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The fourteenth season of American Idol, also known as American Idol XIV, premiered on the Fox television network on January 7, 2015. Ryan Seacrest continues his role as host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. returned for their respective fourth, third and second times as judges. Randy Jackson stepped down as mentor, being replaced by Scott Borchetta. Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the show. This season also featured an all-male finale, the first since season eight.

Before the finale, it was announced that the upcoming season airing in 2016 would be the last of the reality show. Since the series began in 2002 it peaked in viewership at 30 million viewers per episode in 2006, slipping to 20 million viewers per episode in 2011, and down further since with an average of about 9.15 million viewers per episode in 2015.[1]

On May 13, Nick Fradiani was announced the winner of the season, with Clark Beckham as runner-up.

Changes

The fourteenth season of American Idol featured a number of major changes to its format and talent. Some of these changes came in response to the falling popularity and viewership of Idol in comparison to NBC's competing series The Voice; viewership of the thirteenth season had fallen by 27%.[2][3] Former judge Randy Jackson, who served as a mentor on the previous season, left the show and was succeeded by Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta.[4] In May 2014, Ryan Seacrest signed a two-year extension to remain host of Idol through 2016, which will be the shows' final season.[5][6] Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the series, and the Ford Motor Company maintained a reduced role.[2][3]

To evaluate their ability to perform in front of a live audience, the final 48 contestants participated in a private concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood before being cut to 24.[2][3] Separate results shows during the top 12 round were discontinued, in favor of a single two-hour broadcast on Wednesday nights; results from the previous week were revealed during the following week's show, similarly to Dancing with the Stars.[3] A new feature known as the "Fan Save" was also introduced, in which viewers could vote via Twitter to decide which of the bottom two singers from the previous week would advance.[7]

The finale returned to the Dolby Theatre, where five of the first six season finales took place.[8]

Regional auditions

Auditions took place in the following cities:[9][10]

Date of airing City Audition date Venue Callback date Callback venue
January 21, 2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota June 18, 2014 Mariucci Arena September 24–25, 2014 Minneapolis Convention Center[11]
January 22, 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana June 25, 2014 Lakefront Arena August 26–27, 2014 Morial Convention Center[12]
January 15, 2015 Long Island, New York July 23, 2014 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum September 16–17, 2014 Marriott Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn[13]A
January 7–8, 2015 Nashville, Tennessee July 30, 2014 Nashville Municipal Auditorium August 3–4, 2014 Music City Center[14]
January 28–29, 2015 San Francisco, California September 29, 2014 Cow Palace October 3–4, 2014 Westin St. Francis[15]
January 8 & 14, 2015 Bus tour – various citiesB July 9–21, 2014 Various August 13–14, 2014 Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kansas City[16]

^Note A For the New York auditions, Adam Lambert replaced Urban who took time off to be with his wife, Nicole Kidman, after the death of her father.[17]
^Note B The American Idol "Audition Bus Tour" visit the cities of: Portland, Oregon; Portland, Maine; Reno, Nevada; Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Amarillo, Texas; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Branson, Missouri; Tallahassee, Florida; and Kansas City, Missouri.[9]

Hollywood Rounds

The Hollywood Rounds on the fourteenth season of American Idol aired in four parts during a period of two weeks. During these rounds, contestants participated in the regular solo-rounds, as well as the group rounds. However, the judges asked many of their "most memorable" contestants to sing for them at the very beginning of the rounds, which surprised the vast majority of the contestants. Every memorable contestant advanced.

Semi-finalists

The following is a list of Top 24 semi-finalists who were not selected to perform and failed to reach the second round of the semi-finals:

Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Riley Bria 18 Spring Hill, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee
Trevor Douglas 17 Fort Worth, Texas Nashville, Tennessee
Michael Simeon 21 Lumberton, Mississippi Nashville, Tennessee
Savion Wright 22 Jasper, Texas Nashville, Tennessee
Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Shannon Berthiaume 17 Saint Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lovey James 17 Portland, Oregon Bus Tour
Shi Scott 19 Belcamp, Maryland Long Island, New York
Katherine Winston 18 Lenox, Massachusetts Long Island, New York

The following is a list of Top 16 semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals:

Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Mark Andrew 29 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Adam Ezegelian 20 Wantagh, New York Long Island, New York
Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Alexis Gomez 22 Dayton, Ohio Bus Tour
Loren Lott 22 San Diego, California Nashville, Tennessee

Semi-finals

The semi-finals began on February 25, 2015, and continued for four episodes. The semifinalists performed at The Fillmore in Detroit. The male contestants performed on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. The female contestants performed on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Those who obtained the most votes per gender group advanced onto the Top 16 and sang a song from Motown to hopefully advance further the following week.[18] After ten contestants were chosen to perform in the finals based on the public vote, the six semi-finalists were eligible for their Instant Wildcard pick. The judges only picked two contestants to perform in the finals.

