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American Idol heats up tonight with the first performance show of the season. Tonight our top 12 guys will perform for our vote. Tomorrow it's the ladies turn and on Thursday, two from each group will go home.

Catch the details below:

Contestant: Rudy Cardenas
Song Choice: Free Ride
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5701

Contestant: Brandon Rogers
Song Choice: Rock With You
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5702

Contestant: Sundance Head
Song Choice: Nights in White Satin
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5703

Contestant: Paul Kim
Song Choice: Careless Whisper
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5704

Contestant: Chris Richardson
Song Choice: I Don't Want to Be
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5705

Contestant: Nicholas Pedro
Song Choice: Now and Forever
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5706

Contestant: Blake Lewis
Song Choice: Somewhere Only We Know
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5707

Contestant: Sanjaya Malakar
Song Choice: Knocks Me Off My Feet
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5708

Contestant: Chris Sligh
Song Choice: Typical
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5709

Contestant: Jared Cotter
Song Choice: Back At One
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5710

Contestant: AJ Tabaldo
Song Choice: All My Love
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5711

Contestant: Phil Stacey
Song Choice: I Could Not Ask for More
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5712

Who was your favourite? Make sure you vote in our poll.