American Idol season 11
Template:Infobox reality music competition The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. The show airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c.[1] Ryan Seacrest returned as host,[2] while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler[3] and Jennifer Lopez all returned as judges. Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis.[4] This season followed the same format as season 10, although a new title screen and logo were created, with a different font. Many international broadcasters aired the show two days after the US screening.
Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in the following cities:[5]
| Episode air date | Audition city | Date | Venue | Callback date | Callback venue | Golden tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2012 | North Charleston, South Carolina | July 22, 2011 | North Charleston Coliseum[6] | August 17–18, 2011 | Hyatt Regency, Savannah, Georgia[7][8] | 42 |
| January 19, 2012 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | July 15, 2011 | Heinz Field[9] | September 28–29, 2011 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center[10] | 38 |
| January 22, 2012 | San Diego, California | July 8, 2011 | Petco Park[11] | October 9–10, 2011 | USS Midway Aircraft Carrier[12] | 53 |
| January 25, 2012 | Denver, Colorado | July 29, 2011 | Invesco Field[13] | October 5–6, 2011[14] | Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen[15] | 31 |
| January 26, 2012 | Houston, Texas | August 26, 2011 | Reliant Arena[16] | August 30–31, 2011 | Galveston Island Convention Center[17] | 55 |
| February 1, 2012 | Portland, Oregon | July 2, 2011 | Rose Garden[18] | October 1–2, 2011 | Red Lion Hotel[19] | 45 |
| February 2, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri | June 28, 2011 | Scottrade Center[20] | September 2–3, 2011 | Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark[21] | 46 |
| — a | East Rutherford, New Jersey | September 22, 2011 | IZOD Center[22] | September 24–25, 2011[23] | — | — |
| Total number of tickets to Hollywood | 310 | |||||
The New Jersey audition was a late addition to the schedule,[25] the audition was held although the attendance was reportedly low.[26] However, the audition episode was not shown, the first time that a scheduled audition that had taken place was not shown. Contestants known to have auditioned in New Jersey were listed as having auditioned elsewhere on the official American Idol website, for example Alex Wong who auditioned in New Jersey has San Diego listed as his audition city on the official website.[27][28]
Hollywood week
The Hollywood rounds of auditions were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium starting December 12, 2011.[29] There were 309 contestants at the start of Hollywood Week. The contestants performed solo for the first round, and 185 made the cut. Amongst those sent home included actor/comedian Jim Carrey's daughter, Jane Carrey.[30] Another contestant, Symone Black, collapsed and fell on stage, but made the cut. The second round involved group performances, and a number of contestants became ill and collapsed in the auditorium. 98 contestants moved on to the third and final round, which were solo performances accompanied by a band or instrument. The contestants were then separated into four rooms, where one room of 28 contestants were all eliminated, while the 70 contestants in the other three rooms all advanced to the Las Vegas round.
