Keeping up with Jared Cotter

Season 6 semifinalist Jared "JL" Cotter failed to excite Idol audiences enough to push him through to the Top 12 with his take on Stevie Wonder's "If You Really Love Me," but the fact that he made it to the Top 16 was sufficient evidence that he had at least an ounce of musical talent.

Jared now works at the FUSE music network on its program You Rock, Let's Roll, which he co-hosts with All My Children's Chrishell Stause. The show is a variation of other dating shows, except it revolves around one music fan having to choose from three musicians without ever seeing them, only judging the potential suitors based on answers to various questions. Prior to hosting Roll, Jared co-hosted FUSE's staple show, The Sauce, which ended on May 22, 2008.

In addition to his hosting duties, Jared is pursuing a career in music despite not making it very far on Idol. He currently has three songs up on his official music MySpace page, led by "Injured Reserve," which is an R&B flavored ballad in the vein of Usher and Ne-Yo.