American Idol season 9
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The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010, on Fox.[1] Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi have all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres has permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge.[2] Idol Gives Back will also return this season and will be held on April 21, 2010, during the top seven results show.[3] The top 24 semi-finals format used in the fourth through seventh seasons will also return this season.[4] This will be Simon Cowell's last season judging on American Idol.[5]
Judges
After the season began, Paula Abdul did not return as the fourth judge on the panel, having announced in the beginning of August 2009 that she was leaving the show due to unresolved contract negotiations.[6] Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth were brought in to star as guest judges during the auditions phase.[7][8][9][10]
After making the decision to utilize guest judges in Abdul's absence, Fox chairman Peter Rice stated that they would find a permanent fourth judge before the season premiere in January 2010,[11] leading the confirmation on September 9, 2009 by Ellen DeGeneres that she would be joining the show as the new permanent fourth judge for the rounds held at CBS Television City for Hollywood Week and thereafter, onto the live shows.[12]
In addition, Simon Cowell announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on American Idol. Cowell will be leaving the show to begin preparations for an American version of his talent show The X-Factor.[13]
Early process
Regional auditions
Auditions were held in the following cities:[14]
During this stage guest judges filled in the fourth judging seat.[7][15][16][17]
Episode Air Date | Audition City | First Audition Date | Call-back Audition Date | Audition Venue | Guest Fourth Judge(s) | Tickets to Hollywood |
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January 12, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts[18] | June 14, 2009 | August 13 & 14, 2009 | Gillette Stadium | Victoria Beckham | 32 |
January 13, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | June 18, 2009 | August 16 & 17, 2009 | Georgia Dome | Mary J. Blige | 25 |
January 19, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois | June 22, 2009 | August 30 & 31, 2009 | United Center | Shania Twain | 13 |
January 20, 2010 | Orlando, Florida | July 9, 2009 | August 28, 2009 | Amway Arena | Kristin Chenoweth | 31 |
August 29, 2009 | No Guest Judge | |||||
January 26, 2010 | Los Angeles, California[19] | June 30, 2009 | September 3, 2009 | Rose Bowl | Avril Lavigne | 23 |
September 4, 2009 | Katy Perry | |||||
January 27, 2010 | Dallas, Texas[20] | June 26, 2009 | August 24, 2009 | Cowboys Stadium | Neil Patrick Harris | 31 |
August 25, 2009 | Joe Jonas | |||||
February 2, 2010 | Denver, Colorado | July 14, 2009 | August 5 & 6, 2009 | Invesco Field | Victoria Beckham | 26 |
Total Tickets to Hollywood | 181 |
"Pants on the Ground"
During the Atlanta auditions, 62-year-old activist Larry Platt appeared and performed his original song, "Pants on the Ground." The song is in reference to people wearing the hip-hop style of clothing including pants that sag. Platt was ineligible to continue, due to being well over the show's age limit of 28 years old. His performance has since become a viral hit, and several celebrities performed the song in the days that followed the original airing of his audition in Atlanta.
Hollywood week
Held at the Kodak Theatre for the second straight year, the first day of Hollywood Week featured the 181 contestants (although there were 172 contestants that actually took the stage according to American Idol website[21]) from the auditions round singing solo with the option of playing an instrument.[22] Ninety-six contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into groups and perform. Seventy-one advanced to the final round of Hollywood requiring a solo performance. Forty-six made it to the final round where the judges take contestants one by one and tell them if they made the final twenty-four.
Ellen DeGeneres made her first appearance as a judge (replacing Paula Abdul) at this time.
Semi-finalists
The first seven were revealed on February 16, 2010 (during the second hour on the episode), and the rest were revealed on the following night's episode.[23]
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Semi-finals
The semi-final format used through seasons 4 - 7 has been revived for this season. Starting with 12 women and 12 men, the women and men perform on weekly separate shows and on the result shows, the bottom 2 women and the bottom 2 men are eliminated from the competition. The semi-finals take place over three weeks until there are six women and six men forming the top 12.
