Meet the Contestants, Part 5

Just in case you need a little refresher course in who these fools are:


Melinda Doolittle
29, Brentwood TN
Former backup singer who needs (needed?) to build up her confidence. Lady can fucking sing, but is she too boring? Favorite artists: Aretha, Stevie, Gladys Knight, and Jonny Lang.



Nicole Tranquillo
20, Philadelphia PA
WHOOOOOO? Sorry to do that again, but come on: where the hell did this girl come from? Even her favorite artists are about as generic as you can get: Whitney, Mariah, Stevie, Justin, Beyonce, Alicia Keys.



Phil Stacey
29, Jacksonville FL
Aggressively hipster Phil was in Memphis, auditioning, when his wife birthed their second daughter. He was pretty okay in auditions, but he was really quite good in Hollywood. The blue eyes and gorgeous smile can't hurt either.



Rudy Cardenas
28, North Hollywood CA
The guy in te beatboxing supergroup who wasn't Blake or Chris or that Tom Lowe guy who didn't make it. Rudy's favorite artsists run from Marc Anthony to Rascal Flatts to Mariah to Steve Perry. (...STEVE PERRY!)