hey y’all! the top 24 contestants of the seventh season of american idol were revealed tonight! (there were loads of tears of joy & sadness for everyone involved) between the 12 boys & 12 girls – the ages range from 16 to 29 – right now i’m really digging on ramiele malubay & michael johns and i think david archuleta is just downright adorable! supposedly this time around they have the best pool of talent ever – i don’t know if i agree just yet but we’ll see how the season progresses! popbytes over & out for now…xxoo! (oh my word that took me a bit of work getting all the pictures together – enjoy!)
 | |
| American Idol Season #7 – The top 24 | |
 | |
| Syesha Mercado, 21 Hometown: Sarasota FL | Robbie Carrico, 26 Hometown: Melbourne FL |
 | |
| Ramiele Malubay, 20 Hometown: Miramar FL | Michael Johns, 29 Hometown: Los Angeles CA |
 | |
| Colton Berry, 17 Hometown: Staunton VA | Brooke White, 24 Hometown: Mesa AZ |
 | |
| David Cook, 25 Hometown: Blue Spings MO | Luke Menard, 29 Hometown: Crawfordsville IN |
 | |
| Kristy Lee Cook, 24 Hometown: Selma OR | Kady Malloy, 18 Hometown: Houston TX |
 | |
| Jason Castro, 20 Hometown: Rockwall TX | Amanda Overmyer, 23 Hometown: Mulberry IN |
 | |
| Joanne Borgella, 25 Hometown: Hoboken NJ | Jason Yeager, 28 Hometown: Grand Prairie TX |
 | |
| Garrett Haley, 17 Hometown: Elida OH | David Hernandez, 24 Hometown: Glendale AZ |
 | |
| David Archuleta, 17 Hometown: Murray UT | Danny Noriega, 18 Hometown: Azuza CA |
 | |
| Chikezie Eze, 22 Hometown: Inglewood CA | Asia’H Epperson, 19 Hometown: Joplin MO |
 | |
| Alexandrea Lushington, 17 Hometown: Douglasville GA | Carly Smithson, 24 Hometown: San Diego CA |
 | |
| Amy Davis, 25 Hometown: Lowell IN | Alaina Whitaker, 16 Hometown: Tulsa OK |