Top 24 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Order | Females | Males | |||||
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Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | ||
1 | Paige Miles | "All Right Now" (Free) | Safe | Todrick Hall | "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe | |
2 | Ashley Rodriguez | "Happy" (Leona Lewis) | Eliminated | Aaron Kelly | "Here Comes Goodbye" (Rascal Flatts) | Safe | |
3 | Janell Wheeler | "What About Love" (Heart) | Eliminated | Jermaine Sellers | "Get Here" (Brenda Russell) | Safe | |
4 | Lilly Scott | "Fixing a Hole" (The Beatles) | Safe | Tim Urban | "Apologize" (OneRepublic) | Safe | |
5 | Katelyn Epperly | "Oh! Darling" (The Beatles) | Safe | Joe Muñoz | "You and I Both" (Jason Mraz) | Eliminated | |
6 | Haeley Vaughn | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (The Beatles) | Safe | Tyler Grady | "American Woman" (The Guess Who) | Eliminated | |
7 | Lacey Brown | "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac) | Safe | Lee DeWyze | "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) | Safe | |
8 | Michelle Delamor | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Safe | John Park | "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) | Safe | |
9 | Didi Benami | "The Way I Am" (Ingrid Michaelson) | Safe | Michael Lynche | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Safe | |
10 | Siobhan Magnus | "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) | Safe | Alex Lambert | "Wonderful World" (James Morrison) | Safe | |
11 | Crystal Bowersox | "Hand in My Pocket" (Alanis Morissette) | Safe | Casey James | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Safe | |
12 | Katie Stevens | "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley) | Safe | Andrew Garcia | "Sugar, We're Goin Down" (Fall Out Boy) | Safe |
Top 20 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Note: The females were scheduled to go first, but medical issues with Crystal Bowersox, who was hospitalized on March 2 with complications from diabetes, required a switch.[26]
Order | Males | Females | |||||
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Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | ||
1 | Michael Lynche | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"(James Brown) | Safe | Crystal Bowersox | "Long As I Can See the Light" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) | Safe | |
2 | John Park | "Gravity" (John Mayer) | Eliminated | Haeley Vaughn | "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) | Eliminated | |
3 | Casey James | "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw) | Safe | Lacey Brown | "Kiss Me" (Sixpence None the Richer) | Safe | |
4 | Alex Lambert | "Everybody Knows" (John Legend) | Safe | Katie Stevens | "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae) | Safe | |
5 | Todrick Hall | "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) | Safe | Didi Benami | "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) | Safe | |
6 | Jermaine Sellers | "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) | Eliminated | Michelle Delamor | "With Arms Wide Open" (Creed) | Eliminated | |
7 | Andrew Garcia | "You Give Me Something" (James Morrison) | Safe | Lilly Scott | "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) | Safe | |
8 | Aaron Kelly | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | Safe | Katelyn Epperly | "The Scientist" (Coldplay) | Safe | |
9 | Tim Urban | "Come On Get Higher" (Matt Nathanson) | Safe | Paige Miles | "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe | |
10 | Lee DeWyze | "Lips of an Angel" (Hinder) | Safe | Siobhan Magnus | "Think" (Aretha Franklin) | Safe |
Top 16 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Order | Females | Males | |||||
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Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | ||
1 | Katie Stevens | "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe | Lee DeWyze | "Fireflies" (Owl City) | Safe | |
2 | Siobhan Magnus | "The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals) | Safe | Alex Lambert | "Trouble" (Ray LaMontagne) | Eliminated | |
3 | Lacey Brown | "The Story" (Brandy Carlile) | Safe | Tim Urban | "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) | Safe | |
4 | Katelyn Epperly | "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King) | Eliminated | Andrew Garcia | "Genie in a Bottle" (Christina Aguilera) | Safe | |
5 | Didi Benami | "Rhiannon" (Fleetwood Mac) | Safe | Casey James | "You'll Think of Me" (Keith Urban) | Safe | |
6 | Paige Miles | "Smile" (Nat King Cole) | Safe | Aaron Kelly | "I'm Already There" (Lonestar) | Safe | |
7 | Crystal Bowersox | "Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman) | Safe | Todrick Hall | "Somebody to Love" (Queen) | Eliminated | |
8 | Lilly Scott | "I Fall to Pieces" (Patsy Cline) | Eliminated | Michael Lynche | "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush) | Safe |
Finals
Top 12 – The Rolling Stones
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Michael Lynche | "Miss You" | Safe |
2 | Didi Benami | "Play with Fire" | Safe |
3 | Casey James | "It's All Over Now" | Safe |
4 | Lacey Brown | "Ruby Tuesday" | Eliminated |
5 | Andrew Garcia | "Gimme Shelter" | Safe |
6 | Katie Stevens | "Wild Horses" | Safe |
7 | Tim Urban | "Under My Thumb" | Bottom 3 |
8 | Siobhan Magnus | "Paint It, Black" | Safe |
9 | Lee DeWyze | "Beast of Burden" | Safe |
10 | Paige Miles | "Honky Tonk Women" | Bottom 3 |
11 | Aaron Kelly | "Angie" | Safe |
12 | Crystal Bowersox | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | Safe |
Elimination chart
Female | Male | Top 24 | Top 12 | Winner |
Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
Week: | 2/25 | 3/4 | 3/11 | 3/17 | 3/24 | 3/31 | 4/7 | 4/14 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/12 | 5/19 | 5/26 | ||
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Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
Didi Benami | ||||||||||||||||
Crystal Bowersox | ||||||||||||||||
Lee DeWyze | ||||||||||||||||
Andrew Garcia | ||||||||||||||||
Casey James | ||||||||||||||||
Aaron Kelly | ||||||||||||||||
Michael Lynche | ||||||||||||||||
Siobhan Magnus | ||||||||||||||||
Paige Miles | Btm 3 | |||||||||||||||
Katie Stevens | ||||||||||||||||
Tim Urban | Btm 3 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Lacey Brown | Elim | ||||||||||||||
13-16 | Lilly Scott | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Alex Lambert | ||||||||||||||||
Todrick Hall | ||||||||||||||||
Katelyn Epperly | ||||||||||||||||
17-20 | Haeley Vaughn | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Michelle Delamor | ||||||||||||||||
Jermaine Sellers | ||||||||||||||||
John Park | ||||||||||||||||
21-24 | Tyler Grady | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Joe Muñoz | ||||||||||||||||
Ashley Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||
Janell Wheeler |
Results night performances
Group song
- Top 24: "American Boy" by Estelle
- Top 20: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas
- Top 16: "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé
- Top 12: The top 12 did not perform a group routine.
