I have been a fan of AI since Season 1, so am excited again that Season 8 starts airing few weeks ago. This Season's format is a little bit different from previous seasons, they choose a total of Top 36 semifinalists, and divide them into 3 groups of 12 to perform every week. Each week the male, female, and the next top vote getter with the highest number of votes will make it into the top 12. The remaining 3 seats in the top 12 will be choosen by judges at the Wildcard round among those who were eliminated.
At the moment of posting, we had already seen the first 3 contestants who advanced to the final top 12, the second 3 contestants result will be out tomorrow, and I'm really hoping that my favourites will get to advance to final tomorrow, finger cross......
Anyway, here is the photos of the Top 36 semifinalists:
Adam Lambert 26 years old Home: Los Angeles, CA Audition: San Francisco, CA
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Alex Wagner-Trugman 19 years old Home: Studio City, CA Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Alexis Grace
Top 12 21 years old Home: Memphis, TN Audition: Louisville, KY
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Allison Iraheta 16 years old Home: Los Angeles, CA Audition: San Francisco, CA
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Ann Marie Boskovich 22 years old Home: Nashville, TN Audition: Jacksonville, FL
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Anoop Desai 21 years old Home: Chapel Hill, NC Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Arianna Afsar 16 years old Home: San Diego, CA Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Brent Keith 28 years old Home: Blanchester, OH Audition: Louisville, KY
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Casey Carlson 20 years old Home: Minneapolis, MN Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Danny Gokey
Top 12 28 years old Home: Milwaukee, WI Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Felicia Barton 26 years old Home: Virginia Beach, VA Audition: Louisville, KY
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Jackie Tohn 27 years old Home: Silver Lake, CA Audition: New York, NY
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Jasmine Murray 16 years old Home: Starkville, MS Audition: Jacksonville, FL
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Jeanine Vailes 27 years old Home: Sherman Oaks, CA Audition: San Francisco, CA
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Jesse Langseth 25 years old Home: Minneapolis, MN Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Jorge Nuñez 20 years old Home: Carolina, PR Audition: San Juan, PR
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Ju'Not Joyner 26 years old Home: Bowie, MD Audition: New York, NY
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Kai Kalama 26 years old Home: San Clemente, CA Audition: San Francisco, CA
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Kendall Beard 23 years old Home: Austin, TX Audition: San Juan, PR
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Kris Allen 23 years old Home: Conway, AR Audition: Louisville, KY
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Kristen McNamara 22 years old Home: Napa Valley, CA Audition: Louisville, KY
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Lil Rounds 23 years old Home: Memphis, TN Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Matt Breitzke 27 years old Home: Bixby, OK Audition: Kansas City, MO
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Matt Giraud 23 years old Home: Kalamazoo, MI Audition: Louisville, KY
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Megan Joy Corkrey 22 years old Home: Sandy, UT Audition: Salt Lake City, UT
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Michael Sarver
Top 12 27 years old Home: Jasper, TX Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Mishavonna Henson 18 years old Home: Irvine, CA Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Nathaniel Marshall 18 years old Home: Malone, NY Audition: New York, NY
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Nick Mitchell 27 years old Home: Brookfield, CT Audition: New York, NY
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Ricky Braddy 26 years old Home: Nashville, TN Audition: Louisville, KY
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Scott MacIntyre 23 years old Home: Scottsdale, AZ Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Stephen Fowler 26 years old Home: Beachwood, OH Audition: New York, NY
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Stevie Wright 16 years old Home: Phelan, CA Audition: Phoenix, AZ
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Tatiana Nicole Del Toro 24 years old Home: San Juan, PR Audition: San Francisco, CA
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Taylor Vaifanua 16 years old Home: Hurricane, UT Audition: Salt Lake City, UT
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Von Smith 22 years old Home: Kansas City, MO Audition: Kansas City, MO
Photo Video My personal favourites for Top 12 are(let's pray that all of them get through):
Adam Lambert
Alexis Grace
Allison Iraheta
Anoop Desai
Danny Gokey
Kris Allen - OMG he's so cute =P
Lil Rounds
Matt Giraud
Michael Sarver
Ricky Braddy - another cutie =P
Scott Maclntyre
Von Smith