Top 12 BOYS (Week 1) MAKE YOUR PICKS

Here are the guys. They will perform Tuesday night @ 7PM CST. Before the show starts, you will need to leave a comment to this post with your picks.
Here is how you should make your picks:
You need to number these contestants 1 through 12 - giving 12 points to the person you think is MOST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT and 1 point to the person you think is LEAST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT. On Thursday night they will announce which two guys were voted out. You will receive the number of points you allotted to each of those contestants. So the maximum number of points you could get from these picks is 23 (12 + 11).
If you have any questions about how this works, send me an e-mail or leave the question as a comment to this post. If for some reason you can't leave the picks on the site, you can e-mail them to me. Just make sure they are in before the show begins.
**NOTE - I will be posting the girls sometime soon as well - and you will have to rank them before the show on Wednesday.

Here are the male contestants. If there is anything offensive in these descriptions - my wife wrote it.


Chikezie Eze, 22
"There are two things I love. These wooden boxes and flying Magnum P.I. around in my chopper."
Please see Chikezie Eze sneezing easy and wheezing from breezy, greasy, sleazy allergens. Say that ten times in a row. I don't know what else to write about him. He says he has NO other talents. He doesn't know when he started singing. He doesn't say much about his formal vocal training. It is like talking to Roger Clemens.

Colton David Berry, 17
"I can't believe I beat out the president guy with the glasses."
Colton is from Virginia. He is involved in theatre. He started singing in church. His favorite quote is "Hey, girl, hey." Wow. Of all of the quotes in the world - that is his favorite. Well, that pretty much sums up this kid. Mark my words - if Colton makes it to the final 12 I will change my favorite quote from "Who let the dogs out?" to "Hey, girl, hey."

Danny Noriega, 18
"No you dih-ent!"
Some people say he was born that way. Some people say he chose to be that way. I personally believe he was born with more of a pre-disposition towards singing and then he chose to follow that dream later in life. What did you think I was talking about? Danny lists herself as one of his favorite male pop artists as if to clear up any confusion we might have. Then he lists his only musical influence as Fantasia and his only talent as dancing. He apparently also owns a webcam. (make sure to watch the last five seconds)


David Archuleta, 16
"Hey there pretty lady. How would you like to be one of my wives?"
I think this guy is the Melinda Doolittle of last year. He has a great voice. He is a nice person. He is 5 feet tall. He will also have every child under 12 voting for him. I would be amazed if he didn't make it to the top three based on all of those factors.
Did I mention he was on StarSearch?


David Cook, 25
"It is a little known fact that SCARF is really an acronym for Super Cool Authentic Rock Famousperson. That is why I always wear one."
And I thought Jimmy Fallon was too old to audition. For his favorite quote, David cites Patrick Swayze from Roadhouse - "Pain don't hurt." I don't care what the quote is. Don't EVER quote Patrick Swayze. He says his favorite female pop star is Mandy Moore, but "not for the music." He probably likes her acting. He also says his other talent is that he is a great TV watcher. Well, at least we have one thing in common.

David Hernandez, 24
"Vests are cool!"
David is from Phoenix. He says he acted in an independent film. It looks like he was a "male dancer" in Reefer Madness. He really likes this white t-shirt. He wore it a long time ago in this video. He likes Peabo Bryson. I thought he had a nice voice but for some reason Simon doesn't like him. Simon doesn't like Hispanics.

Garrett Haley, 17
"Help! My hair is swallowing my face."
I could be wrong, but I swear I saw Garrett working at Corner Music or Guitar Center. Wait. He is 17 and from Ohio? Oh - it must have been some other person with REO Speedwagon hair. He lists his other talents as "soccer and video games". Big surprise. No idea what this guy sounds like.

Jason Castro, 20
"I get my secret edge from my Battlefield Earth John Travolta look."
Jason is from Texas. He is a drummer. He just started playing guitar and singing a couple of years ago. I have no idea what he really sounds like because for some reason they didn't show much of him on TV. But there is this video of him covering Gnarls Barkley.

Jason Yeager, 28
"This streak in my hair says I am in but not of this world."
Jason plays in his mom's worship band. His favorite singer is Steve Perry. He has said in numerous interviews that he plays piano "by ear". Good for you Jason. Do you want a cookie? He compares himself to Taylor Hicks. Oh, that is a fantastic idea. Taylor sold hundreds of CDs.

Luke Menard, 29
"Get it? Look! Me Nard! Hehehe."
Luke likes to lift weights and ride his motorcycle. He is more of a rock star than Robbie Carrico (see below). However, this picture makes him look like he was an extra on Ally McBeal. He was in Chapter 6, an acapella group from Millikin University. His influences include James Taylor and the Bee Gees. I wonder if that is what he listens to on his iPod when he is cruising around on his Honda Goldwing. Can you say bad to the bone?

Michael Johns, 29
"I am a professional among amateurs so let's go eat at Outback Steakhouse, mate."
I really had no idea what to write there. Michael used to be signed to Maverick records as a part of a band. He is obviously a good singer and much easier to look at than Phil Stacey. He is Australian for beer. He also lists Neil Finn as one of his influences. This guy is awesome!!
Here is a video of him with his former band, Film. If I learned anything at Belmont it was that you should never perform in shorts ...



Robbie Carrico, 26
"Long hair, a beard and a winged skull will transform me from a boy band singer to a real hard-core rocker."
Robbie used to be in a band called Boys and Girls United. Excuse me. I meant Boyz 'n Girlz United. He used to date Britney Spears. He lists his other talent as "Impressions". This season he will do an impression of a rocker.