J'DA talks about androgyny, Charlie Askew and "Idol"

J'DA, American Idol's androgynous contestant, heads back to work today. "I do have a day job, you know," says the Chicago-based singer, eliminated last week after an audience-rousing performance of Adele's Rumor Has It. "I do need to pay the bills."

But the 28-year-old, who sells cosmetics for Lancome Paris in Chicago, knows he'll need music of his own if he's going to build on the platform his Ido...