Vegas rounds
After Hollywood, the contestants went to Las Vegas for a challenge round where they performed traditional late 1950s song in groups with Elvis Presley "Viva, Elvis!" show as the backdrop.[31] 28 of the 70 contestants were eliminated. Next came a solo round accompanied by an instrument at the stage for Le Rêve at the Wynn Las Vegas. After the 42 remaining contestants sang their last solo at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel, they were called one by one to hear the final judgement. Twelve guys and twelve girls were initially announced as the semi-finalists; however, the judges announced plans to add a thirteenth male semi-finalist between Jermaine Jones, Richie Law, Johnny Keyser and David Leathers Jr. The following week, after the male performances, Jermaine Jones was revealed to be the thirteenth performer.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals round started on February 28. Below are the two semi-final groups (males and females) with contestants listed in their performance order. The top five males and top five females, along with the three wild card choices by the judges, advanced to the finals. The males started the semifinal round, and the females continued on following night's episode, the contestants perform songs of their choice (there was no particular theme). This season, long-time vocal coach Debra Byrd was replaced by Jimmy Iovine's own team in the live shows.[32]
Males
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed Grimm | "Moves Like Jagger" (Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera) | Wild Card |
| 2 | Adam Brock | "Think" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| 3 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Reasons" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Wild Card |
| 4 | Colton Dixon | "Decode" (Paramore) | Advanced |
| 5 | Jeremy Rosado | "Gravity" (Sara Bareilles) | Wild Card |
| 6 | Aaron Marcellus | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Jackson 5) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Chase Likens | "Storm Warning" (Hunter Hayes) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Creighton Fraker | "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Phillip Phillips | "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) | Advanced |
| 10 | Eben Franckewitz | "Set Fire to the Rain" (Adele) | Eliminated |
| 11 | Heejun Han | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Advanced |
| 12 | Joshua Ledet | "You Pulled Me Through" (Jennifer Hudson) | Advanced |
| 13 | Jermaine Jones | "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) | Advanced |
Females
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea Sorrell | "Cowboy Casanova" (Carrie Underwood) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Erika Van Pelt | "What About Love" (Toronto) | Wild Card |
| 3 | Jen Hirsh | "One and Only" (Adele) | Wild Card |
| 4 | Brielle Von Hugel | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) | Wild Card |
| 5 | Hallie Day | "Feeling Good" (Cy Grant) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Skylar Laine | "Stay with Me" (Faces) | Advanced |
| 7 | Baylie Brown | "Amazed" (Lonestar) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Reflection" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
| 9 | Haley Johnsen | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Shannon Magrane | "Go Light Your World" (Kathy Troccoli) | Advanced |
| 11 | Jessica Sanchez | "Love You I Do" (Jennifer Hudson) | Advanced |
| 12 | Elise Testone | "One and Only" (Adele) | Advanced |
Wild Card round
Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, March 1, six of the remaining 15 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. The Wild Card round immediately began, following the announcement of the ten finalists. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges then selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jen Hirsh | "Oh! Darling" (The Beatles) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jeremy Rosado | "I Know You Won't" (Carrie Underwood) | Selected by Jennifer Lopez |
| 3 | Brielle Von Hugel | "Someone Like You" (Adele) | Eliminated |
| 4 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra) | Selected by Steven Tyler |
| 5 | Erika Van Pelt | "The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga) | Selected by Randy Jackson |
| 6 | Reed Grimm | "Use Me" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
The following is a list of semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals:
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Finalists
- Hollie Cavanagh (born July 5, 1993) is from McKinney, Texas. She was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England to Lorraine and Peter Cavanagh and hailed from the Liverpudlian suburb Allerton, in England, and moved to the United States in 2002. She originally auditioned for season 10, but she was eliminated in the green mile round and was encouraged by Jennifer Lopez that she can win the competition in a couple of years with practice. Hollie sang "Mr. Sandman" with Naomi Gillies and Marissa Pontecorvo in Las Vegas. Hollie's only appearance in season 11 was during the Top 42 green mile round. She sang "Change" by American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood for the Sing for Your Life round.
- Skylar Laine (born February 1, 1994[40]) is from Brandon, Mississippi. She is the second finalist to hail from Mississippi, with the previous one being Jasmine Murray from season 8. She auditioned in Galveston, singing "Hell on Heels" by Pistol Annies. In Las Vegas, she performed "Dedicated To The One I Love" with Colton Dixon, Chase Likens, and Cari Quoyeser. Her musical influences include George Jones, Waylon Jennings, and Miranda Lambert.
- Joshua Ledet (born April 9, 1992) is from Westlake, Louisiana. He writes songs and lyrics for and attends the House of Prayer Holiness Church. He auditioned in Houston, Texas. He originally auditioned for American Idol season 10, but he did not make it past the audition stage. He was dubbed "Mantasia" (as being the male version of American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino) during the semi-finals. He performed "Blue Suede Shoes with Shannon Magrane, Amber Holcomb, and Curtis Finch Jr. " His musical influences are his mother, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Fantasia Barrino, James Brown, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and Elton John.
