OK. I’m going to make this the official list. I’ll be pinning it to the top of the blog, and reblogging it when new names are added!
The Idol Pad will be revealing the American Idol XIII Top 30, and a few other twists, this evening, sometime between 7-10 pm CT. You can follow them on twitter at IdolSpoilers. We’ll be participating in the event, so please join us then!
In the meantime, here are more Hollywood hopefuls who made the cut. No contestants from last year’s Top 20 made the cut, although any contestant outside of the Top 11 was eligible, due to a rule change. I guess the new producers want to begin this new season with a fresh slate.
- There’s a Top 31 this season
- Sixteen boys/Fifteen girls
UPDATE: There will be a Top 30 in the end, when Neco Starr and Ben Briley are forced to compete against each other for the 30th spot. America will vote on the last Hollywood Round episode.
Boys
- Caleb Johnson – (PHOTO) – Rock/Southern/Blues – Caleb auditioned in Season 10 and performed in a Hollywood group with James Durbin. He also auditioned in Season 11, where he was cut just before the Top 24. Check out his spoiler post HERE. – AI Audition – S10 Group Number – Original Song “Down to the River.” – Contestant Preview
- Casey Thrasher – (PHOTO) – Casey is featured in this American Idol promo at the :07 mark, holding a baby “I have a precious reason right here” he says about why he auditioned. – Contestant Preview
- Maurice Townsend – (PHOTO)
- Malcolm Allen – (PHOTO) – Soul/Gospel – Season 13 Audition Preview – You Tube Channel – “Ordinary People” cover “Greatful” cover – Contestant Preview
- Dexter Roberts (PHOTO) – Country – Facebook – “Country in my Soul” cover – Contestant Preview
- Ethan Harris – (PHOTO) – WGWG/Pop Country – Website – Facebook – Twitter – YouTube Channel – Season 13 Audition Preview – Contestant Preview
- Spencer Lloyd – (PHOTO) – Twitter – “I Believe I Can Fly” Lip Dub – Contestant Preview
- Jordan Brisbane – (PHOTO) – Gospel – Facebook – Twitter – YouTube Channel – Contestant Preview
- CJ Harris – (PHOTO) – Country – You Tube channel – News report from Auditions in Tuscaloosa – Contestant Preview
- Sam Woolf – (PHOTO) – WGWG – Facebook – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
- George Lovett – (PHOTO) – Soul + Classical – Facebook – Twitter – Gig Salad – You Tube Channel – “A Song For You” at the Apollo – Classical performance
- Ben Briley – (PHOTO) – WGWG – Facebook – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
- Neco Starr – (PHOTO) – Soul – American Idol 11 Hollywood Contestant – “Grenade” audition in Savannah – Website – Twitter – YouTube Channel – Soundcloud – Music Video “Incomplete” – Contestant Preview
- Briston Maroney – (PHOTO) – WGWG – TEEN band called “Subtle Clutch” – Facebook – Twitter – Facebook – Instagram – Inside Knoxville – “Save Tonight” cover (13 yrs old) – Subtle Clutch You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
- Emmanuel Zidor – (PHOTO) – Soul – Facebook – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
- Alex Preston – (PHOTO) – WGWG – Wwon a Boston MIX 104 contest to open at MIX Fest. Lives in Nashville now, and has a single on iTunes – Facebook – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
Girls
- Jena Irene Asciutto – (PHOTO) – Alternative Rocker – Contestant Preview
- Marrialle Sellars – (PHOTO) – Soulful/Singer songwriter – She’s the female African American singer who auditioned with her guitar. She performed Bruno Mars. Check it out HERE. – Contestant Preview
- Briana Oakley – (PHOTO) – Soul/Blues – Briana made it to Hollywood in Season 12. She was only 16. Check out her “Up to the Mountain” audition performance HERE. She had a bullying backstory. Check out her Hollywood acapella audition (“Impossible”) HERE. – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview
- Kristen O’Connor – (Photo) – Singer/Songwriter – Twitter – YouTube Channel – Contestant Preview
- Andrina Brogden – (Photo) – Pop/Soul – Facebook – Twitter – “I Will Always Love You” cover – Contestant Preview
- Emily Piriz – (Photo) – Pop – You Tube Channel – Facebook – Twitter – DollFace Music – She auditioned for an X Factor Fast Pass – Contestant Preview
- Kenzie Hall – (PHOTO) – Singer/Songwriter – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Sixteen year old Kenzie auditioned in Salt Lake City with “I’m Gonna Find Another You” by John Mayer. “You have everything going on,” said Jlo. Harry was impressed that she played a diminished chord. She got 3 yeses. – Contestant Preview
- Bria Anai Johnson – (PHOTO) – Hip Hop singer – Makes Me Want to Pray – Soundcloud – Contestant Preview
- Brandy Neelly – (PHOTO) – Country Singer – Brandy auditioned in S11 and S12. S12 Audition Your Cheatin Heart – S12 Hollywood – Kree Harrison’s Group Dolly Chicks “Sin Wagon” – Contestant Preview
- Majesty York – (PHOTO) – Soul/Gospel – Liberty Worship Audition (Love Came Down) – Contestant Preview
- Austin Wolfe – (PHOTO) – Singer/Songwriter – “Goodbye” – Original Song she wrote at 14 – More originals at her YouTube Channel YouTube Channel 2 – Reverb Nation – Austin sang “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons for her audition in front of the judges in Salt Lake City. Jennifer felt she had the whole package. Harry compared her to Haley Williams of Paramore and Keith complimented her pitch. She got 3 yeses.- Contestant Preview
- Jess Meuse – (PHOTO) – Americana/Blues – Facebook – Twitter – YouTube Channel Covers and Originals – Reverb Nation – Article/Videos AL.com – Examiner.com article – Contestant Preview
- Malaya Watson – (PHOTO) – Facebook – You Tube Channel – B in the City Webisode – Contestant Preview
- M.K. Nobilette – AKA Emkay Brazil – PHOTO – Singer/Songwriter – “So High” Cover – Street Performance in SF – Contestant Preview
- Jillian Jensen – (PHOTO) – Pop – X Factor 2 Judges Houses contestant (She was bullied and cried all the time) – X Factor audition – Jillian Cut at the Judges Houses – Twitter – You Tube Channel – Contestant Preview