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Revision as of 02:55, 19 May 2011

Template:Infobox reality music competition The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, which include the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges (two of whom are new), a returning executive producer, a new music director as well as multiple format changes. For the first time, Idol will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays as opposed to the previous schedule of Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[1]

Nigel Lythgoe returned to the senior production team as executive producer for the series.[2] American singer Steven Tyler and American singer-actress Jennifer Lopez joined the judging panel as replacements for Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kara DioGuardi who all left at the end of season nine.[3] Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show's musical director and leader of the Idol's live band.

Interscope Records, which is part of Universal Music Group, replaced Sony Music Entertainment as Idol's official partner record label. Interscope's Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, was made in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. He is supported by associated producers: Rodney Jerkins, Alex da Kid, Tricky Stewart, Don Was, will.i.am, and Timbaland who all help contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance, as well as work in producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed.

This is the first season in which 15 year-olds could audition.[4] Other changes include online voting, extra rounds such as the Las Vegas and a final solo round, and a return of the judges' wild card choice. More contestants made it to Hollywood in season 10 than in previous seasons. This is also the first season where 11 contestants will go on tour instead of 10.[5]

Changes

Simon Cowell, a judge from the start of the show, announced on January 11, 2010, that he would not be returning as a judge for this season in order to focus on launching the American version of his hit British singing competition The X Factor.[6] Ellen DeGeneres officially announced her departure on July 29, 2010, after judging for only one season, because she felt the show was not the "right fit" for her.[7] Kara DioGuardi then announced on September 3, 2010, that she would also not return this season due to her pursuing new projects.[8] However, DioGuardi later revealed in her memoir, A Helluva High Note, that she asked to producers to cut her contract short because she did not want to start a family in the show‘s high-stress, long-hour work environment.[9] On September 22, 2010, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler would join the judging panel.[10]

There were a number of other major changes in season ten, from the judges to the format of the show itself. Nigel Lythgoe returned as the executive producer, and Ray Chew has been hired as the show's new musical director, replacing Rickey Minor, who left the show along with vocal coach Dorian Holley to become the musical director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[11] Peisha McPhee, mother of season 5's runner-up Katharine McPhee, joined as one of the vocal coaches.[12] In this season, online voting was also offered for the first time for fans with Facebook accounts; up to 50 votes may be cast.[13]

In addition, Season 10 saw a return to the process of singers singing 2 songs each on performance nights starting earlier in the season, and 3 songs each starting on Top 3 night.

New rounds and challenges

"Theme weeks will also get a makeover. We’re not going to ask a country singer to sing an R&B song, or an R&B singer to do Led Zeppelin, ... If the theme is ’80s or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, every song will be customized to that contestant... What's most important, is that the song suit the finalist's voice."

– Ron Fair[14]

Then beginning in November 2010, returning producer, Nigel Lythgoe, revealed that there would be other significant format changes. New challenges include "contests [having] to make the best music video, to promote themselves, and to work with a band and dancers for an awards show-style performance."[15] Entertainment Weekly reported that the challenges would replace the traditional semi-finals portion of the competition meaning that finalists would go on to compete in the top-twelve for the live shows.[16] However it was later revealed that the music video challenge was only ever an idea but there were no plans to make it part of season ten of Idol.[17] The Hollywood round would narrow the contestants down to sixty potential finalists. Those who made the final sixty were then taken to Las Vegas where they were asked to sing songs from The Beatles. It was originally planned that 20 contestants would be left by the end of this phase of competition, and these remaining contestants would perform in two groups of ten in a semi-final sudden death round to find via public votes the ten finalists – five girls and five boys – for the live shows in the finals. Nigel Lythgoe however later revealed that the Top 20 would be extended to a Top 24.[18] Additionally, the judges were given wild card picks. This is the second season when two of the top three contestants were women, the first being season 6.[19][20]

Partnership with Universal Music

At the end of season nine, Sony Music Entertainment's affiliation to Idol also ended. The partnership was superseded by a new deal with Universal Music Group, meaning that the winner will now be signed to Interscope Records. Interscope's sister labels, A&M Records and Geffen Records, will also be involved in promoting and distributing the albums of the show's finalists.[21][22] Chairman of the Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group, Jimmy Iovine, will work directly with contestants as the in-house mentor.[22] Additionally, Billboard revealed that a team of Universal Music-associated producers and songwriters, such as Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Timbaland and Alex da Kid, will work alongside the contestants. It was reported that the new creative team would allow contestants to take on original material and arrangements, not just cover versions, when singing live.[23] The Hollywood Reporter also indicated that other changes for season ten will include online voting and finalists releasing music as the season progresses, rather than waiting to record an album.[14] Despite previous reports that Idol producers had axed the weekly music theme,[24] in-house mentor Fair, confirmed that the themes would remain.[14]

Regional auditions

The judges were Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson.