- Phillip Phillips (born September 20, 1990) is from Leesburg, Georgia. He attended Lee County High School. He graduated Albany Technical College, but had to miss the graduation ceremony due to being on American Idol. He auditioned in North Charleston, singing "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with the guitar.[41] He performed "I Only Have Eyes For You" with Heejun Han, Neco Starr, and Jairon Jackson. Many people have compared his vocal style to that of Dave Matthews, whom he has also noted as an influence. As of April 26, 2012, he is the only contestant this season to not have been in the Bottom 3 yet.
- Jessica Sanchez (born August 4, 1995[42]) is a Filipino-Mexican-American [43] from San Diego, California. She was born in Chula Vista, California. Her father Gilbert Sanchez is a Mexican-American U.S. Navy veteran and originally from Texas and fought in the War in Iraq. Her mother Editha Sanchez is Filipina and originally from Bataan province in the Philippines. Sanchez auditioned in San Diego. She performed "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" with DeAndre Brackensick and Candice Glover in Las Vegas. During the Sing For Your Life green mile round, Sanchez performed "The Prayer" by Andrea Boccelli. Before Idol, she was known for her appearance on the first season of America's Got Talent where she was brought back by judge Brandy during the show's wildcard round. Sanchez also participated in the YouTube edition of "We Are the World" along with 56 other YouTube artists, including American Idol season 10 finalist Thia Megia. She was saved from elimination by the judges after receiving the lowest number of votes in the top seven round, making her the first female contestant to be saved by the judges.
- Elise Testone (born July 29, 1983) is from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She auditioned in North Charleston with the song "Get It While You Can" by Janis Joplin.[41] Prior to Idol, she was a voice instructor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,[44][45] and she performed regularly, either solo or with one of several bands, in Charleston, South Carolina.[46][47] In 2011, her band, the Freeloaders, won the Funk/Soul/R&B Artist of the Year award in the Charleston City Paper’s Music issue.[45][48] Testone received additional recognition from the Charleston City Paper in 2011, winning the staff pick for Best Tribute for Elise Testone’s James Brown Dance Party.[49] She has performed as an opening act for various other artists, including Snoop Dogg, Nappy Roots, Seven Mary Three, and Kevin Costner’s band, Modern West.[50] She was eliminated April 26, 2012 and came in sixth place.[51]
- Colton Dixon (born October 17, 1991[52]) is from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He auditioned in North Charleston with his younger sister, Schyler. He originally auditioned for season 10 along with Schyler in the Nashville, Tennessee, auditions, but she was cut in the Las Vegas round and then he was cut in the green mile round. Dixon returned in season 11, however he did not plan to audition, initially planning to simply accompany his sister Schyler to her audition. The judges implored Dixon to audition as well, where he sang David Cook's "Permanent". Colton performed "Dedicated To The One I Love" with Skylar Laine, Chase Likens, and Cari Qouyeser in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, Schyler was eliminated, bringing Colton to tears. He performed the Coldplay song "Fix You", and dedicated it to his sister. He was eliminated on April 19, 2012 and came in seventh place. Prior to his elimination, Dixon had never been in the Bottom 3.
- DeAndre Brackensick (born August 4, 1994) is from San Jose, California. He auditioned in San Diego, California. He originally auditioned for American Idol season 10, but he was cut in the green mile round. He performed "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" with Jessica Sanchez and Candice Glover in Las Vegas. He is an active participant in Oak Grove High School's Theater Arts program and is the president of the school's Polynesian Club. He was eliminated on April 5, 2012 and came in eighth place.
- Heejun Han (born April 20, 1989) was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is from Flushing, New York. He and his family migrated to Queens, New York when he was a child and then moved to Flushing, Queens, New York during his teenage years. Before American Idol, he was a non-profit organizer, working with children with special needs. He has spoken of suffering from emotional depression and credited the children that he worked with for helping him to recover from his illness. He has also said that the children motivated him to audition for American Idol. He auditioned in Pittsburgh with "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You". His audition brought Jennifer Lopez to tears, and Steven Tyler stated "I think you are really great. I think you could be the American Idol". He is the first Korean American to make the finals on American Idol. He was eliminated on March 29, 2012 and came in ninth place.
