From Kids to Top 10 Idols!

Take a look back at Jordin, Blake, Melinda and the rest of the gang as tiny tots ready for their moment in the spotlight

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SANJAYA MALAKAR

Even at age 3, Malakar, now 17, had musical tastes as eclectic as his Idol hairstyles. "He and his sister Shyamali ran around the house singing Sesame Street and Disney movie songs," says his mom, Jillian Blyth. Or, "he'd come out with some obscure classic song. As he was interested in those timeless genres of music, I often wondered if he was a reincarnation of Fred Astaire!"