This is the first season in which the contestant age minimum was reduced to 15 years old. The maximum age however still remained 28.[25]

Auditions were held in the following cities:[25]

Episode air date Audition city First audition date Audition venue Callback audition date Callback venue Golden ticket totals
January 19, 2011 East Rutherford, New Jersey August 3, 2010 Izod Center September 28–29, 2010 Liberty House Restaurant 51
January 20, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana July 26, 2010 New Orleans Arena October 17–18, 2010 Hilton Riverside Hotel 37
January 26, 2011 Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 21, 2010 Bradley Center October 2–3, 2010 Milwaukee Art Museum 53
January 27, 2011 Nashville, Tennessee July 17, 2010 Bridgestone Arena October 25–26, 2010 Ryman Auditorium 561
February 2, 2011 Austin, Texas August 11, 2010 Frank Erwin Center October 8–9, 2010 Barton Creek Resort & Spa 50
February 3, 2011 Los Angeles, California September 22, 2010 The Forum November 3–4, 2010 AT&T Center 301
February 9, 2011 San Francisco, California August 19, 2010 AT&T Park November 9–10, 2010 Westin St. Francis 471
Total Tickets to Hollywood 327

Note 1: Actual number not announced on the show but this number is based on the number of names listed on americanidol.com website and may not be the actual total.

In addition to the above cities, for the first time contestants were allowed to audition online via Myspace / Facebook / Twitter. To audition, they were required to upload a 40-second audition clip of them singing a pre-approved song.[26] The internet auditioners were called back to the Los Angeles auditions to audition in front of the judges.

Hollywood week

The Hollywood week phase of the competition was held in the Pasadena Civic Center. There were a record-number 327 contestants in the first round, which lasted over two days, exceeding season 2's record of 234. The contestants emerged in groups of ten and each performed individually a cappella. After the whole group had finished their performances, those who failed were cut immediately. 168 advanced to the next round, where the contestants performed in groups; out of the 168, only 100 advanced to the next round. In the next round, the contestants performed solo, accompanied by a band or an instrument. The contestants were then separated into four rooms, with two of the four rooms containing eliminated contestants and the other two containing contestants who made it into the next round. Only 61 of the 100 remaining advanced.

This year, due to the large number of contestants, two more rounds were added. The 61 remaining contestants proceeded to Las Vegas where they performed songs from The Beatles as duos and trios in the Love theatre at The Mirage for this newly added 'Las Vegas' round. After that, 41 advanced to the final "Sing For Your Life" round back in Los Angeles. In that round, each contestant performed a song of their own choosing at Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose aircraft hangar.[27] The Top 24 were then selected from the remaining 41 for the semifinals. This episode was notable for the emotional breakdown of judge Jennifer Lopez after telling contestant Chris Medina that he had been eliminated.

Semi-finalists

The twenty-four semi-finalists were revealed in two stages. The first five were revealed on February 23, 2011, and the remaining 19 were revealed on the following night's episode. The following are semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals.

Females
Contestant Age Date of Birth Hometown Audition Location
Julie Zorrilla 20 November 3, 1990 Bogotá, Colombia San Francisco, California
Kendra Chantelle 22 September 27, 1988 Loudon, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee
Lauren Turner 24 May 8, 1986 Covington, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
Rachel Zevita 23 October 20, 1987 New York, New York Jersey City, New Jersey
Ta-Tynisa Wilson 20 June 19, 1990 Aurora, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Males
Contestant Age Date of Birth Hometown Audition Location
Brett Loewenstern 17 December 13, 1993 Boca Raton, Florida New Orleans, Louisiana
Clint Jun Gamboa 26 June 9, 1984 Long Beach, California San Francisco, California
Jordan Dorsey 21 April 23, 1989 Laplace, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
Jovany Barreto 23 September 3, 1987 Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
Robbie Rosen 17 December 27, 1993 Merrick, New York Jersey City, New Jersey
Tim Halperin 23 May 27, 1987 Fort Worth, Texas Los Angeles, California

Semi-finals

The semifinal round began on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. This year, the producers use a new format. 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. There were twenty-four semifinalists, twelve females and males. 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).