Other performances
Week | Performer(s) | Title | Hot 100 Reaction |
Hot Digital Songs Reaction |
Notes |
Top 24 | Allison Iraheta[27] | "Scars"[27] | failed to chart | TBA | live performance |
Kris Allen | "Let It Be" | 63 (debut) | TBA | live performance | |
Top 20 | Danny Gokey | "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | 82 (debut) | TBA | live performance |
Top 16 | Matt Giraud | "Tell Her About It" | TBA | TBA | live performance |
Scott MacIntyre | |||||
Top 12 | David Cook[28] | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | TBA | TBA | live performance |
Ke$ha f/ 3OH!3[29] | "Blah Blah Blah" | TBA | TBA | pre-recorded performance | |
Orianthi[29] | "According to You" | TBA | TBA | live performance |
Kris Allen's rendition of "Let It Be" was made available on iTunes for download, with all proceeds going to Haiti charities.
Controversies
Chris Golightly
Chris Golightly was originally selected as semi-finalist. According to reports, Chris was disqualified February 17, 2010, after already being told he was in the top 24, over an old contract. The contract had expired by the time the top 24 began to tape, but they disqualified him because he was under contract at the time of the tryouts, in violation of Idol rules. He was later replaced by Tim Urban at the last minute of the last part of Hollywood Week.[30]
Alex Lambert Alex Lambert was a part of the Top 24. He was eliminated on March 11, 2010, at 13th place, the last round before Top 12. It has started much controversy, because Alex was a very popular contestant. Many people think he was eliminated by a vote miscalculation. Some websites have started petitions for Alex to come back to the show.
US Nielsen ratings
Episode list |
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# | Episode[4] | Air Date | Rating | Share | 18-49 rating | Viewers (in millions) |
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1 | "Boston Auditions" | January 12, 2010 | 16.4 | 24 | 11.8/29 | 29.8[31] |
2 | "Atlanta Auditions" | January 13, 2010 | 14.9 | 23 | 10.1/27 | 26.4[32] |
3 | "Chicago Auditions" | January 19, 2010 | 14.3 | 22 | 9.9/27 | 26.1[33] |
4 | "Orlando Auditions" | January 20, 2010 | 14.6 | 23 | 9.9/27 | 26.9[34] |
5 | "Los Angeles Auditions" | January 26, 2010 | 13.5 | 21 | 9.0/24 | 24.2[35] |
6 | "Dallas Auditions" | January 27, 2010 | 13.4 | 21 | 9.1/24 | 24.7[36] |
7 | "Denver Auditions" | February 2, 2010 | 13.3 | 20 | 8.9/23 | 24.4[37] |
8 | "Best of the Rest"[38] | February 3, 2010 | 11.9 | 19 | 7.8/21 | 20.9[39] |
9 | "Hollywood Round, Part 1" | February 9, 2010 | 15.0 | 22 | 10.1/26 | 27.7[40] |
10 | "Hollywood Round, Part 2" | February 10, 2010 | 13.6 | 21 | 9.5/23 | 25.2[41] |
11 | "Hollywood Round, Part 3" | February 16, 2010 | 142.9 | 19 | 9.1/22 | 24.6[42] |
12 | "Hollywood Round, Part 4" | February 17, 2010 | 10.4 | 16 | 6.9/17 | 18.42[43] |
13 | "Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform" | February 23, 2010 | 13.3 | 20 | 8.9/22 | 22.48[44] |
14 | "Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform" | February 24, 2010 | 13.0 | 19 | 8.1/22 | 21.71[45] |
15 | "First Results Show" | February 25, 2010 | 10.2 | 16 | 6.4/17 | 17.79[46] |
16 | "Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform" | March 2, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
17 | "Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform" | March 3, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
18 | "Second Results Show" | March 4, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
19 | "Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform" | March 9, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
20 | "Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform" | March 10, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
21 | "Third Results Show/Top 12 Revealed" | March 11, 2010 | 6.2 | TBA | 5.7/18 | 17.84[47] |
22 | "Top 12 Finalists Perform" | March 16, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
23 | "Top 12 Results Show" | March 17, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
24 | "Top 11 Finalists Perform" | March 23, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
25 | "Top 11 Results Show" | March 24, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
26 | "Top 10 Finalists Perform" | March 30, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
27 | "Top 10 Results Show" | March 31, 2010 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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