Top 24 – Contestant's Choice

Order Males Females
Contestant Song Result Contestant Song Result
1 Adam Ezegelian "I Wanna Rock" Safe Lovey James "Love Runs Out" Eliminated
2 Michael Simeon "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" Eliminated Adanna Duru "Rather Be" Safe
3 Savion Wright "Hey, Soul Sister" Eliminated Alexis Gomez "Gunpowder & Lead" Safe
4 Mark Andrew "The Weight" Safe Joey Cook "Somebody Like You" Safe
5 Trevor Douglas "Best I Ever Had" Eliminated Katherine Winston "Safe & Sound" Eliminated
6 Clark Beckham "When a Man Loves a Woman" Safe Shannon Berthiaume "Who Knew" Eliminated
7 Rayvon Owen "Jealous" Safe Loren Lott "Note to God" Safe
8 Daniel Seavey "I'm Yours" Safe Shi Scott "Umbrella" Eliminated
9 Riley Bria "Homeboy" Eliminated Maddie Walker "Love Gets Me Everytime" Safe
10 Quentin Alexander "I Put a Spell on You" Safe Sarina-Joi Crowe "Mamma Knows Best" Safe
11 Nick Fradiani "Thinking Out Loud" Safe Jax "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Safe
12 Qaasim Middleton "Uptown Funk" Safe Tyanna Jones "Lips Are Movin" Safe

Top 16 – Motown

Order Males Females
Contestant Song Result Contestant Song Result
1 Daniel Seavey "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" Safe Tyanna Jones "Rockin' Robin" Safe
2 Mark Andrew "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Eliminated Loren Lott "I Wanna Be Where You Are" Eliminated
3 Rayvon Owen "My Girl" Safe Maddie Walker "I'll Be There" Safe
4 Adam Ezegelian "I Want You Back" Eliminated Joey Cook "Shop Around" Safe
5 Clark Beckham "The Tracks of My Tears" Safe Sarina-Joi Crowe "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" Safe
6 Nick Fradiani "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Safe Adanna Duru "Hello" Wild Card
7 Qaasim Middleton "I Wish" Safe Jax "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Safe
8 Quentin Alexander "Master Blaster (Jammin')" Wild Card Alexis Gomez "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" Eliminated

Finalists

Nick Fradiani

Nick Fradiani (born November 15, 1985) is from Guilford, Connecticut.[19] Fradiani was the vocalist of Beach Avenue which got recognition after they won in the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They auditioned for the ninth season of America's Got Talent, but were eliminated during Judgement Week.[20] His father was a musician, who performs in clubs and in cruise ships. He taught his son to play drums, piano and guitar. He graduated in high school at Guilford High in 2004. He held a bachelor’s degree in History and pursued in sports by playing basketball in Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. Fradiani continued to play basketball until he sprained his ankle and tore his Achilles tendon in 2008, keeping him off court for a couple of months. He resumes his music career by starting his solo gigs. Fradiani continuously got gigs with his band, which was on hiatus during Fradian’s participation on ‘’Idol’’.[21] He and his girlfriend auditioned in New York City and his golden ticket song was Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes".[22] During Hollywood Week, he sang "Babylon" by David Gray. He sang Train's "Drops of Jupiter" during the House of Blues Showcase, earning his spot in the Top 24. He was the third alumnus of America's Got Talent to be a finalist in Idol with his predecessors Thia Megia of season ten and season eleven runner-up Jessica Sanchez. He was announced as the winner on May 13, 2015.

Clark Beckham (born May 15, 1992) is from White House, Tennessee.[23] He was a musician in the streets of Nashville. Beckham's father was a professional musician, playing guitar for the Righteous Brothers and Dolly Parton. His mother was a court reporter before she quits her job to be a music teacher. He attended Lee University, a Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was studying to be a teacher in History and Physical Education. He competed in the Battle of the Bands and toured with the campus choir. Beckham played a number of instruments. At the age of nine, he started playing drums. He played guitar at the age of twelve and piano at the age of sixteen.[24] In a Christian Post interview Beckham noted he was a worship leader and feels God is his biggest influence.[25] He prayed on whether to audition for Idol and plans to continue with a career in Christian music following the competition.[25] Beckham sang James Brown's "It's a Man's World" during his audition. In his first solo performance in Hollywood rounds, he sang Otis Reding's "Try a Little Tenderness". He advances in the Top 24 after he sang "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles in the House of Blues Showcase Week. He cites Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Michael Jackson and Michael Buble as his musical influences.[26] He was announced as the runner-up on May 13, 2015.

