Idol Talk: Hollywood Slash and Churn

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

by Vera H-C Chan

Simon Cowell, Ready to Trample on Dreams

Vote for the Worst and Joe's Place have leaked the 36 finalists, and Hollywood Week just started.

Gleeful sport of spoilers aside, leaked names really don't matter at this stage. A few of those names won't get a blink of recognition from viewers, since some singers never got any audition camera time (and perhaps never will). Besides, the judges have complete control anyhow over Idolers' fates until the final 12, so emotional investment at this stage would be, well, unseemly. And, as Jason Castro proved last season, being a complete unknown right now isn't necesarily a disadvantage, and even adds a come-hither allure of mystery.

But, in salute to dreams that get crushed before they're fully bloomed, below are the most popular 20 contestants out of the 200 who have made it to Hollywood Week: This may be their last time to be an object of Web adulation, so enjoy them while they last.

Top Searched "American Idol" Contestants, past 7 days

  1. Joanna Pacitti
  2. Katrina Darrell
  3. Casey Carlson
  4. David Osmond
  5. Adam Lambert
  6. Michael Castro
  7. Stephen Fowler
  8. Raquel Houghton
  9. Kai Kalama
  10. Megan Corkrey
  11. Tatiana Del Toro
  12. Rose Flack
  13. Leneshe Young
  14. Frankie Jordan
  15. Kendall Beard
  16. Norman Gentle
  17. Matt Giraud
  18. Emily Hughes
  19. Anoop Desai
  20. Scott MacIntyre

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