American Idol Top 24, Final 3 Prediction, and Judges Mistakes

I’m starting to realize that I only agree with the judges half of the time. And if Lionel says, “I love it!” during a performance one more time, I’m going to flip out. Unless he just loves everything, which is weird, he and the rest of the judges need to channel their inner Simon Cowell and tell someone that their song was abysmal. That’s me, judging the judges. But in spite of the trio (Lionel, Luke, and Carrie) making some bizarre choices in who they gave golden tickets too, they have done a pretty good job narrowing down the group to 24 contestants. I don’t agree with all of them, or who they sent home very early on–yes, I’m still bitter about Sophie Powers getting cut after her iconic audition! She was unlike anyone who made it to the Top 24, as listed below. When I become a rich and famous singer, I’m going to plop myself down in a judge’s chair for a season to show everyone what’s what. But until then, here are the contestants comprising this season’s Top 24. Note, names in bold are the singers I predict as the top 5. Names in italics are contestants who will be (or should be) eliminated first.

Canaan James Hill
Gabby Samone
Zaylie Windsor
Mattie Pruitt
Thunderstorm Artis
Drew Ryn
Ché
Penny Samar
Grayson Torrence
MKY
Josh King
Amanda Barise
Victor Solomon
Kyana Fenene
Slater Nalley
Baylee Littrell
John Foster
Filo
Kolbi Jordan
Isaiah Misailegalu
Olivier Bergeron
Desmond Roberts
Jamal Roberts
Breanna Nix

My top pick, and who I’ll be voting for, is Slater Nalley. My next two favorites are Jamal Roberts and Thunderstorm Artis. In other words, I think a guy is going to be the next American Idol. Who’s your favorite and if you say Baylee Littrell, I’m going to assume Brian is looking over shoulder right now, isn’t he?

-Out of the Wilderness