Meet American Idol's Top 20!

The first cuts have been made: Now get to know Melinda Doolittle, Chris Richardson and the rest of the Idol Class of 2007

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ANTONELLA BARBA, 20

Point Pleasant, N.J.
In the spirit of Taylor Hicks's Soul Patrol, the Catholic University student already has an online support group: the Fantonellas. Her No. 1 booster is hardly surprised. "Antonella's very talented, and she'll represent New Jersey in a classy way," says best friend Amanda Coluccio who also auditioned for Idol but got the boot in Hollywood. "She could add some intelligence to the show, which it really needs."