- Erika Van Pelt (born December 12, 1985[53]) is from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. She auditioned in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles. She draws her influences anywhere from Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Joss Stone, Jill Scott, and Kim Burrell. She has a passion for rhythm and blues, soul, country, jazz, rock and classical. She was eliminated on March 22, 2012 and came in tenth place.
- Shannon Magrane (born October 21, 1995[54]) is from Tampa, Florida. She is the daughter of Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joe Magrane.[41] She auditioned in North Charleston, South Carolina, with the song "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James.[41] She was eliminated on March 15, 2012 and came in eleventh place.[55]
- Jermaine Jones (born November 18, 1986), born to Katrice Cornett, is from Pine Hill, New Jersey. He auditioned in Portland, Oregon. He attended Overbrook High School. Before Idol, he worked as a vocal instructor at Highest Praise Performing Arts Center.[56] Jones was not originally chosen for the semi-finals, but he was called back after the top 24 selection filming, making him the 25th semi-finalist and thirteenth male semi-finalist. Standing 6 feet 8 and a half inches tall, he was dubbed "The Gentle Giant" on the show. His musical influences are his mother and John Legend. On March 13, 2012, he was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.[57] He is the second American Idol contestant to be disqualified during the finals, as Corey Clark was disqualified in the second season, and he came in twelvth place.
- Jeremy Rosado (born March 24, 1992) is from Valrico, Florida. Rosado previously auditioned for American Idol four times. He was eliminated on March 8, 2012, and came in thirteenth place. He is the fourth wild card finalist to be the eliminated first in the finals, with his female predecessors being Leah LaBelle (season 3), Jasmine Murray (season 8), and Ashthon Jones (season 10). His musical influences are Francesca Battistelli, Kirk Franklin, and Israel Houghton.
Finals
In this season, maintaining the previous season's format, there are 12 weeks of the finals and 13 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week (exceptions include Top 12 week, where Jermaine Jones was disqualified and Shannon Magrane was eliminated; and Top 7 Week 1, where Jessica Sanchez was saved by the judges). Previous season's winner Scotty McCreery recorded the Tim McGraw song "Please Remember Me" as the send-off song played when a contestant is eliminated. Jimmy Iovine resumed duties as a weekly mentor to the contestants, frequently assisted by guest mentors. This season, the fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and Soyon An were employed as image advisers for the Top 10 finalists.[58]
Top 13 – Whitney Houston & Stevie Wonder
- Guest mentor: Mary J. Blige
On March 7, 2012, the women performed Whitney Houston songs and the men performed Stevie Wonder songs. Ryan Seacrest stated that it will be a competition between the male and female contestants. As a result, the bottom 3 of each gender, as well as the male and female contestant who received the lowest number of votes amongst their gender, were announced the next night, and the judges chose who went home. Between Jeremy Rosado and Elise Testone, each of them who received the lowest number of votes for their respective gender groups, the judges used the Top 13 Save on Elise Testone and chose to eliminate Jeremy Rosado from the competition.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist if applicable) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Ledet | "I Wish" | Bottom 3 (M) |
| 2 | Elise Testone | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Saved |
| 3 | Jermaine Jones | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" | Bottom 3 (M) |
| 4 | Erika Van Pelt | "I Believe in You and Me" (Four Tops) | Bottom 3 (F) |
| 5 | Colton Dixon | "Lately" | Safe |
| 6 | Shannon Magrane | "I Have Nothing" | Bottom 3 (F) |
| 7 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | Safe |
| 8 | Skylar Laine | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Safe |
| 9 | Heejun Han | "All in Love Is Fair" | Safe |
| 10 | Hollie Cavanagh | "All the Man That I Need" (Linda Clifford) | Safe |
