These second group of confirmed Hollywood Week contestants were posted below. There might be an endless update to this but if you’ve watched the first six episodes, I’m sure you are already familiar with these guys, so take your pick.

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Pictures of confirmed Hollywood Week contestants were posted below. It is not the complete set of pictures yet, but they can be good start. If you’ve watched the first four episodes, I’m sure you are already familiar with these guys, so take your pick.

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Mallorie Haley is that chic who did “Piece of My Heart” and a country twang makes her a complete eye candy to the judges, Simon even called her ‘Fearless’. The blonde haired beauty is from South Dakota and a sort of a ‘Carrie Underwood’ reminiscence to her. Check out the videos and pictures of her. You can also locate her via social networking sites as facebook and myspace (listed below this post)

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Anyone of you remember her? She’s coming from the Boston audition (she’s based in Middlebury, Connecticu). That 16 year old girl taking care of her Grand Mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease? Yeah, she’s one of the best bets at this point. Other info you’d like to know is that she’s the first runner up at Miss Teen Connecticut last year and won Westbury’s Outstanding Teen. Great voice as usual. We’re hoping for better surprises soon, Katie! Check out her videos, and get connected with Katie Stevens thru her YouTube Channel.

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We’ve gone thru with the good auditioners in these first two episodes of American Idol 9, now maybe it’s about time to pick up the… well, those that are something different. They might be good or they might be bad, it’s your call. This happens long ago with Alexis Cohen (rip), but that didn’t happen in front of the judges (I think). So this time, you’ll get a load of attitude problems floating up the air. If you ask me, my pick is Lamar Royal. This guy can’t sing but he believes he can and wouldn’t agree with the judges. It’s like: “are you serious?” lol that’s classic! Andrew can somehow sing, it is his arrogance that didn’t make him thru. Great one indeed!

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This week it was revealed that some AT&T employees went to Arkansas parties the night of the American Idol finale and taught the people there how to “power text”. The problem: American Idol prohibits “power voting” by text or phone, and has internal safeguards against the practice. While anyone in the United States could phone in votes, only AT&T customers were allowed to text. And according to reports two of the 20 phones sent to “Kris Allen” parties in Arkansas were capable of sending multiple votes by so-called “power texting.” However, a person with knowledge of the voting results, said Kris Allen won by a large enough margin that a handful of voters with two “power texting” phones could not have swayed the outcome.

According to AT&T, “a few local AT&T employees” were invited to attend local viewing parties in Arkansas for the “American Idol” finale, parties the company said were similar to other, “countless” ones held in “homes, bars and other public places” nationwide. AT&T said in its statement: “Caught up in the enthusiasm of rooting for their hometown contestant, they brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.” In a joint statement, Fox and producer FremantleMedia said the results were “fair, accurate and verified” by an independent, third-party monitor to protect the integrity of the voting process. “In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition. Kris Allen is, without a doubt, the American Idol.“

Early in the finals, Simon Cowell chided the new American Idol champ for bringing out his wife so early in the game. Apparently, the acerbic judge thought Kris Allen’s fans will stop voting for him as he is not available anymore. And the truth is, even Kris’ wife thought the same, LOL! That was how supportive Katy Allen was to her singer hubby! ^_^ According to Kris Allen, “I did the music scene in Arkansas, which isn’t that big, and it didn’t work out and I almost gave up. My wife has been the support ever. I seriously almost gave up a lot and she was just like you have to keep going. She believed in me more than I believed in myself.” And look where he is now! The saying “Behind every man’s success is a woman.” is definitely true! =)

And according to Kris Allen, the one thing he is really looking forward to getting back to is being a husband. He said to Katy after winning American Idol, “Ah, we can be married.” He then explained to reporters backstage after the finale: “We haven’t been able to be married for the last nine months. She’s amazing. She’s just the coolest chick in the world. Hopefully, me and my wife will get to spend some more time together.” Kris Allen also says they definitely know their lives will change with the win. He reveals, “She’s been out here during the whole thing and been going through all this [as well] so we’ve kind of been getting ourselves ready for everything. Things are definitely going to change, but we’re really strong and she’s really cool so [I’m sure] everything’s going to be fine.”