"AMERICAN IDOL" TOP 12 FINALISTS

Carlene Davis (L) and Kimberly Lansing (R) have their photo taken with contestant Kevin Covais (C) of Levittown, N.Y. during the party for the 12 finalists of the television show "American Idol" at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 2006. The fifth season of "American Idol" began on January 17, 2006 and will end on May 24. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)