4 of my favorit contestant, go to the top 24. They are kristy Lee Cook, Ramiele Malubay, Michael Johns, David Archuletta.

Season 7 Top 24 Contestants :

With auditions scheduled in seven cities across the nation, the phenomenal American Idol begins its search for the next singing superstar. Once again, talented singers will have an extraordinary opportunity to perform before millions of TV viewers and become household names, with one winning the American Idol title and a major recording contract.

So now we are down to the top 24! Here it is :
Top 12 Girls : Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmeyer, Kristy Lee Cook, JoAnne Borgella, Brooke White, Ramiele Malubay, Syesha Mercado, Kady Malloy, Asia’h Epperson, Amy Davis, Alaina Whitaker, Alexandrea Lushington.

Top 12 Guys : David Cook, Michael Johns, David Archuletta, Danny Noriega, Chikeze Eze, Robbie Carrico, Colton Berry, Luke Menard, Jason Castro, Garrett Haley, David Hernandez, Jason Yeager.

It was a very emotional show tonight as the top 50 contestants were whittled down to the top 24. The judges had to make some really difficult decisions and while some people received incredibly good news, there were many tears shed and hopes shattered tonight.

Each contestant nervously awaited their verdict as one by one, they each faced the judges in a private room. From there, Randy, Paula and Simon delivered the good and bad news and explained the reasons behind each decision.

Carly Smithson was the first to make it through. Followed by David Cook, Amanda Overmeyer, David Archuletta, Kristy Lee Cook, a very emotional Brooke White, Danny Noriega, Ramiele Malubay and Michael Johns.

It boiled down to four contestants at the end, two men and two women. Colton Berry and Kyle Ensley were asked to come together in front of the judges to find out which one would make the cut. After much explanation, Colton goes through but Simon says he completely disagrees with the decision. It’s kind of surprising to see Simon defending Kyle after all of his previous snide remarks. It seems that Kyle’s last audition where he mimicked Josh Groban is what opened Simon’s eyes.
Then it came down to Cardin McKinney and JoAnne Borgella. It was another tough decision for the judges but they decided to send JoAnne to the top 24 and say goodbye to Cardin.

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