The top 24 declared

So Hollywood week is finally over and all has been revealed.It was a long and gruelling week but this years top 24 appear to be the most talented bunch in Idol history.The judges must had a tough time choosing them, there was just so much talent.This year however things were done very systematically. There were several rounds of eliminations but all the care seems to have paid off as only the best of the best have been chosen

Hollywood week began with two days of solo performances in which the judges had a chance to review the talent put in at the auditions. Cuts were made as any one not up to the requisite standard was knocked out.

Next came Group night.This was very tough on the contestants as they had just one night to form a group and not only learn a song but also add choreography to it.Tensions ran high but the judges made it clear that they would look at individual as well as group performances.After a lot of drama and some very good performances 61 candidates out of the original 327 which had come to Hollywood were chosen.

Next there was a surprise in store for all the contestants as they were all taken by bus  to Las Vegas and asked to perfect a Beetles song to be performed at the Mirage the next night. Again the singers were divided into groups and had voice trainers to guide them.It is a testimony to the talent of the youngsters and the wide variety of memorable Beetles songs they had to choose from that Beetles night was a great success.It was with great difficulty that the judges managed to whittle down the numbers to 40

In order to help the judges decide the top 24 all the singers were given the chance to perform for one last time. With the help of this last performance the judges were finally able to narrow the numbers to 24

There was a lot of tears and heartbreak for the singers who did not make it, But the new judges handled things very well. Jennifer Lopez was very encouraging and urged many of the singers not to give up but to try again next year.


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