Now that the season is over, what is your overall ranking of each contestant?

For me it would be this

1. Carrie Underwood: She was just awesome. She so deserved to win. She had an amazing voice.
2. Bo Bice: Great performer. He was pretty consistent too
3. Anthony Fedorov: He had a great voice, for the first few weeks of the top 12 he was kind of...bad...but he stepped up around top 8 week and, after that, gave consistenly good perfomances.
4. Constantine Maroluis: During AI4 I wasn't crazy about him, but looking back at is, he was very consistent (except during the semis) and had good vocals and stage presense.
5. Vonzell Solomon: She had one of the better voices of the competition and she was a pretty good perfomer too, but some of her perfomance just didn't do it for me.
6. Jessica Sierra: She left WAY too early IMO. She had an amazing voice and could have done so much more. America didnt give her a chance IMO
7. Nadia Turner: During the competition, I hated Nadia, but shes grown on me. I have to say she's an excellent perfomer. Definitley not the best vocalist but she was a great performer.
8. Anwar Robinson: He had a good voice but most of his top 12 performances were kind of "ehh" and he was boring IMO.
9. Lindsey Cardinale: She didnt have the best voice, but her voice was decent, and she had good perfomance skills. I think she left a little too early but she should have gone no further then the top 10/9. She wasnt the best of the season, but she wasnt bad.
10. Nikko Smith: His vocals are alright, nothing special, and his only memorable perfomance was "Incomplete." The others were extremley forgettable. He was kinda boring and very forgettable.
11: Mikalah Gordon. Even though I never liked her, she was good during the semis. But after that, puke: During "Son of a Preacherman" and "Love Will Lead You Back" it seemed like she wasn't even trying.
12: Scott Savol: Do we need an explanation? Sure, he's semi final worthy, but not top 12 worthy, and def. not top 5 worthy. Overstayed his welcome by a long shot. Dont agree with me? Listen to "Dance With My Father"- easily the worst perfomance of the season IMO.

Overall, I was very happy with the top 12 and all of them (well except maybe Scott) deserved to be in it IMO

1. carrie
2-12. it doesn't matter.

1. Carrie Underwood - <3. Each performance still manages to impress me in some way.
2. Anthony Fedorov - Rewatching the episodes, I underestimated him. (well except Top 12, 11, 10, and 9 night lol)
3. Vonzell Solomon - Grew a lot throughout the competition, and now that I look back at what I recorded, she was really good.
4. Bo Bice - Gooood. lol. My opinion is still basically the same.
5. Jessica Sierra - Rewatching all the finale stuff and her performances, I'm now thinking, damn, Jessica really was one of the best female vocalists. It's a shame she went so early, because she was really good.
6. Mikalah Gordon - Yeah, she had some weak performances into the top 12, and i KNOW it's a singing competition, but when i watch the finale, i can't help but wonder what a joy it would've been to see her continue on a little further than 11th. Most of the people this year were so reserved, laid back, and boring .... even Carrie and Bo at times.
7. Anwar Robinson - Ehhh he was one of my favorites entering, but he's just... there, now that I look at it. If that made sense.
8. Lindsey Cardinale - I still enjoy her early stuff. I knew she wouldn't have made it far, but ehh. I still really like her.
9. Constantine Maroulis - He was okay.
10. Nadia Turner - She was good, but she was just... not exciting.
11. Nikko Smith - He had an amazing voice, but he was just so forgettable, and he had almost no personality.
12. Scott Savol - Was at the bottom of my list at the beginning, and he's still here.

1. Bo Bice: I hated him at first, but he won my heart and votes on top 5 night. He is an excellent vocalist, performer, and a true rock star, not to mention a charismatic, yet down-to-earth person. God I wanted him to win so bad. :(

2. Anthony Fedorov: My initial favorite when I started getting into this show. Now that I look back on it, I don't know why. He has an AMAZING voice, but he's not a good PERFORMER. You need to be both for Idol potential. Nonetheless, I have and always will love Anthony as an Idol finalist. Especially when I hear about his childhood and him coming to America...I feel a certain respect and admiration for the guy.

3. Vonzell Solomon: She did not impress me during semis, but her performances got better and better every week. Like Bo, she is both an excellent performer and vocalist. I also am a fan of the typical genre of songs she sings, which is one reason why she's my favorite girl over Carrie. In the end, she was just like WOW to me. She gets my vote for "Most Improved Finalist."

4. Constantine Maroulis: Again, Con was great in the singing AND performing department. His voice was unique and he did well singing songs from a variety of genres. I liked him over Bo at first, I don't know what the hell happened! But I love Constantine, no friggin doubt about it.

5. Carrie Underwood: Ugh. Country girl shoots up to #5 on my list. -_- Looking back now, Carrie's not as bad as I initially thought of her to be. She's a great vocalist and sings great in her typical country genre as well as some non-country songs. She just needs to work on her overall stage presence and maybe find herself a personality. :lol: But I can live with her being an American Idol.

6. Nikko Smith: Awesome, awesome voice in the R&B genre. He kind of rubbed off on me because a lot of my classmates rooted for him. o_0

7. Anwar Robinson: I liked him over Nikko initially, but looking back on it...his performances and personality were kinda like, eh...He was still a pretty good singer though.

8. Scott Savol: YEAH BITCHES, HE'S NOT AT THE BOTTOM OF MY LIST! :p And I don't care what y'all think. Again, he kind of rubbed off of me, since semis cuz my family liked him. -_- I guess his biggest flaws were his cockiness and choosing the right songs to sing. He's an R&B person, but his performances singing those types of songs sucked. He did much better singing pop-rock standards (Against All Odds, She's Gone) and On Broadway, which is from an R&B artist, but not exactly an R&B BALLAD. :lol:

9. Nadia Turner: Nadia was actually my favorite during semis. She demonstrated her great vocals during finals, but for some reason, I just found her annoying at around that time. :lol: She just didn't stick out to me.

10. Jessica Sierra/Lindsey Cardinale: They were okay vocalists, but listening to them made me believe they had "smoker voices." :p They're on equal level just because they did not impress me as much as others and to me, they were kinda the same. o_0

11. Mikalah Gordon: UGH. This girl annoyed me SO DAMN MUCH. But I kinda regret being so harsh on her. I was listening to her performance on the Showstoppers CD and she reminded me of a throatier Norah Jones, which isn't too shabby. ;)

12. Scott Savol - Was at the bottom of my list at the beginning, and he's still here.
Same with me :p

1. Constantine
2. Bo
3. Carrie
4. Jessica
5. Lindsey
6. Mikalah
7. Vonzell
8. Nadia
9. Anthony
10. Nikko
11. Anwar
12. Scott