Here is the first photo of the twenty-four aspiring singers who will representing the seventh season of American Idol.

Back Row L-R: ALEXANDREA LUSHINGTON, 17, Douglasville, Ga.; ROBBIE CARRICO, 26, Melbourne, Fla.; JASON CASTRO, 20, Rockwall, Texas; DANNY NORIEGA, 18, Azusa, Calif.; BROOKE WHITE, 24, Van Nuys, Calif.; AMANDA OVERMYER, 23, Mulberry, Ind.; MICHAEL JOHNS, 29, Los Angeles by way of Australia; DAVID COOK, 25, Tulsa, Okla.; LUKE MENARD, 29, Crawfordsville, Ind.; and CARLY SMITHSON (standing far right), San Diego by way of Dublin, Ireland.

Bottom Row L-R: CHIKEZIE EZE, 22, Inglewood, Calif.; COLTON BERRY, 18, Staunton, Va.;ASIA’H EPPERSON, 19, Joplin, Mo.; KADY MALLOY (seated, black dress), 18, Houston; JOANNE BORGELLA, 25, Hoboken, N.J.; RAMIELE MALUBAY, 20, Miramar, Fla.; DAVID HERNANDEZ (seated, front), 24, Glendale, Ariz.; AMY DAVIS, 25, Cedar Lake, Ind.; ALAINA WHITAKER, 16, Tulsa, Okla.; SYESHA MERCADO, 21, Miami; JASON YEAGER, 28, Branson, Mo.; DAVID ARCHULETA(seated), 17, Murray, Utah; GARRETT HALEY 17, Elida, Ohio; and KRISTY LEE COOK, 24, Selma, Ore.