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American Idol Fans,

Randy, Paula, and Simon have picked the Season 6 Top 24 and now its time for us to pick the next American Idol. Since we'll be talking about these 24 contestants for the next FOURTEEN weeks (the Season Finale is planned to be on 5/23) I figured I would make a cheat sheet with a quick description of each person...ok I admit it, I really took these notes for our Idol Chatter segment but why not share the info with all!

Guys:

AJ Tabaldo (22) - Audition five times for idol

Blake Lewis (25) - Beat boxer

Bradon Rogers (29) - Former back-up singer for Christina Aguliera

Chris Richards (22) - He was told in the NY auditions he would be "possibly surprise" from Chesapeake, VA

Chris Sligh (28) - the big curly-haired guy who has a thing for the Hoff

Jared Cotter (25) - Known as a strong R & B singer

Nicholas Pedro (25) - Bowed out of the competition last season

Paul Kim (25) - Said he was inspired by William Hung's embarrassment to Asian singers

Phil Stacey (29) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Phil Stacey's wife had a baby while he was at audition in Memphis

Rudy Cardenas (28) - In a boy band based out of L.A. called m-pact http://www.m-pact.com

Sanjaya Malakar (17) - Brother who made it and sister did not

Sundance Head (28) - son of Roy Head who had a No. 1 song in 1965, "Treat Her Right"

Girls:

Alaina Alexander (24) - has been pursuing a career in music but almost gave up her dream until she made it on American Idol

Antonella Barba (20) - best friend Amanda did not make it and attends Catholic U

Melinda Doolittle (29) - she has been a backup singer on stage and in the studio.

Stephanie Edwards (19) - sang at the famed Apollo Theater when she appeared on It's Showtime at the Apollo

Gina Glocksen (22) -  tried out for American Idol last season and made it to Day 4 of the Hollywood Round and has a crush on Simon

Leslie Hunt (24) -  is a dog walker who is studying to become a dog trainer

Lakisha Jones (27) - single mother of a 3 year-old girl

Amy Krebs (22) - attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City

Haley Scarnato (24) - recently became engaged, has been performing as a freelance singer since she was 15 years old

Jordin Sparks (17) -  won the "Arizona Idol" contest

Sabrina Sloan (27) - performed across the country with the touring production of Hairspray.

Nicole Tranquillo (20) - where she is a vocal major at the University of the Arts