American Idol Elimination Round 2

March 1 2007 Elimination Round 2.
Females

Antonella Barba sang Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) .The Simon felt that it was worse than last week performance yet she made it and passed on to the next round.

Melinda Doolittle The judges did express concern about her nerves and told her to believe in herself. She sang My Funny Valentine (Chet Baker and many others). She made it to the next round.

Stephanie Edwards is 19 years old and from Savannah, Georgia.She sang Dangerously in Love (Beyonce Knowles) .She made it to the next round.

Gina Glocksen auditioned in Memphis, and is from Naperville, Illinois.She sang Alone(Heart).She made it to the next round.

LaKisha Jones a 27-year-old bank teller from Flint, Michigan earned high praise from all three judges, Simon said, "I'm very tempted to say to 23 other people: book your plane tickets home". She sang Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Knight & the Pips) .She made it to the next round.

Haley Scarnato is a 24-year-old who auditioned and lives in San Antonio.Simon and Randy both said she was just average and Paula said she had great control with her voice. She sang Queen of the Night (song) (Whitney Houston) .She made it to the next round.

Sabrina Sloan is originally from Mission Viejo, California.She sang All the Man That I Need (Whitney Houston) .She made it to the next round.
Jordin Sparks a 17-year-old fromGlendale, Arizona who auditioned in Seattle sang Reflection (Christina Aguilera) .She made it to the next round.

Leslie Hunt a 25-year-old dog walker from Chicago, Illinois.She sang Feeling Good (Nina Simone) was Eliminated on March 1, 2007.

Alaina Alexander auditioned in Los Angeles. She is 24 years old and from West Hollywood, California sang Not Ready to Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) - was Eliminated March 1, 2007.

Males

Jared Cotter is from Kew Gardens, New York sang Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye) .Made it in round 2.

Jason "Sundance" Head auditioned in Memphis and lives in Porter, Texas sang Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett) .on February 27th got much praise from the judges.Made it in round 2.

Blake Lewis is 25 years old and auditioned in Seattle, and is from Bothell, Washington.Simon commented to him that "You are not that good as you think are," reminding him not to be cocky and overconfident in the future.Made it in round 2.Sang Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai).Made it in round 2.

Sanjaya Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is 17 years old. He auditioned in Seattle .He was reported to be in the top four of the men's group on February 22. Sang Steppin' Out With My Baby (Tony Bennett) .Made it in round 2.

Chris Richardson (born February 19, 1984) is 23 years old. He auditioned in New York and is from Chesapeake, Virginia.Sang Geek In the Pink (Jason Mraz) .Geek In the Pink (Jason Mraz).

Brandon Rogers is 29 years old. He auditioned in Los Angeles and is from North Hollywood, California sang Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) .Simon Cowell later mentioned he was the best auditioner coming from that city.Made it in round 2.

Chris Sligh is 28 years old, hails from Greenville, South Carolina sang uble (Ray LaMontagne) .When he made it to the top 24, Simon said that he was not the strongest singer of the bunch, but has a great personality. Made it in round 2.

Philip Joel "Phil" Stacey (51815) is 29 years old. He auditioned in Memphis and is from Jacksonville, Florida sang Missing You (John Waite) .Made it in round 2.

Antonio Javier "A.J." Tabaldo auditioned in Los Angeles and is from Santa Maria, California."A.J." Tabaldo auditioned for American Idol five times.Sang Feeling Good (Nina Simone) - was Eliminated March 1, 2007.

Nicholas "Nick" Pedro is 25 years old. He auditioned in New York and is from Taunton, Massachusetts sang Fever (Peggy Lee) and was Eliminated March 1, 2007.

Semi-finals
The semi-finals began on February 20, with the names announced on February 14. There will be three shows each week for the three weeks of the semi-finals.
There are no format changes from season 4 and 5. The semi-finals featured the contestants (24 total) divided by gender with the 12 male singers singing on Tuesdays and the 12 female singers on Wednesdays. Each person had the chance to select a song to sing live in front of the judges. Following the show's airing, each U.S. timezone would have two hours to vote by phone or by text-messaging. On Thursday, the two of each group with the lowest amount of votes were eliminated each week until the finals.

The 24 semi-finalists, announced February 14, 2007, were:

Females
Alaina Alexander
Antonella Barba
Melinda Doolittle
Stephanie Edwards
Gina Glocksen
Leslie Hunt
LaKisha Jones
Haley Scarnato
Sabrina Sloan
Jordin Sparks
Nicole Tranquillo(Eliminated February 22, 2007)
Amy Krebs (Eliminated February 22, 2007)

Males
A.J. Tabaldo
PhilStacey
Chris Sligh
Brandon Rogers
Chris Richardson
Nicholas Pedro
Sanjaya Malakar
Blake Lewis
Sundance Head
Jared Cotter
Paul Kim (Eliminated February 22, 2007)
Rudy Cárdenas(Eliminated February 22, 2007)