Males

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Clint Jun Gamboa "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
2 Jovany Barreto "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain) Wild Card
3 Jordan Dorsey "OMG" (Usher) Eliminated
4 Tim Halperin "Streetcorner Symphony" (Rob Thomas) Eliminated
5 Brett Loewenstern "Light My Fire" (The Doors) Eliminated
6 James Durbin "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (Judas Priest) Advanced
7 Robbie Rosen "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) Wild Card
8 Scotty McCreery "Letters from Home" (John Michael Montgomery) Advanced
9 Stefano Langone "Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars) Wild Card
10 Paul McDonald "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) Advanced
11 Jacob Lusk "A House Is Not a Home" (Brook Benton) Advanced
12 Casey Abrams "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Advanced

Females

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Ta-Tynisa Wilson "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rihanna) Eliminated
2 Naima Adedapo "Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell) Wild Card
3 Kendra Chantelle "Impossible" (Christina Aguilera) Wild Card
4 Rachel Zevita "Criminal" (Fiona Apple) Eliminated
5 Karen Rodriguez "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Advanced
6 Lauren Turner "Seven Day Fool" (Etta James) Eliminated
7 Ashthon Jones "Love All Over Me" (Monica) Wild Card
8 Julie Zorrilla "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) Eliminated
9 Haley Reinhart "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Advanced
10 Thia Megia "Out Here on My Own" (Irene Cara) Advanced
11 Lauren Alaina "Turn On the Radio" (Reba McEntire) Advanced
12 Pia Toscano "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders) Advanced
Wildcard round

Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, March 3, six of the remaining 14 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 Ashthon Jones "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday) Advanced
2 Stefano Langone "I Need You Now" (Smokie Norful) Advanced
3 Kendra Chantelle "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles) Eliminated
4 Jovany Barreto "Angel" (Jon Secada) Eliminated
5 Naima Adedapo "For All We Know" (Hal Kemp) Advanced
6 Robbie Rosen "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John) Eliminated

Finalists

Participating as of May 2011

Eliminated

Finals

This is the first season in which there are 12 weeks of the finals and the 2nd season to have 13 finalists, instead of 12 as in the previous seasons, with one of the 13 finalists eliminated each week. In Season 8 there were 13 finalists but 2 were eliminated in the first week, the final rounds thereby only lasted 11 weeks. This is the third season in which a Wild Card contestant, Ashthon Jones, was eliminated in the first round of the finals, with the first two seasons being season three (Leah LaBelle) and season eight (Jasmine Murray). The top 13 performance show was pre-recorded, but the subsequent performance shows of the finals are broadcast live. American Idol (Season 7) winner David Cook recorded the Simple Minds song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" as the send-off song played when a contestant is eliminated.

Top 13 – Their Personal Idols

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Personal Idol Result
1 Lauren Alaina "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) Shania Twain Safe
2 Casey Abrams "With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles) Joe Cocker Safe
3 Ashthon Jones "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Diana Ross) Diana Ross Eliminated
4 Paul McDonald "Come Pick Me Up" (Ryan Adams) Ryan Adams Safe
5 Pia Toscano "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen) Celine Dion Safe
6 James Durbin "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) Paul McCartney Safe
7 Haley Reinhart "Blue" (LeAnn Rimes) LeAnn Rimes Bottom 3
8 Jacob Lusk "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) R. Kelly Safe
9 Thia Megia "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) Michael Jackson Safe
10 Stefano Langone "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder Safe
11 Karen Rodriguez "I Could Fall in Love" (Selena) Selena Bottom 3
12 Scotty McCreery "The River" (Garth Brooks) Garth Brooks Safe
13 Naima Adedapo "Umbrella" (Rihanna) Rihanna Safe

