Keeping up with Lindsey Cardinale

Known to Idol fans as the girl that "knocked on wood" on the fourth season of the show, 23-year-old Lindsey Cardinale has moved on from her 12-place finish and tackling disco tunes and has transitioned to the country genre instead in an attempt to reconnect with her southern roots.

Lindsey has put out a few singles since first getting noticed by the public back in 2005 including "Drive" and "Nothin' Like a Dream" and "Let It Rain" featuring Stephen Cochran. The two former songs can be listened to on her official music MySpace page along with her cover of "You Were Always On My Mind."

Lindsey is currently working on her debut album with producer Paul Jackson and was left record label-less following a brief stint with Aria Records in 2007. In the meantime, Lindsey recorded the Christmas classic "Away In a Manger" for the Idol Christmas compilation American Christmas, which was released on Nov. 25.

Lindsey became friends with Carrie Underwood while on Idol and the two remain friends to this day.