May 21, 2008
Season 7 of American Idol debuted on January 15, 2008 and returned with the usual cast of characters - judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul along with host Ryan Seacrest.
At the end it was rocker David Cook, 25 years old from Tulsa, who was named this year's American Idol.
Initial auditions were held in San Diego, Dallas, Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston, Miami, and Philadelphia.
Voted out of the final 12:
- David Archuleta - 17 yrs old from Salt Lake City, UT
- Syesha Mercado - 21 yrs old from Miami, FL
- Jason Castro - 20 yrs old from Rowlett, TX
- Brooke White - 24 yrs old from Van Nuys, CA
- Carly Smithson - 24 yrs old from Dublin, Ireland
- Kristy Lee Cook - 24 yrs old from Selma, OR
- Michael Johns - 29 yrs old from Los Angeles, CA
- Ramiele Malubay - 20 yrs old from Miramar, FL
- Chikezie Eze - 22 yrs old from Inglewood, CA
- Amanda Overmyer - 23 yrs old from Mulberry, IN
- David Hernandez - 24 yrs old from Phoenix, AZ
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals after the third round were:
- Luke Menard - 29 yrs old from Crawfordsville, IN
- Asia'h Epperson - 19 yrs old from Joplin, MO
- Kady Malloy - 18 yrs old from Houston, TX
- Danny Noriega - 18 yrs old from Azusa, CA
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals after the second round were:
- Alaina Whitaker - 16 yrs old from Tulsa, OK
- Alexandrea Lushington - 16 yrs old from Atlanta, GA
- Jason Yeager - 28 yrs old from Grand Prairie, TX
- Robbie Carrico - 26 yrs old from Melbourne, FL
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals in the first round were:
- Amy Davis - 25 yrs old from Cedar Lake, IN
- Colton Berry - 17 yrs old from Staunton, VA
- Garrett Haley - 17 yrs old from Elida, OH
- Joanne Borgella - 25 yrs old from Hoboken, NJ
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