Well, for what it's worth, here is the beginning of a spoiler list for the supposed final 24. <Note: There aren't 24 on the list yet - and the ratio of female to male contestants seems awfully unbalanced. Speculation is that they registered more than the top 24 this season, therefore making it harder for spoilers to leak and to be discovered.>
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As of 1/16/06: All of these contestants, except Jose Penala and Tora have been registered by Idol through NETNAMES. Starting tomorrow night, we'll finally be introduced to these kids and will soon know their actual status.
Ace Young: Ace has already had a ton of buzz. Paula Abdul mentions him in an MTV article as the "one girls are gonna fall in love with." He's got a song on "The Little Vampire" soundtrack. Fans have already created a website.
Jose Penala: He doesn't seem to be registered by idol under Jose Penala, but he shows up on every list and I can't find an explanation of how he made the list in the first place. I'm going to leave him on with a question mark. Jose is 27 years old, from San Francisco CA , is married and according to some, has a "great falsetto". He was a member of a group called 6th day.
Bobby Bullard: Folks have been comparing him to a young Luther Vandross.
Taylor Hicks: Ahhhh, the controversy surrounding this contestant. Apparently, yes, even though he looks 40 years old and appears to have a career that's already in full-swing.
Patrick Hall: No information on Patrick, except that Paula Abdul singled him out for Heartthrob status, along with Ace Young, in an MTV Article.
Chris Daughtry: The Christian Bald Rocker everybody's talking about. 
. Member of the band Absent Element.
Paris Bennett: The word on teen-aged Paris is that she's "fun"--maybe more personality than vocal ability.
Ayla Brown: The privileged miss from Boston, Mass. Her mom is a Newscaster and her father is a state Senator. She's a star basketball player at the tony private school she attends. Boston College has awarded her a b-ball scholarship. If she's actually Top 24, I'm bracing myself to never hear the end of it.
Becky O'Donahue: Becky has a twin. They both starred on a twin-themed episode of "Fear Factor." She also models and has some acting credits. She auditioned in Boston.
Brianna Taylor: This contestant is somewhat of a mystery. A reader left a comment stating that he knew Brianna and that she's from North Carolina. Two more readers posted comments swearing that she was from Eastern Pa, but then quickly retracted them. I found a post on Survivor Sucks from somebody who claims to be Brianna's middle school teacher, and she says: "Brianna is 18-19, from Warrington, PA, an R&B style singer...Last I spoke with her she had returned to Boston for the second time of auditions and they told her she was going to Hollywood. She has a very unique appearance. I haven't heard a word from her since Election Day in November -- don't know if that is a good sign or a bad one! Brianna's unique appearance is due to her ethnicity -- I would call her biracial, but that may not be accurate. She IS attractive in every way!" I vote for PA Brianna! We'll know for sure soon.
Melissa McGhee: Apparently she's a former contestant Miss Florida USA. And this is supposedly her MySpace, though I see no mention of her last name anywhere on the page. Maybe I missed it, the site is so garish, I could barely read it. eta: MySpace has been confirmed by Spoilerai who has seen Melissa's pageant photos.
April Walsh: April is described as red-haired and quirky. Every season's gotta have one. She also posted on several message boards early in the audition process. She's lived in Los Angeles, has a few acting credits and has written two novels.
Brooke BarrettSmith: Christian "rocker". She and her sister are in a Christian band called Two4One.
Eugenia Littlejohn: I've seen this MySpace posted on several boards credited to Eugenia. However, I haven't seen any evidence that it belongs to this contestant.
Kellie Pickler: Blonde girl who sings "Broken Wing" in the AI commercials. Her fans have already created a website for her.
Mandisa Hundley: A devout Christian, Mandisa leads worship and has performed with the Fisk University Jubilee Singers.
Megan Bobo: An overachiever who campaigned for Kerry and worked as a volunteer during the Democratic convention in 2004, she's also an activist for the rights of the disabled, women and other minorities. C-span interviewed her during the 2004 Iowa Caucus. She also won a scholarship and a "youth achievement" award.
Heather Cox: Heather is a former pageant girl.
Lisa Tucker: This contestant competed on Star Search in the Jr. category when she was 13 yrs. old. She didn't win--apparently some youngin' named Tiffany blew everybody away. . Pictures and sound clips from the show can be found on the Star Search website.
Tora: There is speculation, based on hints a friend of Tora's let slip in a radio interview, that Tora replaced somebody who was disqualified from the Top 24. She has a website with tons of pictures and a bio. Her fans started a site for her. She won Tucson Idol. Nobody has been able to find an Idol NETNAMES URL for her.
Stephanie E. White: Idol registered her with NETNAMES. She's from New Jersey and attends Montclair State University.
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Source - If you would like to see photos and link to articles and sites regarding the above, try checking
this site out. Also, the spoiler thread at
TWoP has some great info. ***