American Idol
Meet American Idol's Top 24
A kickboxer! A nanny! An ex-boyfriend of Britney's! Get to know the singers vying for the top prize. By Cara Lynn Shultz
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DAVID COOK
Age: 25
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla., but he grew up in Blue Springs, Mo.
Rock of Love: A faux-hawked member of two rock bands (Axium and MWK), he performed the tender Bryan Adams ballad "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)" at his audition.
His Musical Idol: "My father is my musical idol. I grew up watching him playing guitar and so in a sense the seeds were planted early ands everything blossomed from there."

