TV - american idol 10 - top 13

AI S10 top 24

From this group of 24 comes the final 13 for this season of American Idol.. I have to admit, they were all good..

Before I delve any further, I would just like to say that while I saw the wisdom in letting Chris & Jaycee go, Jaycee's departure broke my heart.. His voice is really special and I hope that we'd see a new and improved (better) Jaycee in the next season or a couple of seasons after this. I would definitely love hear him sing his heart out again!

Okay, the top 13.. I think they were all good choices - i got the top 5 guys right and missed on hailey for the girls (my money was on either Naima or Julie or even Rachel who reminded me of last season's Siobhan).  At least Naima got saved with the wild card competition.  Speaking of which, I'm not sure I like Ashthon and while I do like Stefano, I think that Robbie should have been given the spot.

All in all, as what has always been pointed out, the talent on this batch was great.. if only some of them have auditioned last year, they'd be a shoo-in.. but at least they got to show America and the world that they have the chops.. i recently read an article from Yahoo (i think!) where they showed that the vocalist for Lady Antebellum and Mercedes from Glee had previously auditioned for Idol fame, but sadly (or luckily? depends on perspective) got rejected.. i guess it only goes to show that if you persevere and if you believe in yourself and your dreams, different paths get you to the same destination..

my faves? paul and casey for the guys and pia and karen for the girls.. hope these picks would make it far..