Are you ready for Inland Idol?

I've never really gotten into the whole American Idol thingie, although there are a huge amount of fans at my work. But perhaps this local contest might interest me a bit more.

The last of the auditions in the Inland Idol 2009 competition has been completed, and the field of contestants has been narrowed to 225 young singers.

Inland Idol is an annual solo vocal competition open to Southern Californians ages 7-18.

More here. And according to the Inland Idol website, 2008 finalist Arianna Afsar made it to the top 36 on that more-famous "Idol" show.