David Archuleta Performing In Star Search As A Boy

Recap Of Tuesday Night's Idol-David Archuleta Was the Star. . .Again!

Tuesday night's episode of American Idol was really good. Some of the boys gave an okay performance, but several really stepped it up and did a great job. At the end of the night, few could disagree that young David Archuleta gave a truly amazing performance of John Lennon's Imagine (which was my high school class song by the way)! The audience and judges were so moved by the 17-year-old's incredible talent and outstanding vocal skills. He truly made the song his own, and personally I preferred his version to John Lennon's. Did you catch the clip of him singing as an 11-year-old to the American Idol contestants (Kelly Clarkson was front and center) from Season 1? If not, you can check out the clip at the bottom of this page.

Results Of Last Week's American Idol

Last Thursday night 4 of the Idol contestants were sent home. Amy Davis from Lowell, IN and Joanne Borgella from Hoboken, NJ were the unlucky girls that had to say goodbye. On the boy's side it was Colton Berry from Staunton, VA and Garrett Haley of Elida, OH that received the bad news.
These individuals are all clearly talented, but I can't say that I'm too terribly surprised at who America voted to keep. The competition this season is particularly fierce and I've sensed more variety in styles this season.
Although Jason Castro was the only one to take advantage of the new ruling to allow contestants to play instruments, I look forward to seeing more of this. I think it really allows us to get a more accurate view of individual talent.

Simon's Right! David Archuleta Was the Star Last Night!

Although I had a few favorites last night (Aussie Micheal Johns, David Cook, and Jason Castro from TX) David Archuleta stole the show! Not only was his performance incredible, but his humble reaction to the judge's comments was even more endearing. I think America is gonna love Archuleta and won't be surprised at all if he makes it to the finale.

Please scroll down the page to see David several years ago performing in Star Search. You can read more about his Star Search Junior Singer win by clicking here.

And the American Idol Season 7 Top 24 Contestants Are. . .

As you probably already know if you caught last Wednesday's episode of Idol, the final contestants took that long ride up the elevator where they met the judges face-to-face and learned whether they would be joining the top 24 or going home. I think the talent this season promises to be phenomenal. Here are the top 24:

Alaina Whitaker, age: 16 from Tulsa, OK.
Alexandrea Lushington, age: 16, Atlanta, GA.
Amanda Overmyer, age: 23, Mulberry, IN.
Amy Davis, age: 25, Cedar Lake, IN.
Asia'h Epperson, age: 19, Joplin, MO.
Brooke White, age: 24, Van Nuys, CA.
Carly Smithson, age: 24, Dublin, Ireland.
Chikeze Eze, age: 22, Inglewood, CA.
Colton Berry, age: 17, Staunton, VA.
Danny Noriega, age: 18, Azusa, CA.
David Archuleta, age: 17, Salt Lake City, UT.
David Cook, age: 25, Tulsa, OK.
David Hernandez, age: 24, Phoenix, AZ.
Garrett Haley, age: 17, Elida, OH.
Jason Castro, age: 20, Rowlett, TX.
Jason Yeager, age: 28, Grand Prarie, TX.
Joann Borgella, age: 25, Hoboken, NJ.
Kady Maloy, age: 18, Houston, TX.
Kristy Lee Cook, age: 24, Selma, OR.
Luke Menard, age: 29, Crawfordsville, IN.
Michael Johns, age: 29, Los Angeles, CA.
Ramiele Malubay, age: 20, Miramar, FL.
Robbie Carrico, age: 26, Melbourne, FL.
Syesha Mercado, age: 21, Miami, FL.

There are 8 contestants still in their teens, 2 Jasons from TX, 3 Davids, 2 from Tulsa, 3 from FL, 4 from CA, and one from Ireland. Please let me know what you think about this season's contestants and any early predications on who will be in the finals?