After making the top 24 for season 9 of “American Idol,” Naples native Paige Miles admitted in an interview that she is still scared of the dark.

“I still sleep with a light on somewhere,” said the 22-year-old with a giggle.

But she has no fear of being in the limelight. This is why the former Community School of Naples grad believes she was picked as one of the final 12 women in the competition.

via American Idol: Naples’ Paige Miles comfortable on stage, in Top 24 » Naples Daily News.

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- Michelle is currently 22 years old.

- Before Idol she worked in a clothing store.

- She teaches childrens' choir at her local church.

- Her favorite hobby besides singing, is baking, she loves to bake.

- She can sing in both English & Spanish.

- Michelle would describe herself as a very bubbly person.

- She's scared of heights and going up and down on escalators.

- Michelle is the biggest sports fan but she supports any sports team from her hometown, Miami.

- If she could be any animal, she'd want to be an elephant because she finds them sweet, carefree, and slow which is the total opposite of her personality.

- She is a very hyper person.

- Her nickname back home is Chickie-Chickie.

- She has been a vegetarian since she was 3, so she eats no animals.

- Her most memorable moment was when she opened for Lil Wayne at the Big Atlantic Center with 18 backup dancers.

- Her favorite American Idol moment is when Adam Lambert sang A Change Is Going To Come.

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Asked by Ryan if she's ready, Lilly Scott, "the pride of Denver," responds, "I'm so ready." After all, not that many months ago, she was busking for change on the Colorado streets.

"I'm definitely a musician and not just a singer," she says.

She picks a Beatles song, and a most unexpected one — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cut Fixing a Hole.

Bet nobody saw that one coming — but they probably didn't anticipate a couple of those early clams, either. She's got a flirty voice, and some issues with her phrasing, but she's "making the song her own," as they like to say. In some ways, she reminds me of Megan Joy with a better command of the pop repertoire.

Ellen says, "I think that's what we're talking about. … It's such a random song choice, and you did such a great job with it."

Simon says it's the best of the four early performances, "mainly because I actually felt that you sang this song because you liked the song." He's still not feeling much starpower from her, though.

via Lilly Scott gets by with a little help from The Beatles – Idol Chatter: American Idol News, Rumors, & Information.

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Todrick Hall from "American Idol 2010" is one of the top 24 contestants in Season 9 of the FOX reality singing competition. Todrick Hall auditioned in Dallas, Texas. Todrick Hall sang an original song for his audition that began with the line, "Todrick is my name, and I'm here to play a part of the game." All four judges voted yes to send Todrick Hall to Hollywood.

Todrick Hall made his Broadway debut in Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple," starring Fantasia Barrino. Todrick Hall was also in "Beauty and the Beast

" at Disney World, "High School Musical 2" and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, in addition to performing in theme parks and on Disney Cruise Ships. Todrick Hall started dancing and performing in church when he was just ten years old.

via Todrick Hall American Idol – Todrick Hall Pictures, Biography, Movies.

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"Most people who watch American Idol are to singing what I am to ice skating. They go, 'LaKisha Jones looks good while she's singing, but the judges say she's not very good, so she must not be very good.'"Chris and Phil shared several tips for reading between the Idol lines with me, so I thought I'd share them with you.

via How to tell when ‘American Idol’ is playing favorites – Idol Chatter: American Idol News, Rumors, & Information.

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Casey James goes with a love song: Bryan Adams' Heaven. He's sitting on a stool, playing his guitar, staring straight at Kara, who grins like a schoolgirl in love and begins waving her arms back and forth.

Casey does a pretty sweet version of Heaven — comes across as very likable, changes it just enough to make it work for him.

The judges defer to Kara. "Casey, I don't recognize you with your shirt on. … It was hard for me to listen to that," and she thinks he may have gotten pitchy "when I was in your arms." Ick.

via Casey James sends Kara to ‘Heaven’ – Idol Chatter: American Idol News, Rumors, & Information.

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It’s only week one. It’s only week one. I have to keep reminding myself of that before I freak out about how these “American Idol” top 24 contestants are, overall, pretty dang pitiful. There were a few highlights of the top 12 guys on Wednesday night, but I’ve definitely seen better.I was not a Lee Dewyze fan after Hollywood week. He convinced me on his first live show, however. I totally think he’s a pop-rock artist, unlike what Randy said. He sang his own version of "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, to the point I didn't recognize it at first listen, but he kept me focused and waiting for the climax. And I 100 percent agree with Simon: Best of the night, which wasn’t hard to achieve, but that’s not taking anything away from Lee. He totally has my vote. Since he wasn't one featured much in Hollywood week, he could be considered the dark horse this year, a la Kris Allen. P.S.: Eyes, eyes, eyes. WOW!

via GZO: Lee Dewyze could be dark horse of ‘Idol’ season.

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American Idol contestants are, at best, young and idealistic, and at worst, well, young and deluded, and sadly, last night's eliminated singer Tyler Grady falls into the second category.

Grady spoke to reporters today after being booted last night and began a conference call with the media by, well, accusing the media of having it in for him. (That's about as smart as blaming the judges on-air for ypur misfortune, therefore breaking American Idol rule No. 1: Never blame anyone when you get kicked off!)

via After American Idol: Tyler Grady Keeps Talking, Much to His Own Detriment – E! Online.

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Siobhan Magnus from "American Idol 2010" is one of the top 24 contestants in Season 9 of the FOX reality singing competition. Siobhan Magnus auditioned in Boston, Massachusetts.

Siobhan Magnus from "American Idol" Season 9 sings for the band Lunar Valve. Siobhan Magnus currently lives in Marston Mills, Massachusetts, and graduated from Barnstable

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American Idol is holding a contest to design a new Coke cup. Go to the show's website for details. Tim Urban's holding the standard plain-red cup — but you could create a new one!

Now, we get the backstory about how Tim initially got cut during the Green Mile but later got a call from executive producer Ken Warwick, asking him to come back. Other than the people who drove him to the airport that day, he didn't tell his family. They didn't find out until he showed up on TV last week.

Tim has said he's a big OneRepublic fan, and he introduces himself with Apologize, an Idol favorite. He's doing passably until he tries for a falsetto note. Those start weak, and then they get worse. He's got a nice tone in his chest voice, but he needs to stay away from those high notes. Absolutely nothing special here.

via Tim Urban should ‘Apologize’ after that performance – Idol Chatter: American Idol News, Rumors, & Information.

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