Idols Past: A.J. Gil

A.J. Gil was number eight from Season One. There's not a whole lot of information on A.J. out there and even his own website still says "New Site and sounds coming soon" and that "A.J. has taken on many new and exciting, please come back soon.

If you have forgotten who A.J. is, here is a clip from Season One of American Idol:

Idols Past: Ejay Day

Ejay Day had his lucky break when contestant Delano Cagnolati was disqualified for lying about his age, and Ejay was called back in to replace him. Ejay made it to the top nine of Season One before being eliminated, qualifying him to go on Tour with American Idol following the end of the season.

Since then he has done some songwriting and has entertained on cruise ships. Not much more to report on Ejay at this time. I watched Season One of American Idol and can't remember Ejay.

Ejay's Official Website.

Idols Past: Jim Verraros

Jim Verraros was contestant number ten in season one of American Idol. After the American Idol tour, Verraros came out in an article in The Advocate.

He released an independent CD Unsaid and Understood in 2003 and in 2005 he went mainstream with Rollercoaster.

After American Idol, Jim Verraros was said to be living the gay teenager's dream.

Verraros went on to star in Eating Out and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, both gay themed comedy movies. He has roles in two movies, in production, Pizza on Sunset and Copacabana, of Love and Shadows, the latter a movie with an angry drag queen set to stir things up. Both of these movies are also romantic comedies.

Now twenty five, he does a weekly show called Idol Chat with Jim and Penny. Here is a sampling:




American Idol opens some interesting doors.

Official Jim Verraros Website.