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Is the next Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson among them Tuesday s Hollywood Week installment of American Idol surprised fans by unveiling seven of the top 24 semifinalists traditionally the two dozen top competitors are revealed together in the Wednesday night episode See what Idol s judges used to look like Picked out of an already whittled down list of 71 aspiring singers the seven contenders are Didi Benami 23 of Los Angeles Lee Dewyze 23 Mount Prospect Ill Katelyn Epperly 19 West Des Moines Iowa Aaron Kelly 16 Sonestown Pa Casey James 27 Fort Worth Texas Todrick Hall 24 Arlington Texas and Michael Big Mike Lynche

6 of Astoria N Y Many have labeled Casey James as the potential breakout star of the season but it was an emotional night for all the performers who made it through Incredible American Idol makeovers See how some of the stars have transformed Big Mike Lynche gave a message to his newborn daughter Lynche listened to his wife give birth while he was in Hollywood Coming to take care of you Big Daddy s coming A crying Benami credited her angel her late best friend She would have wanted to do this so much and she never got the chance to And I have the chance to do this Catch up on the love lives Carrie s getting married of former idols Judge Simon Cowell bemoaned the exclusion of one contestant Shelby Dressel of Avon Park Fla who suffered from partial facial paralysis It s the wrong decision he said of her being cut Dressel said simply It wasn t my time right now 21 year old Jessica Furney wasn t quite as dignified upon her dismissal Do not send me home I have it she begged the judges Newbie Ellen DeGeneres insisted to Furney that her career wasn t over but Furney snapped How do you know that Remember these Idol finalists Jessica that s it Cowell finally quipped The remaining lucky 17 will be revealed on Wednesday night s broadcast Get more Us Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Subscribe to Us Weekly