Alexis Stone Lopez - Top 10 Finalists

Top 10 Finalists

• Kelly Clarkson (born April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, 20 years old at the time of the show) is from Burleson, Texas and auditioned in Dallas, Texas with Etta James' "At Last" and Madonna's "Express Yourself". She performed Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" and Vanessa Williams' "Save The Best For Last" in the Hollywood rounds.

• Justin Guarini (born October 28, 1978 in Columbus, Georgia, 23 years old at the time of the show) is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and auditioned in New York City with The Jackson 5's version of "Who's Lovin' You". He performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in the Hollywood rounds.

• Nikki McKibbin (born September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, Texas, 23 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Dallas with her married name Nikki Ozment. She had previously been on Popstars: USA and audition with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time". She performed The Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody" in the Hollywood rounds.

• Tamyra Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland, 22 years old at the start of the season) is from Atlanta, Georgia and auditioned there with Mariah Carey's "Vision Of Love". She had appeared on TV commercials and worked with other artists before auditioning for Idol, and was crowned Miss Atlanta in 1998. She performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in Hollywood.

• R.J. Helton (born May 17, 1981 in Pasadena, Texas, 21 years old at the time of the show) is from Cumming, Georgia, and auditioned in Atlanta with The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He had made demo CDs before appearing on American Idol.

• Christina Christian (born June 21, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, 21 years old at the time of the show) and auditioned in Miami, Florida with Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely?". She performed Diana Ross' version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood

• Ryan Starr (born November 21, 1982 in Sunland, California, 19 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles using her birth name Tiffany Montgomery. Her audition song was Bill Withers' "Lean On Me". She performed Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine" in the Hollywood rounds.

• A. J. Gil (born July 5, 1984 in San Diego, California, 17 years old at the time of the show) is from Tacoma, Washington and auditioned in Seattle, Washington with "The Star-Spangled Banner".

• Jim Verraros (born February 8, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, 19 years old at the time of the show) is from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and auditioned in Chicago with Nat King Cole's version of "When I Fall In Love". He grew up with Deaf parents and is fluent in ASL(American Sign Language). He performed Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood.

• EJay Day (born September 13, 1981 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 20 years old at the time of the show) did not originally qualify for semifinal but was later chosen to replace a disqualified contestant Delano Cagnolatti.