Age limiting is wrong at any age. If you've got it, you've got it and if you don't, you don't. There could be an Aretha clone out there. Shouldn't she be allowed to compete?

YES!! RAISE THE AGE LIMIT!! IT IS STUPID TO HAVE IT SO LOW!!

can u be fourteen really wanna try out because its always been my dream to be a singer and try out to be on american idol my name is kyana.

Absolutely, I don't understand the age limit anyway. I think if they raised it to 35 or 16 and up that it would help the rating. Which have been dropping regularly.

why have age limit at all? what age defines new talent? it is age discrimination and the age restrictions need to be removed.......

My husband is almost 38 yrs. old, had a band for several years & has an awesome voice-a god given talent. I would love to see a raise in the age limit.

The music industry is so agist; makes people feel like can't have a life and opportunities to be seen if they are no longer in their 20's- not true and not fair.

I have a dream ticket (from winning finale at Disney American Idol Experience) and I am 36. I went up against a 16 year old, 18 year old and 23 year old and I won it. I want a chance, too!! Raise the limit to 40!!!!

y have an age limit. ?? descriminnation at the highest level

I say 40!!! I am not 40 but I am 36... :( no way to get in!! Give us a chance to!!!!!

i am 14 (15 in may) well the auditions close to me are in Feb. so i made a potision so that they can at least listen to me and i wanted to know how many signatures will be needed and if there is an age limit oif how old the person has to be to sign it. plase and thank you! (: well look me up on face book Desaray Johnson

Please raise the limit to at least 30-35. Im 28 now and just found out I will never be able to audition. Ive finally worked up the guts to come out of my shell and do this and now I cant because Im too old!!! By the time I can audition for the first time, I'll be 29, I'll be too old!!! I didnt realize 29 would be too old till I looked up the age limit! Please raise the limit, give me a chance.

i was an area (ark-la-tex) idol finalist in 2005 and 2006. now i'm 31/32 and I hate the idol dream has to end there...i think older contestants have proved many times the most seasoned and best presence' have been older. plus you'll open back up the ratings for my age group again and older...(we are the ones who made IDOL what it is) so raise your ages of contestants to once again make us feel part of the idol phenomenon again!

How about raising the age limit between age 35-40? I am 37 years old and have a good voice.

Yes I believe the age limit should be raised. There are many singers above the age of 28 who are being over looked. Susan Boyle was overlooked and look how amazing she is inside and out!

Yes I believe the age limit should be raised. There are many fabulous singers above the age of 28 and I believe they are being over looked. Susan Boyle was definitely over looked and look how amazing she is inside and out!

How about not age limit. People over 50 are discriminated enough in this country.

There should not an age limit. If you must have a limit please up to 45!

Yes Yes Yes RAISE limit TO AGE 35! My daughter has an awesome voice and will turn 29 next month. She looks great like she is 20 and it is a shame that she cannot compete with this 28 age limit. YES -- Up the limit!!! Age should not matter if you have what it takes! D Barfield - Houston Tx

how come there is an age limit and would have lary and made it any way

Yes raise it to 35 for variety.

I think you should get rid of the age limit. There was no limit in the contest in Britian

i think u have to be at least 13 years old. to any age at all. becuze alot of people have a singing talent but then when they hit a certain age their voice can change. but then it will be to late. even when ur older like 50 yrs old. u should still be allowed to do it. im 12 about to turn 13 and i wanna do it soo bad. becuze i sing great...

Ok…LISTEN UP!!! Here’s the deal. This has everything to with perception, and I am seriously skeptical about whether or not signing this petition is actually going to have any effect on whether the age limit will be reconsidered, but what do we have to lose??? The people who make these age limit decisions are just as swayed by the general American conceptions as we are. The simple fact is that “we” associate talent with age and beauty because this is what those who make the rules prefer us to see. With American Idol being such a HUGE influence on what we see as “talent”, they could put a 90 year old up there that everybody loves, and because TV is such a massive form of advertising, that 90 year old could release a new record and sell a hundred times more copies than any artist taking the grass roots approach. The point is that it all comes down to MONEY! The television show wants to pick the best potential prospects that have the best earning potential worldwide as a Pop Artist and most of us think of Pop Artist’s as being young and attractive. None of us can deny the fact that looks have a very large influence on how we judge our musical idols. It’s the American way. We will sacrifice talent for beauty. I won’t say any names, but this has been proven over and over throughout the years. So…this is what we are up against. It’s not whether Simon or the guy at FOX is a **** bag and doesn’t like people over thirty, but how much money they can make over time on someone who is twenty five and can be a multi-platinum selling musical act for the next ten years. This is called “Return on Investment”. The sad thing is that, with technology now, 40 is the new 30, and 30 is the new 20, so we are all looking younger and younger everyday. I would LOVE the opportunity to stand in front of those judges with nothing more than my pure God given talent and melt their hearts and let the national television public decide whether or not I have what it takes to be an Idol to them, but unfortunately this is a much larger problem. The days of Patsy Cline and Buddy Holly are long gone. It’s a total package deal, and if you don’t have it, there are several others standing right behind you that do, but for God’s sake (and this is the reason I’m writing this) don’t give up and let’s remind everybody that age truly has nothing to do with whether or not artists can entertain and touch people. Peace… Billy Blackburn

I agree that the age limit for american idol should be increased. There's alot of older people who can bring more spicey talent and maturity to American Idol despite there age!

I think it's a very unwise decision to have the age limit so low. I thought the real voting was up to America to decide, not Nigel. I do understand the auditions are already at numbers that I don't know how they manage, but they've definately got the money to afford an even larger endevour. This is America and we should have the freedom to choose our own idol...regardless of age. If anything they need to raise the limit for all of those teenie boppers who don't have any experience at life. What is bound to happen to them when you start throwing contracts and money their direction??? A little too much exploitation in my opinion.

Please up it to 35!!) Kimberly Foster ATL Age 38

I AM 56 YEARS OF AGE -A HEALTHY HARD WORKING MAN WHO HAS FINIALY DECIDED TO SHARE MY SONG I HAVE BEEN WRITING FOR YEARS-I FOUND MY STYLE AT A LATER AGE IN MUSIC AND NEED TO PRESENT MYSELF TO WORLD OF MUSIC-ANY IDEAS!-WHY LIMIT THE AGE OF MUSIC SHARING WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OUT THERE THAT NEED TO SHARE THERE MUSIC AND LOVE OF MUSIC!-PLEASE ALOW THE ONES THAT ARE SERIUOS UP TO WHAT EVER AGE TO SHARE THERE VOICE OF INTEREST!

Your really missing out on some great talent with the age limit. My friend is 32 and rocks, please give her a chance to rock the U.S.A