Last night’s American Idol show began with 71 contestants that were reduced to 46 and ended with 7 of the Top 24 revealed. The remaining 17 of the top 24 will be revealed tonight.

Thus far the 7 who have been revealed are as follows:

1) Big Mike Lynche, the personal trainer whose wife recently delivered a baby girl.
2) Didi Benami who is singing her heart out in memory of her best friend who passed away recently.
3) Katlin Epperly
4) Casey James
5) Aaron Kelly – The 16 year old who was raised by his Aunt
6) Lee Dewyze who asserted his self confidence when he was told it appeared it was lacking. He spoke up for himself in a respectful manner and as it turned out, his place was not really in jeopardy.
7) Todrick Hall

The show ended here but rest assured that all of those that are still waiting in the agony room are extremely talented. All of the judges from Simon to Randy have admitted that this year has produced the greatest pool of talent they ever had to choose from.

There’s probably already a few contestants that could make it big in the music industry that have already been eliminated that could actually at some point in the future look back on their road to success and prove to be an embarrassment to Idol. And I suppose its only a matter of time before that happens.

Jessica Furney and Shelby Dressel were both let go last night and I suspect they both have that potential. Here are a few we’re watching closely that are still alive and will discover their fate with the idol judges on tonight’s show:

    Andrew Garcia,
    Katie Stevens,
    Lilly Scott,
    Tori Kelly,
    Ashley Rodriguez,
    Tyler Grady,
    Janell Wheeler,
    Thaddeus Johnson and
    Crystal Bowersox

Good luck to all of the contestants. Congratulations to those who are in and for those who are not, keep your head up. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You were up against some fierce competition and hopefully you have had an experience of a lifetime.

See you all tonight!
Sandy

Filed under: American Idol 2010 - Season 9

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