< !– google_ad_section_start –>Slowly, news are filtering in that several Pinoys are part of American Idol Season 7.  I guess the question is did they make the cut.

Ramiele Malubay

Standing at just a petite 4″11, Ramiele Malubay, Filipino-American 20-year-old waitress from Miramar, Florida, sang Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin. Ramiele Malubay made the cut and is rumored to be in the Top 24 as well. In her audition, her sister also took part but only as a backing vocal and not an actual contestant. With a surname like Malubay, it’s unmistakably Pinoy!

Rumored American Idol 7 top 24:

Guys:

1. Chikeze Eze
2. Colton - a 16 year old guy
3. Danny Noriega
4. David Archuleta
5.David Cook
6. David Hernandez
7. Garrett Haley
8. Jason Castro
9. Jason Yeager
10. Luke Menard
11. Michael Lee Johns
12. Robbie Carrico

Girls:

1. Alania Whitaker
2. Alex Lushington
3. Amanda Overmyer
4. Amy Davis
5. Brooke White
6. Carly Smithson
7. Kady Malloy
8. Kristie Lee Cook
9. Ramiele Malubay
10. Syesha Mercado

Neyshia Go

Neyshia Go, 17, from Antioch, California, auditioned in San Diego and made the Top 50, but since rumors above of who made the cut are “verified” by paparazzi photos. Neyshia Go did not make the Top 24.

Rosie/Rosemarie

Rosie or Rosemarie something is also Filipina. Unfortunately, Rosie did not make the Top 50 or Top 24 together with Neyshia Go. Although Neyshia Go’s fate is not yet 100% sure, who knows she could be in the “unknowns” who have made it and has not yet been revealed to paparazzos.

In the also-runs, the girl who sang a Mariah Carey song is definitely Filipina too. She sucked. Off she go.

Renaldo Lapuz

The now famous Renaldo Lapuz or Reynaldo Lapuz, who i think is one of the most hilarious auditions in American Idol history. Renaldo Lapuz has spawned a phenomenal buzz around the world. Renaldo Lapuz became an overnight celebrity.

And as Simon Cowell has predicted, Renaldo’s original composition, We’re Brothers Forever is now a worldwide success courtesy of Youtube. We’re Brothers Forever is even a ringtone now. Download We’re Brothers Forever ringtone here.< !– google_ad_section_end –>