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Idols to watch in Hollywood Week

Published Tuesday, February 13, 2007 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Last year, I said on live TV that I thought the two American Idols to watch in 2006 were Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry. That seemed to work out OK. So...who am I keeping an eye on this year as Idol's Hollywood Week starts tonight? There are 172 contestants. We've seen barely half of them so far. But of those, keep track of these 20 tonight and tomorrow and see if they make the final 24 on American Idol.

Guys
Rudy Cardenas, 28, Los Angeles
Tommy Daniels, 21, Troutdale, Ore.
Sundance Head, 27, Porter, Texas
Blake Lewis, 25, Bothell, Wash.
Sanjaya Malakar, 17, Lacey, Wash.
Jimmy McNeal, 23, Waxahachie, Texas
Chris Richardson, 22, Chesapeake, Va.
Brandon Rogers, 28, N. Hollywood, Calif.
Chris Sligh, 28, Greenville, SC

Gals
Alaina Alexander, 24, W. Hollywood, Calif.
Antonella Barba, 19, Point Pleasant, NJ
Baylie Brown, 16, Krum, Texas
Melinda Doolittle, 28, Brentwood, Tenn.
Tami Gosnell, 29, Lafayette, Colo.
Ebony Jointer, 23, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
Shyamali Malakar, 19, Lacey, Wash.
Haley Scarnato, 24, San Antonio
Jordin Sparks, 16, Glendale, Ariz.
Jory Steinberg, 25, Santa Monica, Calif.
Kia Thornton, 27, Englewood, NJ

You can also compare my list with EW's power rankings.

Labels: American Idol, TV