday parties. Before auditioning for IDOL, she was teaching classes at her parents’ church in Amarillo, TX.
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Michelle was born in Miami, FL, and began singing at age 5 in church. Prior to her IDOL experience, Delamor was working in retail and conducting a children’s choir.
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Katelyn was born in Iowa City, IA, and has been singing since she was 2 years old. She is a sophomore at Millikin University in Decatur, IL, and enjoys playing the piano.
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Siobhan currently lives in Marston Mills, MA, and graduated from Barnstable High School in 2008. She has been singing since age 9, and counts glassblowing as one of her hobbies.
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Paige lives in the Houston area and started singing in church when she was 5 years old. During high school, she was a competitive cheerleader and an after-school tutor.
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Ashley has been singing since she was 5 years old. She recently graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she majored in music business.
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Lilly was born in Houston, TX, and grew up in Littleton, CO. Prior to auditioning for IDOL, she was playing music locally and was the lead singer of a band called “Varlet.”
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Katie was born in Waterbury, CT, and has been singing since she was 3 years old. She enjoys playing the guitar, piano, flute and cello, and is a senior at Pomperaug High School.
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Haeley currently lives in Ft. Collins, CO, and is a junior at Poudre High School. In addition to playing the guitar, she is a member of the cheerleading squad.
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Janell began singing and songwriting in second grade. She graduated from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in theatre. She also enjoys playing the guitar and writing music.
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Lee has been performing music since age 16. He graduated from Mount Prospect High School and enjoys playing the guitar and scuba diving.
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Andrew was born in Compton, CA, and has been singing since he was 18 years old. He also enjoys playing the guitar and spending time with his son.
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Tyler is currently a sophomore at Temple University in Philadelphia. He plays the drums and is the lead singer of a band.
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Todrick grew up in Plainview, TX, and has been singing since age 10. After graduating from Bowie High School in 2003, he went on to perform on cruise ships and in theme parks.
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Casey has been singing since before he could speak. He enjoys playing the guitar and mandolin, and has been a full-time musician for the past 10 years.
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Aaron lives in Sonestown, PA, and is currently a senior at the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. He also enjoys songwriting and photography.
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Alex was born in Fort Worth, TX, and has been singing since he was 9 years old. He is currently a senior at Richland High School.
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Michael grew up in St. Petersburg, FL, and has been singing since he was in junior high. He played football for the University of Central Florida, and currently works as a personal trainer.
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Joe has been singing since age 12. In addition to playing the guitar, he is fluent in both Spanish and English.
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John began singing in the seventh grade. He is fluent in Korean, and is currently an undergraduate at Northwestern University. He also plays the piano, guitar and drums.
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Jermaine lives in his hometown of Joliet, IL, and began singing at age 7. Before auditioning for Idol, he was singing in his local church and helping take care of his mother.
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Tim was born and raised in Duncanville, TX, and has been singing and playing the guitar since he was 13 years old. He and his nine siblings were homeschooled by his mother.
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Nice work, jonny. I’m going to bookmark it so I can at least try to remember who these people are. Thanks.
Janell has to be the only hotness we have this year.
I haven’t been watching. Is ellen still part of it? I refuse to watch her.
LOL!!!
He needs to keep practicing.
Most assuredly there will be a pre-nup. Simon is a smart man-no way would he risk losing so much should a divorce occur.
Thanks Jonny for the pictures and bios of the top 24...will make it easier to keep track of who's who!
We’re pulling for African American Country singer girl. Can’t believe she’s only 16, and a cheerleader (that I can believe). Hope she isn’t being robbed of her youth.
Mrs S says long hair dude is the front runner because of the chick teeny bopper vote. The guy who took his shirt off for Kara? Rewind your DVR’s, not only when he hugged Kara did she do the leg bend (I’d love a pic of that) she physically gushed when she got to tell him he was in. ROFL
Fabulous, Jonny!
So is big Mike out or not? I hope not, I really like him. :)
It says the rumor was not true. I’m so confused.
They definitely seem to be stacking the deck in the girls’ favor this year. As much as the powers that be encourage the teenybopper/cougar voters, I think they’re anxious to steer the show away from the “Vote for the Cute Guy” perception.
Funny thing you brought that up, that was the first thing I thought of. I checked how old Kara is and she's 40, she's definitely Cougar old.
I am debating as to reading through this list yet or not. I have been working all week (thus I missed the live thread) and have not even watched the tivo yet. Not that I’m complaining after the quiet year I had last year. I will catch up with you all after the weekend.
Thanks, jonny.
They are a goodlooking bunch and very talented.
I guess I will have to root for Aaron Kelly, as he is the closest thing to a hometown boy. He lives 30 miles away from me.
pictures of top 24 bump
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