Jax (born May 5, 1996) is from East Brunswick, New Jersey.[27] Singing since she was five, she taught herself how to play the piano.[28] At the age of twelve, she moved to New York City and left public school for home-schooling to pursue her music career with a professional voice coach in New York City.[28] Her father was a firefighter in New York City who was injured during the September 11, 2001 attacks and retired,[29] because of this he was able to accompany, and bond with her at lessons, shows, auditions, and recordings.[28] In high school, she starred in musicals such as "Aladdin" and "Annie".[28] She was also a member of about five bands and ended up touring a lot.[28] In mid-2014, Jax studied at New York University in London where she won a BMI John Lennon songwriting program.[28] She auditioned in New York City with her rendition of The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand". She also sang "Toxic" by Britney Spears during her first solo audition in Hollywood Week. For her final solo performance, she sang The Beatles' "Let it Be". She earned her spot in the Top 24 in the House of Blues Showcase after she performed Lady Gaga's "You & I". She was the last female contestant eliminated on May 12, 2015, and came in third place.

Rayvon Owen (born June 27, 1991) is a vocal coach from Richmond, Virginia.[30][31] At his young age, he sang with the Sunbeam Choir at Antioch Baptist Church. He joined the Richmond Boys Choir in middle school and later, joined the Harlem Boys Choir. He graduated from Henrico High School’s Center for the Arts. He attended college at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[24] He auditioned in San Francisco with his rendition of Katy Perry's "Wide Awake". Owen sang "Ordinary People" by John Legend, during Hollywood week. He performed during the Showcase week in the House of Blues with Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down", earning his spot in the semi-finals. He cites Lionel Richie, John Legend, Katy Perry, and Stevie Wonder as his musical influences.[32] He was eliminated on May 6, 2015, and came in fourth place.

Tyanna Jones (born August 8,1998) is from Jacksonville, Florida.[33] Jones is the middle of eleven children. She spent months living homeless with her family in the local pastor church. She started singing with the choir as voice major in Douglas Anderson School of the Arts at the age of five[34] She and her mother flew to San Francisco, which was the last venue of auditions, after they earned enough money for the trip.[35] For her audition, she sang "Wings" by Little Mix, to earn her ticket. During the Hollywood Rounds, she sang Olly Murs' "Dance with Me Tonight" in her first solo performance and "Try" by Colbie Caillat in her final solo performance. She performed during the Showcase week in the House of Blues with Beyonce's "Love on Top", earning her spot in the semi-finals. She cites Prince, Michael Jackson and Beyonce as musical influences.[36] She was eliminated on April 29, 2015, and came in fifth place.

Quentin Alexander (born December 11, 1994) is from New Orleans, Louisiana.[37] Alexander's mentor and drama instructor at school, Troy Populous, encouraged him to channel his creative energy into drama class.[38] Populous could see Alexander had charisma, an 'it' factor, and Alexander agreed that he was able to channel his frustration into "something beautiful, which at the time was theater."[38] Alexander says that many artists have made impacts on him with a few of his biggest inspirations as Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Andre 3000, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Lorde, Sia "and the list goes on for miles." He sang "Royals" by Lorde for his audition in New Orleans.[39] During the final round of Hollywood week, he sang "Riptide" by Vance Joy. He earns the spot in the Top 24 after he sang "Youth" by Foxes during the showcase week in the House of Blues. He was eliminated on April 22, 2015, and came in sixth place.

Joey Cook (born March 30, 1991) is a street busker originally from Woodbridge, Virginia who moved to New Orleans.[33] When she is not working, she performs in the streets of Richmond.[40][41] During her audition, she performed "King of Spain" by The Tallest Man on Earth. Cook sang Miranda Lambert's "Kerosene" during her first solo performance in the Hollywood rounds. She also sang "Across the Universe" by The Beatles for her final solo round performance. Cook landed the spot in the top 24 after she performed "Sweet Pea" by Amos Lee in the House of Blues Showcase Round. Her performance of Fancy during the top 11 was well received by the judges and earned a standing ovation from Keith Urban. She played the accordion, ukulele, banjo, as well as the mandolin during the course of the season.[32] Joey is a member of the band Mammoth Indigo.[32] She was eliminated on April 15, 2015, and came in seventh place.

Qaasim Middleton (born January 13, 1995) is from Brooklyn, New York.[30] He is the son of actors and professional musicians Keith Middleton and Toni Seawright. His mother was Miss Mississippi in 1987. She has sung backing vocals for Tina Turner, Teena Marie and Laura Branigan, among many others. His father was a cast member of the stage musical, "Stomp" for 20 years.[24] Middleton was formerly a musician and actor in Nickelodeon's television show The Naked Brothers Band. He auditioned in New York City with "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder. He performed Ed Sheeran's "Give Me Love" during his final Hollywood solo round. He sang "Satisfaction" by Allen Stone, earning his spot in the Top 24 in the House of Blues showcase week. Middleton was the recipient of the one and only "judges' save" of the season, which kept him from elimination during the second week of the Top 11. However, he was eliminated on April 8, 2015, and came in eighth place.

