Meet 'American Idol's' Top 24! Who Should Make it to the Top 12?

Name: AJ Tabaldo
Age: 22
Residence: Santa Maria, CA
Occupation: supervisor for a shipping service

Name: Alaina Alexander
Age: 22
Residence: West Hollywood, CA
Occupation: Aspiring singer

Name: Amy Krebs
Age: 22
Residence: Federal Way, WA
Random Fact: Fluent in German, after living there for 3 years

Name: Antonella Barba
Age: 20
Residence: Point Pleasant, NJ
Occupation: Architecture student at Catholic University in Washington, DC

Name: Blake Lewis
Age: 25
Residence: Bothell, WA
Random Fact: Began “beat boxing” during senior year of high school

Name: Brandon Rogers
Age: 29
Residence: Southern California native
Occupation: Voice coach, wedding singer, background singer; his mother is a published songwriter

Name: Chris Richardson
Age: 22
Residence: Chesapeake, VA
Occupation: restaurant supervisor

Name: Chris Sligh
Age: 28
Residence: Greenville, SC
Occupation: Travels, performs with a band

Name: Gina Glocksen
Age: 22
Residence: Naperville, IL
Occupation: Dental assistant; Gina made it to Day 4 of the Hollywood Round during season 5

Name: Haley Scarnato
Age: 24
Residence: San Antonio, TX
Occupation: Freelance Singer

Name: Jared Cotter
Age: 25
Residence: West Orange, NJ
Random Fact: Five Towns College, Long Island graduate with a degree in business management

Name: Jordin Sparks
Age: 17
Residence: Glendale, AZ

Name: Lakisha Jones
Age: 27
Residence: Flint, MI
Random Fact: Formally trained in classical music

Name: Leslie Hunt
Age: 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Dog walker who's studying to become a dog trainer

Name: Melinda Doolittle
Age: 29
Residence: Brentwood, TN
Occupation: Backup singer on stage and in the studio

Name: Nick Pedro
Age: 25
Residence: Taunton, MA
Occupation: Account Executive

Name: Nicole Tranquillo
Age: 20
Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Vocal major at the University of the Arts

Name: Paul Kim
Age: 25
Residence: Saratoga, CA
Occupation: Pool maintenance technician

Name: Phil Stacey
Age: 29
Residence: Cincinnati, OH
Occupation: Singer in the Navy, father to 2 children

Name: Rudy Cardenas
Age: 28
Residence: North Hollywood, CA
Random Fact: Has a degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado

Name: Sabrina Sloan
Age: 27
Residence: Studio City, CA
Random Fact: Graduated from Northwestern University, and performed nationally with touring production of “Hairspray”

Name: Sanjay Malakar
Age: 17
Residence: Federal Way, WA
Occupation: High school student

Name: Stephanie Edwards
Age: 19
Residence: Savannah, GA
Random Fact: Has won every singing contest she's ever entered