Meet the (Possible) Contenders: Salt Lake City

[P.S.: Unlike last year, YouTube has been scoured of all Idol footage, so I'm not embedding clips. But this site has some clips up -- for as long as FOX will allow it -- so you can check them out there.]

Name? David Osmond (29, Salt Lake City, UT)
Major malfunction? Has Multiple Sclerosis. Is an Osmond.
For real? Ohhhh I certainly think so. For better or for worse.

Name? Frankie Jordan (24, Hollywood, CA)
Major malfunction? Amy Winehouse sound-alike.
For real? I suppose it depends on how much the producers think they need an Amy Winehouse soundalike.

Name? Megan Corkrey (23, Sandy, UT)
Major malfunction? Single mom from the Big Love town of Sandy, Utah. Resembles if Rory Gilmore grew up, got tats, had a kid, and got divorced.
For real? She's likeable, memorable, and in possession of a distinctive, crackling kind of voice. Will it hold up in Hollywood (or beyond)?

Name? Austin Sisneros (17, Provo, UT)
Major malfunction? Precocious class president who is here to inspire people (i>Gaaaaaaack). Auditioned with songs by Train and Raffi.
For real? The judges really dug his babyfaced soul shtick, but I can't be the only one who found him wholly obnoxious, even if much of what's objectionable about him is a byproduct of being a sheltered Utah teen.

Name? Taylor Vaifanua (16, Salt Lake City, UT)
Major malfunction? Seven-foot-tall with a great voice (her "Joyful, Joyful" was the rare religious-song audition that didn't annoy me).
For real? I hope so -- I really like this girl and would totally root for her.

Name? Rose Fleck (17, Rathdrum, ID)
Major malfunction? Dreadlocked orphan; looks like a homeless Kherington Payne.
For real? Seems like the perfect idol rags-to-riches story. Luckily, she seems more likeable than you'd think. Unluckily, her voice is weaker than you'd like in an Idol contender.