American Idol season 8 - Top 24

Well that's it. Simon, Paula, and Randy have picked the American Idol Top 24 contestants; 12 men and 12 women. There were really only a few surprises. I'm sure no one was shocked that Carly Smithson or Amanda Overmyer made it. In fact all of the women were either pretty much what I expected or else women that I really didn’t remember too much about. The only woman I was disappointed about was Cardin McKinney. I really liked her a lot but, she did not have a very good week in Hollywood. The biggest surprise on the men's side was Josiah Leming. I think they made the right decision. He had a great voice but he needs a few more years of experience or maybe maturity before he can consistently perform. Simon gave David Hernandez a stiff warning. He basically told him that he disagreed with Randy and Paula, and David was going to have to work really hard if he wanted any chance to win the competition. To me this means that David is not going to be around too long.

Here they are, The American Idol Season 7 Top 24:


Top 12 Women
Joanne Borgella
Kristy Lee Cook
Amy Davis
Asia’H Epperson
Alexandria Lushington
Kady Malloy
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Amanda Overmyer
Carly Smithson
Alaina Whitaker
Brooke White


Top 12 Men
David Archuleta
Colton Berry
Robbie Carrico
Jason Castro
David Cook
Chikezie Eze
Garrett Haley
David Hernandez
Michael Johns
Luke Menard
Danny Noriega
Jason Yeager