Twenty-four enter. Only one will win.

Wrapping a month of audition shows, "American Idol" trimmed its talent roster to 24 semi-finalists on Wednesday night! Which 12 gals and 12 guys earned the chance to sing their way to stardom, jockeying for your votes and some credit from SIMON COWELL? The list of contestants goes as follows:

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.