Random Reality – American Idol – Hollywood Round (Part 2)

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We are down to 40 men and women. They will be cut down to 24 after this episode. We will have 12 women and 12 men. Each one will walk into the room and get their final verdict from the judges. Who made it to the “Final 24”? Find out now!

Sanjaya Malakar is first for the men. He no longer has his sister for emotional support. But he is moving on to the “Final 24”.

Anna Kearns is up first for the women. She’s REALLY tall. They tell her right away that she is NOT moving on. She is shocked.

Bernard Williams is next. He DIDN’T make the cut. Everyone thinks anyone can get cut now.

Eric Davis and Tammy Gosnell, both from Memphis, get a “NO” as well! Everyone is shocked, but that just means it’s better for them.

Melinda Doolittle is known as being a backup singer for others. But now she is shining on our own. She is going through to the next round.

Brandon Rogers is another backup singer. Will he move to the front as well? That’s a YES!

Gina Glocksen made it to the “Hollywood” round last year, but didn’t make it past the “room-cutting” phase. She IS moving on this year, though.

Jimmy McNeal and Errick Johnson both get the cut!

Haley Scarnato is up. She’s a hottie and she is moving on! YES!

Philip Stacy is next. He missed the birth of his daughter to be at these auditions. It was worth it for now as he is moving on. That could change later, though, according to rumors.

Chris Sligh is one of the more popular contestants. I like him a lot. He is moving on, despite Simon saying he wasn’t one of the best singers.

Blake Lewis is the beat-boxer. But his singing is good enough for the next round.

Thomas Lowe is the only member of the four-man group that did the best last night to NOT go through.

Rudy Cardenas goes through as stood out enough from Blake and Chris to join them.

Paul Kim says he will always go barefoot on the show and wear the same underwear until he gets eliminated. He’s coming back one more time.

Jordin Sparks is 17, but she is moving on.

Olivia Quiba-Hurst, Tatiana McConnico, and Monique Vieras all get a NO as well!

A.J. Tabaldo has tried out for this show 5 previous times, but never made it to the “Final 24”. This season he does make it, though!

Stephanie Edwards gets a quick yes from the judges.

Leslie Hunt is good enough to move on.

Nick Pedro quit the competition last year around this time. This year he wants to stay and he is moving on.

Alaina Alexander doesn’t want to sit down for her fate. She’s a cryer. She thought she did her best and it apparently was good enough this time. I thought she wasn’t that good, though.

Chris Richardson is going through to the finals as well.

Sabrina Sloan gets a sneaky answer from Simon, but she’s in.

Jerome Chism is out, along with Joelle James, Matt Buckstein, and Princess Johnson.

Lakisha Jones is a single mom. Simon again says he is “sorry because she will be seeing more of them”. Simon tells her that she is a great singer.

Nicole Tranquillo is moving on to the next round.

Jared Cotter sits in that chair and he gets a yes.

Amy Krebs is another hottie and she is in!

Antonella Barba and Marissa Rhodes are the last two girls. One of them will move on, while one will go home. Antonella is going and Marissa is out! Marissa is heartbroken. She was good, but everyone thinks that every cut is “shocking”.

Thomas Daniels (no, not THE Thomas Daniels – Kevin) spent his time flirting with Antonella. He goes head-to-head with Jason “Sundance” Head. Only one of them will move on and take the final spot. I liked Thomas a lot. He should be moving on, but Jason somehow beats him out for this spot. Thomas could have easily taken the spot of

So lets review the final list of 24…

Final 12 Men

1. Sanjaya Malakar
2. Brandon Rogers
3. Philip Stacy
4. Chris Sligh
5. Blake Lewis
6. Rudy Cardenas
7. Paul Kim
8. A.J. Tabaldo
9. Nick Pedro
10. Chris Richardson
11. Jared Cotter
12. Jason “Sundance” Head

Final 12 Women

1. Belinda Doolittle
2. Gina Glocksen
3. Haley Scarnato
4. Jordin Sparks
5. Stephanie Edwards
6. Leslie Hunt
7. Aliana Alexander
8. Sabrina Sloan
9. Lakisha Jones
10. Nicole Tranquillo
11. Amy Krebs
12. Antonella Barba

My thought on the finalists. There are some people who made it based on their personalities alone. Some great singers were cut, because they didn’t stand out or were too much like other finalists.

For the guys, I’m putting my money on Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Nick Pedro, or Brandon Rogers. For the girls, I like Haley Scarnato, Amy Krebs, Aliana Alexander, and Antonella Barba. I should mention that girls is strictly based on their looks, while the guys are for their singing. The reason is simple. I like guy singers better than girl singers.

I will tell you my opinion on the singing, though, when they actually sing on stage for everyone. That’s coming next week, so stay tuned…

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