Top 12 – Year They Were Born

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Year Result
1 Naima Adedapo "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) 1984 Bottom 3
2 Paul McDonald "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (Elton John) 1984 Safe
3 Thia Megia "Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams) 1995 Safe
4 James Durbin "I'll Be There for You" (Bon Jovi) 1989 Safe
5 Haley Reinhart "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Whitney Houston) 1990 Bottom 3
6 Stefano Langone "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) 1989 Safe
7 Pia Toscano "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Whitney Houston) 1988 Safe
8 Scotty McCreery "Can I Trust You with My Heart" (Travis Tritt) 1993 Safe
9 Karen Rodriguez "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne) 1989 Eliminated
10 Casey Abrams "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) 1991 Safe
11 Lauren Alaina "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) 1994 Safe
12 Jacob Lusk "Alone" (i-TEN) 1987 Safe

Top 11 (first week) – Motown

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Casey Abrams "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) Saved
2 Thia Megia "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" (Martha and the Vandellas) Bottom 3
3 Jacob Lusk "You're All I Need to Get By" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) Safe
4 Lauren Alaina "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes) Safe
5 Stefano Langone "Hello" (Lionel Richie) Bottom 3
6 Haley Reinhart "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (The Miracles) Safe
7 Scotty McCreery "For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder) Safe
8 Pia Toscano "All in Love Is Fair" (Stevie Wonder) Safe
9 Paul McDonald "The Tracks of My Tears" (The Miracles) Safe
10 Naima Adedapo "Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas) Safe
11 James Durbin "Living for the City" (Stevie Wonder) Safe

Top 11 (second week) – Elton John

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Scotty McCreery "Country Comfort" Safe
2 Naima Adedapo "I'm Still Standing" Eliminated
3 Paul McDonald "Rocket Man" Bottom 3
4 Pia Toscano "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Safe
5 Stefano Langone "Tiny Dancer" Safe
6 Lauren Alaina "Candle in the Wind" Safe
7 James Durbin "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Safe
8 Thia Megia "Daniel" Eliminated
9 Casey Abrams "Your Song" Safe
10 Jacob Lusk "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Safe
11 Haley Reinhart "Bennie and the Jets" Safe

Top 9 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Jacob Lusk "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson) Bottom 3
2 Haley Reinhart "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) Safe
3 Casey Abrams "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Safe
4 Lauren Alaina "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) Safe
5 James Durbin "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (The Beatles) Safe
6 Scotty McCreery "That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup) Safe
7 Pia Toscano "River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner) Eliminated
8 Stefano Langone "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) Bottom 3
9 Paul McDonald "Folsom Prison Blues" (Johnny Cash) Safe

Top 8 – Songs from the Movies

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Featured Movie Result
1 Paul McDonald "Old Time Rock and Roll" (Bob Seger) Risky Business Eliminated
2 Lauren Alaina "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) Hannah Montana: The Movie Safe
3 Stefano Langone "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) Boomerang Bottom 3
4 Scotty McCreery "I Cross My Heart" (George Strait) Pure Country Safe
5 Casey Abrams "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole) The Boy with Green Hair Safe
6 Haley Reinhart "Call Me" (Blondie) American Gigolo Bottom 3
7 Jacob Lusk "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel) The Pursuit of Happyness Safe
8 James Durbin "Heavy Metal" (Sammy Hagar) Heavy Metal Safe

Top 7 – Songs from the 21st Century

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Scotty McCreery "Swingin'" (John Anderson) Safe
2 James Durbin "Uprising" (Muse) Safe
3 Haley Reinhart "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) Bottom 3
4 Jacob Lusk "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) Bottom 3
5 Casey Abrams "Harder to Breathe" (Maroon 5) Safe
6 Stefano Langone "Closer" (Ne-Yo) Eliminated
7 Lauren Alaina "Born to Fly" (Sara Evans) Safe

On performance night:

  • Eliminated finalists so far performed: "So What" (Pink)

On results night:

Top 6 – Carole King

Mentor: Babyface

Order Contestant Song (original artist when applicable) Result
1 Jacob Lusk "Oh No Not My Baby" (Maxine Brown) Safe
2 Lauren Alaina "Where You Lead" Safe
3 Casey Abrams & Haley Reinhart "I Feel the Earth Move" N/A
4 Scotty McCreery "You've Got a Friend" Safe
5 James Durbin "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (The Shirelles) Safe
6 Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery "Up on the Roof" (The Drifters) N/A
7 Casey Abrams "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" (The City) Eliminated
8 Haley Reinhart "Beautiful" Safe
9 James Durbin & Jacob Lusk "I'm into Something Good" (Earl-Jean) N/A

Each contestant sang one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant.