Daniel Seavey (born April 2, 1999) is from Vancouver, Washington.[30] Seavey was a sophomore student at Union High School in Camas. At his young age, He played guitar, violin, cello, viola, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bass and drums.[24] His father was a pastor at Living Water Community Church.[42] He sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" & Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" during his audition in San Francisco. During the Hollywood Rounds, he sang Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" in his first solo performance and "I See Fire", also sung by Sheeran, in his final solo performance. He performed again "Straight Up" in the House of Blues, earning his spot in the top 24. Seavey was the youngest contestant at the age of 15 to compete in the show. He was eliminated on April 1, 2015, and came in ninth place.

Adanna Duru (born October 10, 1996) is a student from Diamond Bar, California.[33] At the age of 10, Duru wrote her first song, "Come Back to Me". She played guitar and piano on the song, which was about world peace. She performed in musicals during middle school. For three years, she was a member of her high school choir.[24] She was a contestant on the third season of The Voice where she was defaulted to Adam Levine's team, but was eliminated in the Battle Rounds. She auditioned in San Francisco with Lady Gaga's "You & I". She performed "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" by James Brown during the House of Blues Showcase where she got standing ovation by Jennifer Lopez, earning her spot in the Top 24. Adanna's biggest musical influences are Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. She was eliminated on March 25, 2015, along with Maddie Walker, and came in tenth and eleventh place.

Maddie Walker (born December 23, 1997) is from Ankeny, Iowa.[33] She previously auditioned in the previous season but was cut during the group round on Hollywood Week. She returned to audition again in New York City with Gwen Sebastian's "Suitcase". She sang "Already Gone" by Sugarland during her solo round in Hollywood week. During the House of Blues Showcase, she sang "Big Girls Don't Cry". She was cut during the top 24 selection but was called back by the judges, whom they were undecided, to have a sing-off with fellow singer, Rachel Hallack, to earn the spot in the semi-finals. Thus, the judges decided to send Walker through the Top 24. She was eliminated on March 25, 2015, along with Adanna Duru, and came in tenth and eleventh place.

Sarina-Joi Crowe (born June 27, 1995) is a musician from Columbia, Tennessee.[33] She originally auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol, but was cut on the last day of the Hollywood Round. Crowe also auditioned for the twelfth and thirteenth seasons, were she was cut in the green mile round. For her fourth appearance, she returned to audition in Nashville, Tennessee with "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic. She sang Jessie J's "Big White Room" in the House of Blues Showcase Week where she was able to earn her spot in the Top 24. She was the first finalist to be eliminated on March 12, 2015, and came in twelfth place.

Finals

In this season, there are 10 weeks of the finals, consisting of 11 live shows, and 12 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the American public's votes. Scott Borchetta replaced Randy Jackson as finalists' in-house mentor.[43]

Top 12 – Back to the Start

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Sarina-Joi Crowe "Love Runs Out" Eliminated
2 Rayvon Owen "Wide Awake" Safe
3 Daniel Seavey "Straight Up" Safe
4 Maddie Walker "Suitcase" Safe
5 Tyanna Jones "Wings" Safe
6 Nick Fradiani "In Your Eyes" Safe
7 Jax "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Safe
8 Qaasim Middleton "Sir Duke" Safe
9 Clark Beckham "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
10 Joey Cook "King of Spain" Safe
11 Quentin Alexander "Royals" Safe
12 Adanna Duru "You and I" Safe

Top 11 (first week) – Party Songs

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Rayvon Owen "Burn" Safe
2 Maddie Walker "She's Country" Safe
3 Joey Cook "Fancy" Safe
4 Clark Beckham "Takin' It to the Streets" Safe
5 Jax "Blank Space" Safe
6 Qaasim Middleton "Jet" Saved
7 Adanna Duru "Runaway Baby" Safe
8 Tyanna Jones "Tightrope" Safe
9 Daniel Seavey "Happy" Safe
10 Quentin Alexander "Rolling in the Deep" Safe
11 Nick Fradiani "Wake Me Up" Safe