| 11 | Jeremy Rosado | "Ribbon in the Sky" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Jessica Sanchez | "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton) | Safe |
| 13 | Phillip Phillips | "Superstition" | Safe |
- Group performance: "As" (Stevie Wonder)
Top 11 – Year They Were Born
- Guest mentor: will.i.am
Due to a hidden criminal past, Jermaine Jones was disqualified prior to the Wednesday performance show.[59] Footage of executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick confronting Jones was shown in what would have been his performance slot, in between Van Pelt's and Laine's performances.[60] A clip of his rehearsal, singing "Somewhere Out There", was shown after his removal from the competition. Voting continued as scheduled with one of the remaining 11 contestants eliminated in addition to Jones, unlike the season 2 disqualification of Corey Clark.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Phillips | "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding) | 1990 | Safe |
| 2 | Jessica Sanchez | "Turn the Beat Around" (Vicki Sue Robinson) | 1995 | Safe |
| 3 | Heejun Han | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | 1989 | Safe |
| 4 | Elise Testone | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | 1983 | Bottom 3 |
| 5 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross) | 1994 | Safe |
| 6 | Shannon Magrane | "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) | 1995 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Colton Dixon | "Broken Heart" (White Lion) | 1991 | Safe |
| 8 | Erika Van Pelt | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | 1985 | Bottom 3 |
| 9 | Skylar Laine | "Love Sneakin' Up on You" (Bonnie Raitt) | 1994 | Safe |
| 10 | Joshua Ledet | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | 1992 | Safe |
| 11 | Hollie Cavanagh | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | 1993 | Safe |
Top 10 – Billy Joel
- Guest mentor: Diddy
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Only the Good Die Young" | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Erika Van Pelt | "New York State of Mind" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Joshua Ledet | "She's Got a Way" | Safe |
| 4 | Skylar Laine | "Shameless" | Safe |
| 5 | Elise Testone | "Vienna" | Safe |
| 6 | Phillip Phillips | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | Safe |
| 7 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Honesty" | Safe |
| 8 | Heejun Han | "My Life" | Bottom 3 |
| 9 | Jessica Sanchez | "Everybody Has a Dream" | Safe |
| 10 | Colton Dixon | "Piano Man" | Safe |
- Group performance: "The Longest Time"
- Joe Perry with group: "Happy Birthday to You" (to Steven Tyler)
Top 9 – Their Personal Idols
- Guest mentor: Stevie Nicks
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Personal Idol | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Dixon | "Everything" (Lifehouse) | Lifehouse | Safe |
| 2 | Skylar Laine | "Gunpowder & Lead" (Miranda Lambert) | Miranda Lambert | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Colton Dixon, Phillip Phillips, & Elise Testone |
"Landslide" / "Edge of Seventeen" / "Don't Stop" (Fleetwood Mac / Stevie Nicks) |
N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Heejun Han | "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) | Donny Hathaway | Eliminated |
| 5 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Carrie Underwood) | Carrie Underwood | Bottom 3 |
| 6 | DeAndre Brackensick | "Sometimes I Cry" (Eric Benét) | Eric Benét | Safe |
| 7 | Jessica Sanchez | "Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé) | Beyoncé | Safe |
| 8 | DeAndre Brackensick, Heejun Han, & Joshua Ledet |
"The Lady in My Life" / "Rock with You" / "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson) |
N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Phillip Phillips | "Still Rainin'" (Jonny Lang) | Jonny Lang | Safe |
| 10 | Joshua Ledet | "Without You" (Badfinger) | Mariah Carey | Safe |
| 11 | Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine, & Jessica Sanchez |
"Like a Prayer" / "Borderline" / "Express Yourself" (Madonna) |
N/A | N/A |
| 12 | Elise Testone | "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin) | Led Zeppelin | Safe |
Top 8 – Songs from the 1980s
- Guest mentors: Gwen Stefani & Tony Kanal
