Of course, it’s the exact same top 36 that Dave and I posted three weeks ago……

***Updated since Joanna got cut ****

Adam Lambert
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/29158867
The Citizen Vein (Old Band): http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?…endID=134459551
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…urrent=adam.flv

Alexander “Alex” Wagner Thugman
Age: 19
Hometown: Studio City, CA
Audition City: Phoenix
Audition: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2ESf8Qzzx8U0VUzkg

Alexis Grace
Age 20
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Audition City: Louisville
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rent=alexis.flv

Allison Iraheta
Age: 16
Hometown: Los Angeles/Puerto Rico
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/allison_iraheta
Fansite: http://www.allisoniraheta.net/
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oGX2qhNC88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gumV4BQoAqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2_BwB1Wf2A
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rent=triple.flv

Ann Marie Boskovich
Age: 22
Hometown: Nashville
Audition City: Jacksonville
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/annmariesings
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…nt=annmarie.flv

Anoop Desai
Age: 21
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Audition City: KC
Audition Photo: http://media.americanidol.com/photos/521/35959.jpg
A GREAT Fansite: http://www.anoopdog.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anoopdog
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rrent=anoop.flv

Arianna Afsar
Age: 16
Hometown: San Diego/Poway
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GztkrXA-PDc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO8cBoGvxac
Audition: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k10Dycfw8K21gwUy7s

Brent Keith Smith
Age: 28
Hometown: Blanchester, OH
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brentkeith
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L90d457lqw0…feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plqhLUV2M6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Twn9uu1AdA…feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UNq34glpB4…feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9bMx7gyRI…feature=related
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rrent=brent.flv

Casey Carlson
Age: 20
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Audition City: KC
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…nt=0f8e2dc3.flv
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/caseycarlsonmusic

Daniel “Danny” Gokey
Age: 28
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Audition City: KC
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rrent=danny.flv
Fansite set up by Dannys Cousin: http://fansofdanny.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/danielgokey

Felicia Barton
Hometown: Virgina Beach, VA
Audition City: Louisville
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/feliciabarton
Source: http://www.fox41.com/global/video/flash/po…mp;rnd=67021146
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6NrgKiuJ6A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSw2Tk9zwCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ri4ivSKOk
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…=four_louis.flv

Jacklyn “Jackie” Tohn
***Judges really liked Jackie
Age: 27
Hometown: Silverlake, CA
Audition City: NY
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jackietohn
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Tohn
Website: http://www.jackietohn.com
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…ent=jackieT.flv
Photos:
http://cdn.chickipedia.com/www/images/2/2c…ie_tohn_258.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s234/jo…rson/Jack00.gif
http://gallery.bollfans.com/albums/userpic…al-09_03369.jpg
http://image.mcomet.com/M/2007_6_imdb/0pho…-6-52-15328.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1017/125096…01c1892.jpg?v=0

Jasmine Murray
Age: 17
Hometown: Brokhaven, MS
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jasmine682
Audition   http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjsbigblog/Jackson/?action=view&current=jasmine.flv

Jeanine Vailes

Jessica “Jesse” Langseth
**Brother is Grammy Award Winner Johnny Lang
Age: 25 years old
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Audition city: Kansas City, MO

Jorge Nuñez Mendez
Age: 20
Hometown: Carolina, PR
Audition city: San Juan, PR
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rrent=jorge.flv
Video: (Starts at 1:39) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQmNtrG_yXo

Junot Joyner
**Made it to Hollywood AI7
Age: 26
Residency: Bowie, MD/Baltimore, MD
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/junotmusicpage

Kai Kalama
**JoesPlace grew up in San Clemente…lol
Age: 26
Hometown: San Clemente, CA
Audition City: SF
MySpace:www.myspace.com/offwhite
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmericanKaIdol
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…current=kai.flv

Kendall Beard
Age: 23
Hometown: Austin, TX
Audition City: PR
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…nt=group_ny.flv
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kendallbeardmusic
Website: http://www.kendallbeard.com/
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKMxhdaoPe0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIKv2wDoqYI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQv56-M47tc

Kristen McNamara
Age: 23
Hometown: Northern California
Audition City: Louisville
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kristenmcnamara
Website: http://www.kristenmcnamara.com/
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhwuEiunr80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssBL7WfuGPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcmKTmjZsM

Kris Allen
Age 23
Hometown: Conway, AR
Audition City: Louisville
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2208513857&ref=mf
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/krisallenmusic
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…=four_louis.flv
Facebook Fansite: http://www.facebook.com/people/Kris-Allen-…?gid=2208513857
Video: http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_…cing_kris_allen