Top 11 (second week) – Songs from the Cinema

Order Contestant Song Featured movie Result
1 Adanna Duru "Love You I Do" Dreamgirls Eliminated
2 Daniel Seavey "Lost Stars" Begin Again Safe
3 Rayvon Owen "Stayin' Alive" Saturday Night Fever Bottom 3
4 Nick Fradiani "Danger Zone" Top Gun Safe
5 Joey Cook "Mad World" Donnie Darko Safe
6 Tyanna Jones "Circle of Life" The Lion King Safe
7 Quentin Alexander "You're the One That I Want" Grease Safe
8 Maddie Walker "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Footloose Eliminated
9 Clark Beckham "Sunday Morning" Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Safe
10 Jax "Grow Old with You" The Wedding Singer Safe
11 Qaasim Middleton "Come Together" Across the Universe Safe

Top 9 – Songs from the 1980s

Starting this week, the studio versions of each contestant performance are available at iTunes.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Daniel Seavey "You Make My Dreams" Eliminated
2 Quentin Alexander "In the Air Tonight" Safe
3 Joey Cook "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Safe
4 Tyanna Jones "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
5 Jax "You Give Love a Bad Name" Safe
6 Nick Fradiani "Man in the Mirror" Safe
7 Clark Beckham "Every Breath You Take" Safe
8 Qaasim Middleton "Addicted to Love" Safe
9 Rayvon Owen "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Bottom 2
Idol Fan Save (Top 8)
1 Daniel Seavey "Breakaway" Eliminated
2 Rayvon Owen "Since U Been Gone" Advanced

Top 8 – Kelly Clarkson

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Nick Fradiani "Catch My Breath" Safe
2 Jax "Beautiful Disaster" Safe
3 Tyanna Jones "Mr. Know It All" Safe
4 Joey Cook "Miss Independent" Safe
5 Quentin Alexander "Dark Side" Safe
6 Qaasim Middleton "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Eliminated
7 Clark Beckham "The Trouble with Love Is" Safe
8 Rayvon Owen "Since U Been Gone" Bottom 2
Idol Fan Save (Top 7)
1 Rayvon Owen "Set Fire to the Rain" Advanced
2 Qaasim Middleton "Hey Ya!" Eliminated

Top 7 – Billboard Hot 100

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jax "Poker Face" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Teenage Dream" Safe
3 Quentin Alexander "Latch" Safe
4 Joey Cook "Wrecking Ball" Eliminated
5 Clark Beckham "Make It Rain" Safe
6 Tyanna Jones "Stay" Safe
7 Rayvon Owen "Set Fire to the Rain" Bottom 2
Idol Fan Save (Top 6)
1 Joey Cook "My Funny Valentine" Eliminated
2 Rayvon Owen "Long Train Runnin'" Advanced
3 Rayvon Owen "Always on My Mind" Advanced
4 Joey Cook "Somebody to Love" Eliminated

Top 6 – American Classics

For the first time in the competition, each finalist performs two songs.[44]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Tyanna Jones "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" Safe
2 Clark Beckham "Superstition" Safe
3 Jax "Piece of My Heart" Safe
4 Nick Fradiani "American Girl" Safe
5 Quentin Alexander "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Eliminated
6 Rayvon Owen "Long Train Runnin'" Bottom 2
7 Clark Beckham "Moon River" Safe
8 Tyanna Jones "Proud Mary" Safe
9 Nick Fradiani "Only the Good Die Young" Safe
10 Quentin Alexander "The Sound of Silence" Eliminated
11 Jax "Beat It" Safe
12 Rayvon Owen "Always on My Mind" Bottom 2
Idol Fan Save (Top 5)
1 Quentin Alexander "Light My Fire" Eliminated
2 Rayvon Owen "I'm Not the Only One" Advanced
3 Quentin Alexander "Shake It Out" Eliminated
4 Rayvon Owen "Go Your Own Way" Advanced

Top 5 – Arena Anthems

The American Idols Tour which in years past included the top ten on tour has changed to include only the top five finalists so this week the finalists who move forward are considered as part of the annual summer tour of AI finalists.[45]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jax "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Harder to Breathe" Safe
3 Clark Beckham "Yesterday" Safe
4 Tyanna Jones "Party in the U.S.A." Eliminated
5 Rayvon Owen "I'm Not the Only One" Bottom 2
6 Nick Fradiani "Maggie May" Safe
7 Tyanna Jones "Heaven" Eliminated
8 Clark Beckham "Boyfriend" Safe
9 Jax "White Flag" Safe
10 Rayvon Owen "Go Your Own Way" Bottom 2

Top 4 – Judges' Hometown / Soul

The finalists will take on songs of the Judges’ hometowns and their own soul.[46]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Living for the City" Safe
2 Jax "Empire State of Mind" Safe
3 Nick Fradiani "Bright Lights" Safe
4 Rayvon Owen "Need You Now" Eliminated
5 Clark Beckham "Your Man" Safe
6 Jax "Human" Safe
7 Rayvon Owen "Believe" Eliminated
8 Nick Fradiani "What Hurts the Most" Safe

