American Idol (season 7) - Semi-finalists

Semi-finalists

• Daniel 'Danny' Anthony Noriega (born September 29, 1989 in Azusa, California) is a 23-year-old (18 at the time of the show) who auditioned in San Diego. He previously auditioned for Idol in season 6 and made it to Hollywood week but was cut in the first round. His elimination song was Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love". Shortly following his elimination, Noriega received an offer from Rosie O'Donnell to perform on her cruise. Danny is working on his debut album and has just released his debut single, "Poisonous Cure", on February 15. In 2012, Noriega unveiled his drag persona "Adore Delano" in an online contest for a spot on RuPaul's Drag Race, coming in 2nd place and ultimately not making the cast.

• Luke Menard (born December 1, 1978 in Crawfordsville, Indiana) is a 34-year-old (29 at the time of the show) who auditioned in Omaha with "Bend and Break" by Keane. In Hollywood, he sang "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross and "Grace Kelly" by Mika. Previously, he auditioned for the sixth season in Memphis and sang "How Deep Is Your Love" but did not make it to Hollywood. Prior to Season 7 of Idol, he was a member of the a cappella group Chapter 6 and has toured with them for the past 6 years, as well as appearing on their albums and DVD. After leaving Idol, Menard was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He successfully went through chemotherapy and will soon be undergoing radiation therapy. He was declared cancer free on December 18, 2008.

• Robert "Robbie" Carrico (born November 13, 1981 in Beckley, West Virginia) is a 31-year-old (26 at the time of the show) from Melbourne, Florida who auditioned for the show in Miami. His professional singing career prior to American Idol includes being a member of the pop group Boyz N Girlz United, which opened for Britney Spears during her "...Baby One More Time Tour" in 1999. The band's song "Messed Around" was written and produced by JC Chasez from *NSYNC.

• Jason Curtis Yeager (born August 26, 1979) is a 33-year-old (28 at the time of the show) from Grand Prairie, Texas who auditioned in Dallas. He appeared and was a finalist on the first season of Making the Band, the MTV reality show that led to the formation of boy band O-Town. He released a Christian album called The Heart of Me in 2008

• Colton Berry (born October 11, 1989) is a 23-year-old (18 at the time of the show) from Staunton, Virginia who auditioned in Charleston.

• Garrett Haley (born August 1, 1990) is a 22-year-old (17 at the time of the show) from Elida, Ohio, who auditioned in San Diego.

• Asia'h Epperson (born August 20, 1988) is a 24-year-old (19 at the time of the show) from Joplin, Missouri who auditioned in Atlanta singing "How Do I Live." Two days before the auditions, her father died in a car accident. Her elimination song was "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston. She currently has a few songs of her own on her MySpace page, including a cover of "Can't Buy Me Love". She now lives in Atlanta, GA and is working on her new album. She was arrested August 12, 2010 for assaulting a club goer. In January 2011, she became a part of the original cast of the musical Hair Show starring Chaka Khan. Promotional material for the musical revealed that she is now a protégé of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

• Kady Malloy (born May 9, 1989) is a 23-year old (18 at the time of the show) from Houston, Texas who auditioned in Dallas. She became known on the show for her impersonation of Britney Spears and can also impersonate several other artists. Malloy is trained in opera singing. Her elimination song was "Who Wants to Live Forever" by Queen. She has released several songs to her MySpace and shot a video for a cover of "Time After Time" with Colton Berry. Simon's comment after her audition was: "Out of all of the people we have seen during this season you are the best." Kady is currently in a pop-country duo with Nashville musician Andrea Young. The pair began writing and recording in early 2010 and perform across the country.

• Alaina Whitaker (born February 21, 1991) is a 21-year-old (17 at the time of the show) contestant from Tulsa, Oklahoma who auditioned in Dallas. She was a member of the female country group Della Rose along with Andrea Young and Erin James. Before the show, she and her sister won a talent competition in Tulsa, beating one of David Cook's bands, Midwest Kings. Whether or not Cook was in the band at the time is unknown. Her group Della Rose was working on their debut album in Nashville before they disbanded. The group has opened up for numerous major country acts including Travis Tritt, and Keith Anderson, who was also known as the groups Mentor. Whitaker is currently working on a solo album and now resides in Nashville.

• Alexandréa Lushington (born February 13, 1991) is a 21-year-old (17 at the time of the show) from Douglasville, Georgia who auditioned in Atlanta. In 2004, she sang against fellow Idol semi-finalist David Archuleta on an episode of the television show Star Search.

• Joanne Borgella (born May 29, 1982) is a 30-year-old (25 at the time of the show) model from Hoboken, New Jersey who auditioned in Philadelphia. Before auditioning for Idol, she appeared in and won Mo'Nique's Fat Chance.

• Amy Davis (born June 19, 1982) is a 30-year-old (25 at the time of the show) professional model from Lowell, Indiana. She auditioned in Dallas.