PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Right now, American Idol is searching for its next round of stars.

Virtual auditions kick off in our area this week as "Idol Across America" scans the country in search of the next American Idol.

Here is everything you need to know if you want to vie for the title on Season 24.

"This is literally step one," says Patrick Lynn, a Senior Supervising Producer for American Idol. "This is where everybody starts. You start on our Zoom and you'll see an actual producer from the show. If they like you, they'll send you on to the Executive Producer, and if she likes you, she's the one that decides who goes in front of Luke, Lionel and Carrie."

Lynn has been with American Idol since day one.

"I think I'm the only person that's been in the room when every single person has

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