Top 3 – Scott Borchetta's Choice / Hometown Dedication / Judges' Choice

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Beautiful Day" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Because the Night" Safe
3 Jax "My Generation" Eliminated
4 Nick Fradiani "Back Home" Safe
5 Clark Beckham "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Safe
6 Jax "My Immortal" Eliminated
7 Clark Beckham "Earned It" Safe
8 Jax "Misery Business" Eliminated
9 Nick Fradiani "I'll Be" Safe

Top 2 – Favorite Performance / Simon Fuller's Choice / Winner's Single

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Georgia on My Mind" Runner-up
2 Nick Fradiani "Bright Lights" Winner
3 Clark Beckham "Ain't No Sunshine" Runner-up
4 Nick Fradiani "I Won't Give Up" Winner
5 Clark Beckham "Champion" Runner-up
6 Nick Fradiani "Beautiful Life" Winner

Elimination chart

Females Males Top 24 Top 12 Wild Card Winner
Did Not Perform Safe Safe Last Eliminated Judges' Save
Stage: Semi-finals Finals
Date: 3/4 3/5 3/11 3/12 3/191 3/25 4/12 4/8 4/15 4/223 4/29 5/6 5/12 5/13
Place Contestant Result
1 Nick Fradiani Winner
2 Clark Beckham Runner-up
3 Jax Elim
4 Rayvon Owen Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
5 Tyanna Jones Elim
6 Quentin Alexander Wild Card Elim
7 Joey Cook Elim
8 Qaasim Middleton Saved Elim
9 Daniel Seavey Elim
10–11 Adanna Duru Wild Card Elim
Maddie Walker
12 Sarina-Joi Crowe Elim
13–16 Mark Andrew Elim
Adam Ezegelian
Alexis Gomez
Loren Lott
17–24 Shannon Berthiaume Elim
Lovey James
Shi Scott
Katherine Winston
Riley Bria Elim
Trevor Douglas
Michael Simeon
Savion Wright
  • ^Note 1 Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Middleton, the 'Top 11' remained intact for another week, and no one was eliminated at the end of the show on March 19.
  • ^Note 2 The Idol Fan Save began from the Top 8 reveal.
  • ^Note 3 The Idol Fan Save ends.

Idol Fan Save

Beginning in the top 8 live show of this season, similarly to the format originally started by America's Got Talent and used on The Voice, American Idol introduced the Twitter-powered Idol Fan Save. At some point during every show, the two contestants who received the lowest amount of votes from the previous week are revealed.[47] The bottom two contestants then perform in exactly the same format as the safe contestants. However, after the performances are completed, the viewers only have 5 minutes to vote by tweeting about which of the bottom two contestants should be saved.[47] After the five-minute time limit expires, the contestant who has the most amount of Twitter votes advances to the next round, while the other contestant is eliminated. Due to tape-delays in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, the Idol Fan Save is only available to viewers living in the Central and Eastern time zones.[47]

Guest performances

Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100 reaction Digital sales reaction Performance type
Top 16 Aretha Franklin "I Will Survive" Unreleased — Live
Top 11
Week 1 		Jussie Smollett & Yazz "No Apologies" — —
Top 11
Week 2 		Jennifer Lopez "Feel the Light" — —
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" — —
Top 9 David Hasselhoff "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" / "Walking on Sunshine" / "Never Gonna Give You Up" / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" / "Let's Dance" / "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Unreleased —
Salt-N-Pepa "Push It" — —
Top 8 Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" 38[48] —
"At Last" — —
Top 7 Florida Georgia Line "Sippin' on Fire" 76[49] 34,000[50]
Jason Derulo "Want to Want Me 14[49] —
Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Hudson "Trouble" 73[49] —
Top 4 Harry Connick Jr.[46] "City Beneath the Sea" TBA TBA
Martina McBride "Over the Rainbow" TBA TBA
Finale Fall Out Boy, Clark Beckham & Nick Fradiani "Centuries" Unreleased Unreleased Live
The Jacksons & Tyanna Jones "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save" / "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Chic, Nile Rodgers & American Idol Girls "We Are Family" / "Le Freak" / "I'll Be There" / "Good Times" / "Rapper's Delight" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Ricky Martin "Mr. Put It Down" TBA TBA Pre-recorded
Ricky Martin & American Idol Boys (minus Daniel Seavey) "Livin' la Vida Loca" / "She Bangs" / "The Cup of Life" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Janelle Monáe & Adanna Duru featuring Jidenna "Yoga" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Prince Royce featuring Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull "Back It Up" TBA TBA Pre-recorded
Echosmith & Joey Cook "Cool Kids" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Keith Urban "Even the Stars Fall 4 U" TBA 5,800[51] Pre-recorded
Jamie Foxx & Rayvon Owen "In Love by Now" Unreleased Unreleased Live
New Kids on the Block & Daniel Seavey "Please Don't Go Girl" / "Step by Step" / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Vance Joy & Quentin Alexander "Riptide" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Pitbull & Qaasim Middleton featuring Chris Brown "Fun" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Steven Tyler "Love is Your Name" TBA TBA Live
Steven Tyler & Jax "Piece of My Heart" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Michael McDonald & Clark Beckham "Takin' It to the Streets" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Andy Grammer & Nick Fradiani "Back Home" / "Honey, I'm Good." Unreleased Unreleased Live
Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez & Keith Urban "Diamonds" / "Locked Out of Heaven" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Nick Fradiani "Beautiful Life" 93 TBA Live

