121 around 10,000 Jim Verraros Tamyra Gray the hospital 121 30 Delano Cagnolatti top four Christina Christian
How many contestants made it past the first round of auditions? How many people initially auditioned? Who was the first known homosexual contestant on American Idol? Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the top four episode? Where was Christina Christian at when she was eliminated from the show? How many contestants were chosen from the 10,000 that auditioned? Of the 121 chosen, how many became semi-finalists? Which contestant was disqualified for lying about his age? When was Tamyra Gray eliminated? Who was eliminated while she was in the hospital due to chest pains?
In the audition rounds, 121 contestants were selected from around 10,000 who attended the auditions. These were cut to 30 for the semifinal, with ten going on to the finals. One semifinalist, Delano Cagnolatti, was disqualified for lying to evade the show's age limit. One of the early favorites, Tamyra Gray, was eliminated at the top four, the first of several such shock eliminations that were to be repeated in later seasons. Christina Christian was hospitalized before the top six result show due to chest pains and palpitations, and she was eliminated while she was in the hospital. Jim Verraros was the first openly gay contestant on the show; his sexual orientation was revealed in his online journal, however it was removed during the competition after a request from the show producers over concerns that it might be unfairly influencing votes.
question: How many contestants made it past the first round of auditions?, answer: 121 | question: How many people initially auditioned?, answer: around 10,000 | question: Who was the first known homosexual contestant on American Idol?, answer: Jim Verraros | question: Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the top four episode?, answer: Tamyra Gray | question: Where was Christina Christian at when she was eliminated from the show?, answer: the hospital | question: How many contestants were chosen from the 10,000 that auditioned?, answer: 121 | question: Of the 121 chosen, how many became semi-finalists?, answer: 30 | question: Which contestant was disqualified for lying about his age?, answer: Delano Cagnolatti | question: When was Tamyra Gray eliminated?, answer: top four | question: Who was eliminated while she was in the hospital due to chest pains?, answer: Christina Christian