American Idol 8 top 36 leaked: American Idol season 8 top 36

The names of the top 36 American Idol 8 / American Idol season 8 contestants have allegedly been leaked online! Yup, an anonymous blogger who goes by the pseudonym of "Joe" (how unique!) with online residence at Joes Place Blog is claiming that the following list of 36 American Idol hopefuls made it through Hollywood week and are, in fact, the American Idol 8 Top 36.

For the first time in its history, American Idol 8 will feature 36 semifinalists compared to the usual 24 from Hollywood week. As a result, 12 different semifinalists will be performing every Tuesday with the male, female, and the next top vote getter with the

highest number of votes making it into the top 12. From there, the weekly elimination will ensue based on America's votes until the winner is revealed in May. This season will also feature the return of the "wildcard" round last used in American Idol Season 3 with the judges choosing three eliminated contestants to advance to the finals.

There are reports that "Joe" is the same guy who successfully revealed the top semifinalists last year. If it's true then this year's American Idol top 36 leak is credible. I remember the leakage from last year but I cannot recall who made it, or if there was someone identified as its source. Anyway, here are the names of the American Idol 8 Top 36 according to Joes Place Blog (You can read more about it from there):

Adam Lambert
Alexander Wagner-Trugman
Alexis Grace
Allison Iraheta
Ann Marie Boskovich
Anoop Desai
Arianna Ayesha Afsar
Brent Keith
Casey Carlson
Danny Gokey
Jackie Tohn
Jasmine Murray
Jeanine Vailes
Jessica Langseth -Brother is Grammy winner Johnny Lang
Joanna Pacitti
Jorge Nunez
Junot Joyner
Kai Kalama
Kendall Beard
Kristen McNamara
Kris Allen
Lil Rounds
Matt Breitzke
Matt Giraud
Megan Corkrey
Michael *unsure of last name - Sarver, Tristan
Mishavonna Henson
Nate McGee (listed as Nathaniel Marshall on the AI site)
Nick Western (possibly could be Nick Hendrix from Orlando?)
Ricky Braddy
Scott MacIntyre
Stephen Fowler
Stevie Wright
Taylor Vaifanua
Tatiana Del Toro
Von Smith