Controversies

Awkward exchange of comments

National media outlets reported on an exchange between judge Harry Connick Jr. and contestant Quentin Alexander noting the incident of Connick scolding a contestant was awkward.[52][53] On the live airing of the Top 6 show, there was three contestants who had not been saved when Alexander was chosen. After he performed, host Ryan Seacrest noted that he appeared to be upset. When asked Alexander responded "This sucks, We've got two of the best vocalists, my best friend [Joey Cook] sitting over there. This whole thing is whack, but I'm going to shut up right now." Seacrest then replied saying that this is a competition, and with the save anything could happen. When Alexander had left the stage, Connick Jr. said, "Quentin, if it's that whack, then you can always go home, because Idol is paying a lot of money to give you this experience and for you to say that to this hand that is feeding you right now, I think is highly disrespectful." Alexander was then prompted by the producers to return to the stage where he approached the judges and clarified he meant the two being potentially eliminated was whack, not the show, or the experience. Later, after performing his second song, he explained "I understand that these things are going to happen, and I just didn't want my friend to leave" and apologized.[54] Judge Jennifer Lopez empathized with Alexander's emotions running high but said that as an artist he had to learn to work through that even when it happens to put on the performance.[55] Joey Cook commented after being eliminated on Alexander's statements:

I pretty much just told him what he did was beautiful, in my opinion, and it was the perfect representation of him. Quentin is a very emotional person. He’s very 'all cards on the table.' There is no sugar coating. He doesn’t hide his emotions. He’s honest. He’s a raw human being, and I think what happened last night was the perfect example of that and how emotional of a person he is.[56]

The producers played up the exchange in what Music Times termed "what seemed like shady circumstances" to replay the incident throughout the week in show promos and at the beginning of the Top 5 show.[57][58] An AI source also stated that for fairness purposes the judges and contestants have a strict wall of silence between them and only interact onstage so Connick Jr. and Alexander have not had contact since last week.[57] Alexander was eliminated the next show the following week with what Music Times questioned as possibly the first time American Idol "went into an episode with what seemed to be a very clear agenda."[59] Yahoo's managing editor Lyndsey Parker detailed many points that she argued was American Idol "throwing Quentin Alexander under the tour bus" referring to the idiom of throw under the bus by sacrificing a friend as the show heavily promotes the summer tour which only guarantees the top five finalists will be included.[60] Included in her critique was that the show had aired the promotional video featuring the confrontation which she characterized as "misleadingly edited" to boost ratings which have been historically low,[61] had a surprisingly few negative judges comments, and instead lavish praise for other contestants while Alexander's was pointedly negative, and what Parker saw as a "backhanded and unflattering" exchange from Connick Jr. insinuating Alexander needed Auto-Tune.[60] She also noted that the "Fan Save" portion was handled uniquely in that the other contestant Rayon Owen didn't have a replay or critique until after a commercial break, while Alexander did not get the same treatment, and host Ryan Seacrest claimed Alexander had muttered "I give up" which Alexander had to clarify was actually "I give it up."[60] USA Today echoed the sentiment stating that the awkward moments probably led to his elimination.[62]


Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The season premiere was watched by 11.2 million viewers; down 25% from season 13's premiere (which had an audience of 15.19 million viewers). However, it was up 6.3% from season 13's finale (which had an audience of 10.53 million viewers), the second time in the show's history[citation needed]. Currently, the most-viewed episode this season was the "Minneapolis Auditions", which aired on January 21, 2015, and the episode with the least amount of viewers tuning in was the "Top 7 Perform: Billboard Hits", which aired on April 8, 2015. This episode now takes the top spot as the least-viewed and worst-rated American Idol episode ever, with 6.58 viewers. The title was previously held by season 13's "The Final 2", which was watched by 6.76 million viewers on May 20, 2014.[63][64] The average viewership in millions for the audition episodes was 10.84. The "Top 11 Perform (Redux): Movie Night" episode was moved to Thursday night, to make way for the two-hour finale of Empire. This season, there will be a two part finale, with the first of two parts airing on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 9/8c. The second of the two-part-finale will air on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 8/7c.[65]

