20 'Idol' Hollywood Hopefuls

Jarett Wieselman

February 08, 2012

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They came, they sang, some conquered and starting tonight we'll finally move past the audition round freakshow (which was, admittedly, less awful than in year's past) and into Hollywood Week, which only showcases the best contestants American Idol has to offer.

Adam Levine: Shame on Randy Jackson!

But with hundreds of singers taking the stage in Los Angeles, there are bound to be some broken hearts, plenty of shattered dreams and more disappointing group performances than I care to watch.

Although this batch of episodes historically serves up at least one or two amazing musical moments -- lest you forget Andrew Garcia's reworking of Straight Up from season nine!

In an attempt to predict which singers might produce similar game changing moments, lets look back at the 20 Golden Ticket getters we're most looking forward to hearing more from!

Johnny Keyser

Aubree Dieckmeyer

Ramiro Garcia

Shannon Magrane

David Leathers Jr.

Lauren Gray

Phillip Phillips

Rachelle Lamb

Heejun Han

Jessica Phillips

Cortez Shaw

Britnee Kellogg

Jayrah Gibson

Kristine Osorio

Reis Kloeckener

Brittany Zika

Reed Grimm

Samantha Novacek

Ali Shields

Colton Dixon (sorry Schyler)

Check out a Hollywood Week teaser below and weigh in: which contestant are you excited to see more from?


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