American Idol Season 7

American Idol 7

American Idol returned for its seventh season when it aired on January 15, 2008 for a two day, four hour premier. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe revealed small changes will be made in the show upon its return in 2008. It was reported that more attention will be paid to who the contestants are, where they come from, and why fans should care to vote for them. Nothing as dramatic as the songwriting competition or an age-limit change was planned for the season. Still, the executive producer owns up to the fact that season 6 took the focus away from the contestants, their backgrounds and their talent, and it needs to get back on track.

In Season 6, relatively little was known about the contestants, which was evident by the fact that Sanjaya's hair was the biggest "personal" story of each week. While there are a couple of big changes planned, "fans shouldn't fret" states Lythgoe. Despite cries that every season in the initial audition process the judges were cruel and mean, there will be little to no adjustments made to that part of the show. The contestants might be allowed to play their own instruments in the top 12, but Lythgoe hasn't yet decided on that and wants to be careful to keep the competition fair for those who don't have that skill. It is, after all, a singing competition.

"Idol Gives Back" raised more than $75 million last year for underprivileged children, and will return this year on April 9, 2008.

Auditions for the seventh season of American Idol began July 30.

The Auditions were held in the following cities

• San Diego, California: Qualcomm Stadium - July 30
• Dallas, Texas: Texas Stadium - August 6
• Omaha, Nebraska: Qwest Center - August 10
• Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Dome - August 14
• Charleston, South Carolina: North Charleston Coliseum - August 18
• Miami, Florida: American Airlines Arena - August 22
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wachovia Center - August 27

American Idol Top 12 Female

1.  Asia'h Epperson, age 19
2. Alaina Whitaker, age 16
3. Alexandrea Lushington, age 16
4. Amanda Overmyer, age 23
5. Amy Jean Davis, age 25
6. Brooke White, age 24
7. Carly Smithson, age 24
8. Joanne Borgella, age 25
9. Kady Malloy, age 18
10. Kristy Lee Cook, age 24
11. Ramiele Malubay, age 20
12. Syesha Mercado, age 20

American Idol Top 12 Female

1. Chikezie Eze, age 22
2. Colton David Berry, age 17
3. Danny Noriega, age 18
4. David Archuleta, age 17
5. David Cook, age 25
6. David Hernandez, age 24
7. Garrett Haley, age 17
8. Jason Castro, age 20
9. Jason Yeager, age 28
10. Luke Menard, age 29
11. Michael Johns, age 29
12. Robbie Carrico, age 26

First Aired: January 15, 2008
Last Aired: May 21, 2008

Notes:

• There are 41 episodes in this season.

New Casts Member:

1. Kristy Lee Cook as Seventh Place
2. David Cook as Winner
3. Carly Smithson as Sixth Place
4. Kady Malloy as Sixteenth Place
5. Alaina Whitaker as Eighteenth Place
6. Brooke White as Fifth Place
7. David Archuleta as Runner-Up
8. Colton Berry as Twenty-First Place
9. Joanne Borgella as Twenty-Second Place
10. Robbie Carrico as Seventeenth Place
11. Jason Castro as Fourth Place
12. Amy Davis as Twenty-Third Place
13. Asia'h Epperson as Fourteenth Place
14. Chikezie as Tenth Place
15. Garrett Haley as Twenty-Fourth Place
16. David Hernandez as Twelfth Place
17. Michael Johns as Eighth Place
18. Alexandréa Lushington as Nineteenth Place
19. Ramiele Malubay as Ninth Place
20. Luke Menard as Fifteenth Place
21. Syesha Mercado as Third Place
22. Danny Noriega as Thirteenth Place
23. Amanda Overmyer as Eleventh Place
24. Jason Yeager as Twentieth Place

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