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Brackensick | "I Like It" (DeBarge) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Elise Testone | "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner) | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Colton Dixon & Skylar Laine | "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton) | N/A |
| 4 | Phillip Phillips | "That's All" (Genesis) | Safe |
| 5 | DeAndre Brackensick & Hollie Cavanagh | "I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters) | N/A |
| 6 | Joshua Ledet | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) | Safe |
| 7 | Jessica Sanchez | "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 8 | Phillip Phillips & Elise Testone | "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty) | N/A |
| 9 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) | Bottom 3 |
| 10 | Joshua Ledet & Jessica Sanchez | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Aretha Franklin & George Michael) | N/A |
| 11 | Colton Dixon | "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | Safe |
| 12 | Skylar Laine | "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) | Safe |
Top 7 (first week) – Songs from the 2010s
- Guest mentor: Akon
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skylar Laine | "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" (Kellie Pickler) | Safe |
| 2 | Colton Dixon | "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem feat. Rihanna) | Safe |
| 3 | Phillip Phillips & Elise Testone | "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye feat. Kimbra) | N/A |
| 4 | Jessica Sanchez | "Stuttering" (Jazmine Sullivan) | Saved |
| 5 | Joshua Ledet | "Runaway Baby" (Bruno Mars) | Bottom 3 |
| 6 | Colton Dixon & Skylar Laine | "Don't You Wanna Stay" (Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson) | N/A |
| 7 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Perfect" (Pink) | Safe |
| 8 | Phillip Phillips | "Give a Little More" (Maroon 5) | Safe |
| 9 | Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, & Jessica Sanchez |
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson) | N/A |
| 10 | Elise Testone | "You and I" (Lady Gaga) | Bottom 3 |
- Group performance: "Raise Your Glass" (Pink)
Top 7 (second week) – Songs from Now & Then
Each contestant performed two songs: a Billboard number-one hit from the 21st century and a song from the classic soul era.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Colton Dixon | "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Elise Testone | "No One" (Alicia Keys) | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Phillip Phillips | "U Got It Bad" (Usher) | Safe |
| 5 | Jessica Sanchez | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| 6 | Skylar Laine | "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) | Safe |
| 7 | Joshua Ledet | "I Believe" (Fantasia Barrino) | Safe |
| 8 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Bottom 3 |
| 9 | Colton Dixon | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Elise Testone | "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye) | Bottom 3 |
| 11 | Phillip Phillips | "In the Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett) | Safe |
| 12 | Jessica Sanchez | "Try a Little Tenderness" (Ray Noble Orchestra with Val Rosing) | Safe |
| 13 | Skylar Laine | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) | Safe |
| 14 | Joshua Ledet | "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) | Safe |
- Group performance: "Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas)
Top 6 – Queen / Contestant's Choice
Each contestant performed a song by Queen and a song of their own choice.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist if applicable) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Sanchez | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Safe |
| 2 | Skylar Laine | "The Show Must Go On" | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Joshua Ledet | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Safe |
| 4 | Elise Testone | "I Want It All" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Phillip Phillips | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | Safe |
| 6 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Save Me" | Bottom 3 |
| 7 | Jessica Sanchez | "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) | Safe |
| 8 | Skylar Laine | "Tattoos on This Town" (Jason Aldean) | Bottom 3 |
| 9 | Joshua Ledet | "Ready for Love" (India.Arie) | Safe |
