American Idol Season 10 - The Top 40 Spoilers

This is my first American Idol post of the season and it contains spoilers, so if you want to be surprised don’t read any further. 

So, by now Idol fans know the routine, auditions occur in cities around the US during the summer and fall, the judges make their picks and the contestants get their “golden ticket” to Hollywood.  The infamous “Hollywood Week” usually occurs in December and when the show starts in January the finalists have already been decided. 

This year is no different and Hollywood week kicked off back on December 6^th in Pasadena (not Hollywood).  The cuts have been made and the unofficial list has been leaked out.  

If you can’t put a face with a name then just Google them, most of these kids have video on YouTube or a Facebook page.

The top 40...

Aaron Sanders

Alexander Ryan

Ashthon Ahmirr' Jones

Brett Loewenstern

Brittney Mazur

Casey Abrams

Chris Medina

Clint Jun Gamboa

Colton Dixon

Deandre "Kamele" Brackensick

Erin Kelly

Haley Reinhart

Holly Cavanagh

Jacee Badeaux

Jacob E. Lusk

JamesDurbin

Jerome Bell

Jessica Cunningham

Jimmie Allen

John Wayne Schulz

Jordan Dorsey

Jovany Barreto

Julie Zorrilla

Karen Rodriguez

Kendra Chantelle Campbell

Lauren Alaina Suddeth

Lauren Turner

Lakeisha "Keisha Renee" Lewis

Miss Jackie Wilson

Naima Adedap

Pia Toscano

Paul McDonald

Rachel Zevita

Robbie Rosen

Scott McCreery

Stefano Langone

Ta-Tynisa Wilson

Thia Megia

Tim Halperin

Tiwan Strong

FYI – This guy is the early favorite to win the season…

* news > AMERICAN IDOL TOP 24 SPOILERS

American Idol returns tonight with Los Angeles auditions and guest judges Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne. It’ll be an odd mix at the judge’s table with the “Sk8er Boi” and “I Kissed a Girl” singers giving their feedback to the season 9 hopefuls. Tomorrow night it’s Dallas with guest judge Doogie Howser aka Neil Patrick Harris. Next week the auditions wrap up in Denver on Tuesday night and then it’s the “Road to Hollywood” episode.

Hollywood weeks starts on February 9th and it’ll be there that we get to see Ellen make her debut as an American Idol judge. Like the auditions the Hollywood week is taped in advance so the top 24 have already been decided… Fox just hasn’t published the list yet, nor will they until after the show airs. Contestants are sworn to secrecy and as Michael Lynche found out Fox doesn’t compromise when it comes to secrecy.

You’ll see Michael in the auditions this week, he’s a young blues singer who made the top 24 and reportedly was the “contestant to beat” until his father told the St. Petersburg Times that his son had made the finals. So due to a violation of his confidentiality agreement Michael has been removed from the competition. But don’t worry about Michael as he’s already signed a record contract and I’m sure will be trying to capitalize on his Idol fame.

With all that said, below is the rumored list of the top 24 contestants that will make it through the Hollywood week…

Vered Didi Benami
Crystal Bowersox
Lacey Brown
Paige Dechausse
Michelle Delamor
Lee DeWyze
Katelyn Epperly
Andrew Garcia
Chris Golightly
Tyler Grady
Ben Honeycutt
Casey James
Aaron Kelly
Alex Lambert
Siobhan Mangus
Antwan Michael
Jose Munoz
John Park
Ashley Rodriguez
Lilly Scott
Jermaine Sellers
Katie Stevens
Haeley Vaughn
Janell Wheeler