Who knows.. Probably the same way they select people for a sitcom or a TV commercial... Plenty of different racial and religious backgrounds.. Contrasting personalities.. It has just as much to do with that crap then actual talent, perhaps more so. I heard Paulie Malignigi was considering being on the next season, he would be a good pick for TV rating I guess, get the little 12 year old girls watching, but I guess he and 98 degrees are going to do the reunion tour instead.