Lil Rounds
**Got a Standing ovation from the judges[/i]
Age: 23
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Audition City: KC
http://media.americanidol.com/photos/521/35968.jpg[/url]
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…current=lil.flv

Matthew “Matt” Breitzke
Age: 27
Hometown: Bixby, OK
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…rrent=jamar.flv

Megan Corkery

Age 23

Hometown:Sandy, UT

Audition City: SLC

Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjsbigblog/Salt%20Lake/?action=view&current=meghanc.flv

Matt Giraud
Age: 23
Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
Audition City: Louisville
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…urrent=matt.flv
Music: http://cdbaby.com/cd/giraud2
Photo: flickr.com/photos/princessemily/3227001532
Video: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti…ideoID=39875473
Facebook Fansite: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=matt+girau…gid=61885540820

Michael Sarver
Age: 27
Hometown: Jasper, TX
Audition City: Phoenix
MySpace:  http://www.myspace.com/graymakstudios
Audition: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7vaSedIhfbMFNUymH

Mishavonna Henson
** Made it to Hollywood Seasons 6 and 7
Age: 18
Residency: Irvine, California
Audition City: Glendale, AZ
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/i_luv_love
Website http://www.redrumproductions.net/mishavonna.html
MySpace Music: http://www.myspace.com/mishavonna

Natanial “Nate’ Marshall (“McGee”)
Age:
Hometown: Malone, NY
Audition City: NYC
MySpace: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?…;albumId=125236
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Nate-Marshall/1334461667
Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/natemarshall
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI2OAYwzFRQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGWRDNA-1s

Nick Mitchell a.k.a. Normund Gentle
Hometown: Stratton, VT
Audition City: NY
Nick Mitchells MySpace: htp://www.myspace.com/nicholasjmitchell
Normund Gentles MySpace: www.myspace.com/normundgentle
Photo: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r279/milajoy/38695.jpg
http://media.americanidol.com/photos/536/38695.jpg[/url]
Hollywood Interview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3_ZGxk5XkA8
AI Audition Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4il4-ZYk79c
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=U9AmkXe7Oc0
Photo: http://media.americanidol.com/photos/541/39760.jpg

Ricky Braddy
Age: 25
Hometown: Nashville
Audition City:Louisville
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rickybraddy
Article: http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/local-rum…ant-369522.html

Scott Douglas MacIntyre
**Scott is Blind & plays several instruments
Age: 23
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Audition City: Phoenix
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/scottmacintyre
Website: http://www.scottmacintyre.com/
Audition: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k64ocleWUTptK9Uzrp

Stephen Fowler
**He plays the piano & He is African American
Age: 26
Hometown: Beachwood, OH
Audition City: NYC

Stevie Wright
Age: 16
Hometown: Phelen, CA
Audition: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x80vun_stevie-at-last_fun

Tatiana Nicole Del Toro
Age: 24
Hometown: Los Angeles/Puerto Rico
Audition City: Puerto Rico
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tatiananicoledeltoro
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…ent=tatiana.flv

Taylor Vaifanua
Age: 16
Hometown: SLC
Audition City: SLC
Photo: http://i37.tinypic.com/1snqfl.jpg
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/taylorvaifanua
Website: http://www.taylorvaifanua.com/
Audition Video: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…ent=taylorv.flv

Von Smith
Age: 23
Hometown: Greenwood, MO
Audition City: Kansas City
Audition: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/mjs…nt=1fcf99cb.flv
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/vonleesmith
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3sbMeYokI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-7eTkXUQaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KemvT7eKJxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvyFOOkKloI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9AEcSX0lE

Well, do you think it will be a good year?  There is a lot of diversity and talent!  I’m excited!!!

Commentary

1. Julian wrote on 12. Feb 2009

   Joanna’s been disqualified.

   http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-disqualifies-joanna-pacitti-from-eighth-season-competition-8428.php
2. Vivi wrote on 12. Feb 2009

   You rock JP!
   Thanks for posting it long ago… and now there’s a twist for one of the girls. (I think they only did it so people would say “she was wrong” hehe Just kidding!)
3. Sarah wrote on 12. Feb 2009

   Isn’t Felicia Barton out?
4. J wrote on 18. Feb 2009

   Hahaha Mishavonna and Megan are wearing the same dress
5. Joes Place wrote on 18. Feb 2009

   Just picked up on that, did ya?