| 10 | Elise Testone | "Bold as Love" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) | Eliminated |
| 11 | Phillip Phillips | "The Stone" (Dave Matthews Band) | Safe |
| 12 | Hollie Cavanagh | "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) | Bottom 3 |
- Brian May & Roger Taylor with group on performance night: "Fat Bottomed Girls" / "Another One Bites the Dust" / "We Will Rock You" / "We Are the Champions" (Queen medley)
Top 5 – Songs from the 1960s / British Pop
- Guest mentor: Steven Van Zandt
Each contestant performed one song from the 1960s and one that was originally sung by a British musical artist.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollie Cavanagh | "River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner) | TBA |
| 2 | Phillip Phillips | "The Letter" (The Box Tops) | TBA |
| 3 | Skylar Laine | "Fortunate Son" (Credence Clearwater Revival) | TBA |
| 4 | Phillip Phillips & Joshua Ledet | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (The Righteous Brothers) | N/A |
| 5 | Jessica Sanchez | "Proud Mary" (Credence Clearwater Revival) | TBA |
| 6 | Joshua Ledet | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (The Temptations) | TBA |
| 7 | Hollie Cavanagh | "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) | TBA |
| 8 | Phillip Phillips | "Time of the Season" (The Zombies) | TBA |
| 9 | Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, & Skylar Laine |
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Jackie Wilson) | N/A |
| 10 | Skylar Laine | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield) | TBA |
| 11 | Jessica Sanchez | "You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker) | TBA |
| 12 | Joshua Ledet | "To Love Somebody" (Bee Gees) | TBA |
Elimination chart
| Females | Males | Top 25 | Wild Card | Top 13 | Winner |
| Did Not Perform | Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated | Top 13 Save | Judges' Save |
| Stage: | Semi-finals | Wild Card | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Week: | 3/1 | 3/81 | 3/15 | 3/22 | 3/29 | 4/5 | 4/123 | 4/19 | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/10 | 5/17 | 5/23 | ||
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| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
| Hollie Cavanagh | Top 13 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | ||||||||||
| Skylar Laine | Top 13 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | |||||||||||
| Joshua Ledet | Top 13 | Bottom 3 (M) | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | |||||||||||
| Phillip Phillips | Top 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Jessica Sanchez | Top 13 | Saved | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Elise Testone | Top 13 | Saved | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||
| 7 | Colton Dixon | Top 13 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 8 | DeAndre Brackensick | Wild Card | Top 13 | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 9 | Heejun Han | Top 13 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 10 | Erika Van Pelt | Wild Card | Top 13 | Bottom 3 (F) | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| 11 | Shannon Magrane | Top 13 | Bottom 3 (F) | Elim | |||||||||||
| 12 | Jermaine Jones | Top 13 | Bottom 3 (M) | Disq2 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Jeremy Rosado | Wild Card | Top 13 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 14-16 | Reed Grimm | Wild Card | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Jen Hirsh | Wild Card | ||||||||||||||
| Brielle Von Hugel | Wild Card | ||||||||||||||
| 17-25 | Adam Brock | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Baylie Brown | |||||||||||||||
| Hallie Day | |||||||||||||||
| Creighton Fraker | |||||||||||||||
| Eben Franckewitz | |||||||||||||||
| Haley Johnsen | |||||||||||||||
| Chase Likens | |||||||||||||||
| Aaron Marcellus | |||||||||||||||
| Chelsea Sorrell | |||||||||||||||
^Note 1 : The Top 13 results featured individual 'Bottom 3' groups per each gender, with Testone and Rosado receiving the least votes amongst their respective genders. The judges subsequently opted to save Testone, thereby eliminating Rosado from the competition.
^Note 2 : Jones was disqualified for failing to disclose his full criminal history prior to the voting rounds commencing.
^Note 3 : Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Sanchez, the Top 7 remained intact for another week.
