I, for one, couldn’t be happier to find out who (officially) made the cut for the “American Idol 7” top 24 finalists – sure, we’ve seen the spoilers online, but this is the official word from Randy, Simon and Paula.

So how close to the leaked spoiler list of American Idol top 24 finalists does the real list come? Dead on, exactly one and the same. Looks like the online spoiler was pretty accurate.

If you read the spoilers online, you’re likely not too surprised by the outcome. If you haven’t seen the list, let me repost here (and note that any names underlined link to their audition clip).

The official “American Idol 7” top 24 finalists are…
Top 12 Guys:

• Chikezie Eze
• Colton Berry
• Danny Noriega
• David Archuleta
• David Cook
• David Hernandez
• Garrett Haley
• Jason Castro
• Jason Yeager
• Luke Menard
• Michael Johns
• Robbie Carrico

Top 12 Girls:

• Alaina Whitaker
• Alexandrea Lushington
• Amanda Overmyer
• Amy Davis
• Asia’h Epperson
• Brooke White
• Carly Smithson
• Joanne Borgella
• Kady Malloy
• Kristy Lee Cook
• Ramiele Malubay
• Syesha Mercado

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