Episode list
No. Episode Air date (2015) Timeslot (ET) Rating/Share
18–49 		Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly
rank 		Source(s)
1 "Nashville Auditions" January 7 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.2 / 10 11.20 6 [66][67][68]
2 "Nashville & Kansas City Auditions" January 8 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 3.1 / 9 11.23 8 [67][68][69]
3 "Kansas City Auditions" January 14 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.0 / 9 10.87 [70][71][72]
4 "Brooklyn Auditions" January 15 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.6 / 8 10.42 10 [72][73][74]
5 "Minneapolis Auditions" January 21 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.4 / 11 11.76 3 [75][76][77]
6 "New Orleans Auditions" January 22 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.8 / 9 10.65 7 [77][78][79]
7 "San Francisco Auditions" January 28 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.9/9 11.28 10[citation needed] [80][81]
8 "San Francisco Auditions (Continued)" January 29 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.37 17[citation needed] [81][82]
9 "Hollywood Week: Part 1" February 4 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.1/10 11.21 8[citation needed] [83]
10 "Hollywood Week: Part 2" February 5 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.4/8 9.65 16[citation needed] [84]
11 "Hollywood Week: Part 3" February 11 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8/9 10.66 9[citation needed] [85]
12 "Hollywood Week: Part 4" February 12 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.3/8 9.62 16[citation needed] [86]
13 "Showcase Week: Part 1"[87] February 18 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8/9 10.70 11[citation needed] [88]
14 "Showcase Week: Part 2"[87] February 19 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.1/7 8.98 22[citation needed] [89]
15 "Top 12 Boys Perform" February 25 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.7/8 10.38 11[citation needed] [90]
16 "Top 12 Girls Perform" February 26 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.43 16 [91][92]
17 "Guys Results: Top 8 Guys Perform" March 4 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.1/7 8.89 19 [93][94]
18 "Girls Results: Top 8 Girls Perform" March 5 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.41 23 [94][95]
19 "Top 12 Perform: Back to the Start"[96] March 11 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4/7 9.71 17[citation needed] [97][98]
20 "Top 11 Perform: Party Songs"[99] March 12 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 1.8/6 8.32 21[citation needed] [98][100]
21 "Top 11 Perform (Redux): Movie Night"[101] March 19 1.8/6 8.51 14 [102]
22 "Top 9 Perform: Songs from the 1980s"[103] March 25 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.7/6 8.46 21 [104][105]
23 "Top 8 Perform: Kelly Clarkson Night"[106] April 1 1.8/6 8.48 16 [107][108]
24 "Top 7 Perform: Billboard Top 100"[109] April 8 1.4/5 6.58 <25 [110][111]
25 "Top 6 Perform: American Classics"[112] April 15 1.4/5 7.63 <25 [113][114]
26 "Top 5 Perform: Arena Anthems"[115] April 22 1.5/5 7.47 <25 [116][117]
27 "Top 4 Perform: Judges' Hometowns & Soul Songs"[118] April 29 1.6/5 7.36 25 [119][120]
28 "Top 3 Perform: Judge's Pick, Scott Borchetta's Pick, & Contestant's Hometowns"[121] May 6 1.4/5 6.93 <25 [122][123]
29 "Top 2 Perform" May 12 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 1.3/4 5.55 <25 [124][125]
30 "Season 14 Finale" May 13 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.7/6 8.03 18 [126][127]

Contestants who appeared on other talent shows

  • Adanna Duru was a contestant on the third season of The Voice. During the blind auditions, she performed "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga and defaulted to Adam Levine's team. After they performed "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, she was eliminated in a Battle Round match with three-chair-turner Michelle Brooks-Thompson. The match actually happened on the last day of the Battle Round tapings.[128]
  • Mark Andrew was a contestant on the fourth season of The Voice. During the blind auditions, he performed "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan and turned a chair around for Adam Levine and Shakira, but he elected to be on Shakira's team. After they performed "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac, he was eliminated in a Battle Round match with Tawnya Reynolds, who herself was eliminated in a Knockout Round match with Garrett Gardner, a returnee from Duru's season of The Voice who was eliminated week two of the live shows alongside VEDO. Unlike Duru's Voice audition, Andrew's blind audition aired in full.
  • Nick Fradiani is the frontman for the band Beach Avenue, who auditioned for the ninth season of America's Got Talent. They made it through the judges, but they were cut during Judgement Week.
  • Riley Bria was a contestant on the fifth season of The Voice.[citation needed]
  • Shi Scott was a contestant on the fourth season of the The Voice.[citation needed]

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