Results show performances
| Week | Performer(s) | Title | Hot 100 reaction | Digital sales reaction | Performance type |
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| Top 13 | Lauren Alaina | "Georgia Peaches" | failed to chart | 12,000 (+64%) | live performance |
| Mary J. Blige | "Why" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance | |
| Top 11 | Demi Lovato | "Give Your Heart a Break" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance |
| Daughtry | "Outta My Head" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance | |
| Top 10 | Lana Del Rey | "Video Games" | 91 | 13,000 (+147%)[61] | pre-recorded performance |
| Haley Reinhart | "Free" | 104 (debut) | 35,000 (debut)[61] | live performance | |
| Top 9 | Nicki Minaj | "Starships" | 6 (-1) | 159,000 (+13%) | live performance |
| Scotty McCreery | "Water Tower Town" | failed to chart | 15,000 (+1,340%) | live performance | |
| Top 8 | Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull | "Dance Again" | failed to chart | 0 (debut)[62] | music video premiere |
| The Wanted | "Glad You Came" | 3 (+1) | 198,000 (+23%)[62] | live performance | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Where's Tammy Wynette" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance | |
| Top 7 Week 1 |
James Durbin | "Higher Than Heaven" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance |
| Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo | "Think Like a Man" | 90 (debut) | 25,000, (+109%)[63] | live performance | |
| Top 7 Week 2 |
Kris Allen | "The Vision of Love" | failed to chart | TBA | live performance |
| LMFAO | "Sorry for Party Rocking" | failed to chart | 15,000 (-18%)[64] | live performance | |
| Top 6 | Queen Extravaganza | "Somebody to Love" | TBA | TBA | live performance |
| Stefano | "I'm on a Roll"[65] | TBA | TBA | live performance | |
| Katy Perry | "Part of Me" | 12 (-2) | 73,000 (-6%)[66] | pre-recorded performance | |
| Top 5 | Carrie Underwood[67] | "Good Girl" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Coldplay[68] | "Paradise" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Top 4 | David Cook[69] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Top 3 | Adam Lambert | "Never Close Our Eyes"[70] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Finale | Jason Derülo | "Undefeated" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Controversies
Disqualification of Jermaine Jones
On March 14, finalist Jermaine Jones was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.[57] Jones, however, denied that he had concealed his previous arrests, as he admitted his arrests when he signed up for Idol.[71] A police official in a New Jersey town where he was the target of two arrest warrants said that "the case wasn't big enough to merit going after him in California", and a New Jersey legislator commented that for the show "to expose, embarrass and interrogate a young man without an attorney in front of 40 million viewers was an outrage".[72] Critics suggested that the show may have staged the disqualification to boost ratings.[73] When asked about speculations that producers had prior knowledge of his criminal past and that the producers were simply out to exploit him on-air, Jones replied that "I haven’t even taken my mind into that and why they did what they did, because then I’ll drive myself crazy".[74]
Jennifer Lopez SEX video
The music video of Jennifer Lopez's song, "Dance Again", which aired on the program, was deemed as too inappropriate for younger viewers. Dan Gainor of the Culture and Media Institute wrote, "Even the supposedly family-friendly TV shows like American Idol are never safe in the hands of Hollywood," and went as far as saying her "skanky new video shows how desperate she is to retain her fame despite her fading relevance. Such sexualized videos aren't appropriate for any children to watch, including Lopez's own twins."[75][76] Jenna Hally Rubenstein from MTV Buzzworthy also commented about the video's content not being appropriate for a family show, "we thought "Idol" was a family show? This video is less "sit on the couch and chill with dad" and more "call your boyfriend over immediately."[77] Ed Masley from AZ central.com said that the video was on the verge of being too "steamy" for the show, "Steven Tyler swaggers past the family-friendly threshold nearly every week on "American Idol." But Jennifer Lopez made Tyler appear a bit prim and retiring by comparison when "Idol" screened her video for "Dance Again," seductively slithering on hands and knees across the floor to meet a lover who's tugging at something in his trousers. I'm not saying there was anything explicit going on. And the version on VEVO goes much heavier on kink. But "Idol" viewers did get scenes of J.Lo's multi-platinum booty being handled with care by a shirtless male dancer [...] She eventually blindfolds the shirtless male dancer, caressing his chest until most five-year-olds could figure out what happens next [...] I enjoy a tawdry music video as much as anyone. My problem with the J.Lo clip is "Idol" still pretending it's a family friendly show while screening it—because you can't have everything both ways, despite what Pitbull suggests for your girl in the version on VEVO."[78]
U.S. Nielsen ratings
The premiere was watched by 21.93 million viewers. While at the time it drew the second largest audience of any entertainment program in the television season, it was down 16 percent from the previous year's premiere, which was watched by 26.23 million viewers.[79]
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