Suggestions for a Final Fantasy Idol game...

[SuperMillionaire]

I want to make an American Idol-style singing competition featuring Final Fantasy characters, but I need help with it.

I need 24 semi-finalists: 12 males and 12 females, to form a top 12 group made up of 6 males and 6 females.

Here are the semi-finalists I have chosen so far:
Males: Cecil, Locke, Cloud, Squall, Zidane, and Tidus
Females: Rosa, Celes, Tifa, Rinoa, Garnet, and Yuna

I need 6 more males and 6 more females. And please tell me the games in which the characters originated.

To make the game faster-paced, I will shorten the semi-finals to just one round, cutting 6 and 6 to form the final 12, and then eliminate two singers (one male and one female) per finalist round (similar in format to So You Think You Can Dance)

Also, I need a host (similar in style to Ryan Seacrest) and three judges (I will not include a Kara DioGuardi counterpart; I only want counterparts for Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson).

Also, in what sub-forum should I put the game in? Please help, thank you!

[NorthernChaosGod]

Um.... how the hell are they actually going to compete?

[SuperMillionaire]

They're gonna sing songs...

[Shiny]

You should put the game in Wonder Square. And this should go in General Final Fantasy.

[KentaRawr!]

Final Fantasy IDOL. Duh.

[qwertysaur]

Females
Terra, Beatrix, Queen Bhrane, Shantotto, Lani, Ashe, Fran, Barbaccia, Siren, Rydia, Hal, Luca, Edea, Scarlet.

Males
Edgar, Edward, Setzer, Balthier, Cid of the Lufaine, Cid, Cid Haze, Cid Pollendina, Cid Previa, Cid Del Norte Marquez, Cid Highwind, Cid Kramer, Regent Cid Fabool IX, Cid, Cid, Dr. Cid, Cid Raines, T.G. Cid, Cid Randell, Cid, Mogcid, Cid, Cid, Dr. Sid, Blank, Cinna, Marcus, Auron, Adel (She counts as a man ), Pupu, Rubicante, A Marlboro, and one of the Onion kids

[PuPu]

I'm pretty sure Yuna would win.

[Kyros]

I vote Julia from FFVIII as the winner.

[AntRid]

I assume you missed out Rikku from FFX and FFX-2 because she is too good?

[SuperMillionaire]

I also need a host and three judges that mimic the styles of Randy, Paula, and Simon.

[DarkMateria]

I'm pretty sure Yuna would win.

I think celes could take her, opera and pop are on different levels.

[SuperMillionaire]

The competition hasn't begun yet, so there's no need to vote yet. We don't even have a host and judges yet.

[Mercen-X]

I need 24 semi-finalists: 12 males and 12 females, to form a top 12 group made up of 6 males and 6 females.

I need 6 more males and 6 more females. And please tell me the games in which the characters originated.

To make the game faster-paced, I will shorten the semi-finals to just one round, cutting 6 and 6 to form the final 12, and then eliminate two singers (one male and one female) per finalist round (similar in format to So You Think You Can Dance)

Also, I need a host (similar in style to Ryan Seacrest) and three judges (I will include counterparts for Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson).

F1rst a question: WHY the hell do you really need 24. Can't 12 be enough?

Cid (the name which appears the absolute most often throughout the franchise) should definitely be the host. Likely the same narrator for Dissidia: Cid of the Lufaine. I would suggest Barret or Raijin to counter Randy. If Edea's not a singer in the comp, she could take Abdul's seat.
I don't know about Locke, but Cloud and Squall would definitely lose a singing comp. "We've got no spirit, no we don't." Might as well add the pirate captain Bikke, or Prince of Elfheim, or one of the Circle of Sages, or even Sage Sarda from Final Fantasy I to the lineup.
Maybe Kuja, if you don't make "him" a judge (countering Cowell).
For girls, I'd agree on Terra, Beatrix, Ashe, Fran, Siren, Edea, and I've never heard her because I've never played XI and haven't seen her in Dissidia yet, but Shantotto. Also from XI, Prishe*, Cornelia, Lady Lilith*, Lilisette*, Verena, Princess Claidie, Ulmia, or Semih Lafihna. Naturally, I just pulled all of that of a wiki.
Arylon, Princess Sarah, and Queen Jayne from FF1.
Ifalna and Aeris from FF7. Also Shera, Elena, and Jessie.
Then there's Yuna's counterpart Lenne, Lulu and possibly Rikku, Paine, and Leblanc.

[SuperMillionaire]

Cid of the Lufaine can be a narrator, but he doesn't act like Ryan Seacrest, so I need one who does.

I think Barret could be Randy, but Auron would probably make a better Simon. As for a Paula counterpart, I still don't know. Some of your contestant suggestions are interesting, though, and I'll take them into consideration.

[Mercen-X]

I'm pretty sure Jessie could fit in Paula's seat.