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American Idol Top 24 Revealed; One Contestant Mysteriously Replaced
Posted on Thu Feb 18, 2010 07:20 AM PDT
CR: Patrick Ecclestein/FOX
Last night, American Idol revealed the rest of its Top 24 contenders, and as quickly as it appeared that contestant Chris Golightly would get the chance to sing for American's votes, he was replaced by Tim Urban!
"It has been determined that Chris Golightly is ineligible to continue in the competition," Fox said in a vague statement. "American Idol contestant Tim Urban has replaced Golightly as part of the Top 24."
Ryan Seacrest didn't make things much clearer. "Must have broken a rule or maybe had previous deal," when a fan asked on Twitter, "Why Chris ineligible?"
The contestants will perform live for your votes starting next Tuesday when the women take the stage.
Click through for the entire list of the Idol finalists.
Didi Benami, 23, of Knoxville, TN
Crystal Bowersox, 24, of Elliston, OH
Lacey Brown, 24, of Amarillo, TX
Michelle Delamor, 22, of Miami, FL
Katelyn Epperly, 19, of West Des Moines, IA
Siobhan Magnus, 20, of Cape Cod, MA
Paige Miles, 24, of Houston, TX
Ashley Rodriguez, 22, of Chelsea, Ma
Lilly Scott, 20, of Denver, CO
Katie Stevens, 17, of Middlebury, CT
Haeley Vaughn, 16, of Fort Collins, CO
Janell Wheeler, 24, of Tampa, FL
Lee Dewyze, 23, of Mount Prospect, IL
Andrew Garcia, 24, of Moreno Valley, CA
Tyler Grady, 20, of Nazareth, PA
Todrick Hall, 24, of Arlington, TX
Casey James, 27, of Fort Worth, TX
Aaron Kelly, 16, of Sonestown, PA
Alex Lambert, 19, of North Richland Hills, TX
Michael Lynche, 26, of Astoria, NY
Joe Muñoz, 20, of Huntington Park, CA
John Park, 21, of Evanston, IL
Jermaine Sellers, 27, of Joliet, IL
Tim Urban, 20, of Duncanville, TX
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Comments
john park is the best!!
Rumored Chris's dad blabbed to the media that he made the top 24 prior to the show airing which is a contract violation.
Didi Benami is AMAZING
Chris was supposedly disqualified over an issue with a previous contract for a boy band. Though he says it expired June 09.
Big Mike's dad is the one who talked to the press saying his son made it to the top 24. Apparently they are letting him stay.