Group Performance: The Final 6 performed a Carole King medley on results night.

On results night, no "bottom three" was announced. Ryan Seacrest stated early in the show that voting results would be announced in "random order." After Haley, James, and Lauren were announced as safe, Jacob, Casey, and Scotty were the last three remaining. Ryan then repeated that "Tonight the results are in random order" before announcing that Casey was eliminated. Ryan later confirmed that Jacob and Scotty were not necessarily among the bottom three vote-getters that week.[30]

Top 5 – Songs from Now and Then

Mentor: Sheryl Crow

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 James Durbin "Closer to the Edge" (30 Seconds to Mars) Safe
2 Jacob Lusk "No Air" (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown) Eliminated
3 Lauren Alaina "Flat on the Floor" (Katrina Elam) Bottom 2
4 Scotty McCreery "Gone" (Montgomery Gentry) Safe
5 Haley Reinhart "Yoü and I" (Lady Gaga) Safe
6 James Durbin "Without You" (Badfinger) Safe
7 Jacob Lusk "Love Hurts" (The Everly Brothers) Eliminated
8 Lauren Alaina "Unchained Melody" (Todd Duncan) Bottom 2
9 Scotty McCreery "Always on My Mind" (Brenda Lee) Safe
10 Haley Reinhart "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) Safe

Group Performances

Top 4 – Songs That Inspire / Leiber & Stoller Songbook

Mentor: Lady Gaga

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 James Durbin "Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey) Eliminated
2 Haley Reinhart "Earth Song" (Michael Jackson) Safe
3 Scotty McCreery "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (Alan Jackson) Safe
4 Lauren Alaina "Anyway" (Martina McBride) Safe
5 Haley Reinhart "I (Who Have Nothing)" (Ben E. King) Safe
6 Scotty McCreery "Young Blood" (The Coasters) Safe
7 Lauren Alaina "Trouble" (Elvis Presley) Safe
8 James Durbin "Love Potion No. 9" (The Clovers) Eliminated

Group Performances

Top 3 – Contestant's Choice/ Jimmy Iovine's Choice/Judges' Choice

Mentor: Beyoncé

The final three contestants will sing three songs each: one personal choice, one chosen by Jimmy Iovine, and one chosen by the judges.[31]

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Chosen By Result
1 Scotty McCreery "Amazed" (Lonestar) Contestant Pending
2 Lauren Alaina "Wild One" (Faith Hill) Contestant Pending
3 Haley Reinhart "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Led Zeppelin) Contestant Pending
4 Scotty McCreery "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" (Thompson Square) Jimmy Iovine Pending
5 Lauren Alaina "If I Die Young" (The Band Perry) Jimmy Iovine Pending
6 Haley Reinhart "Rhiannon" (Fleetwood Mac) Jimmy Iovine Pending
7 Scotty McCreery "She Believes in Me" (Kenny Rogers) Steven Tyler Pending
8 Lauren Alaina "I Hope You Dance" (Lee Ann Womack) Jennifer Lopez Pending
9 Haley Reinhart "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette) Randy Jackson Pending

Elimination chart

Female Male Top 24 Wild Card Top 13 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Judges' Save
Stage: Semi Finals Wild Card Finals
Week: 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/7 4/14 4/21 4/28 5/5 5/12 5/19 5/25
Place Contestant Result
Lauren Alaina Top 13 Bottom 2
Scotty McCreery Top 13
Haley Reinhart Top 13 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 3
4 James Durbin Top 13 Elim
5 Jacob Lusk Top 13 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
6 Casey Abrams Top 13 Saved Elim
7 Stefano Langone Wild Card Top 13 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
8 Paul McDonald Top 13 Bottom 3 Elim
9 Pia Toscano Top 13 Elim
10-11 Naima Adedapo Wild Card Top 13 Bottom 3 Elim
Thia Megia Top 13 Bottom 3
12 Karen Rodriguez Top 13 Bottom 3 Elim
13 Ashthon Jones Wild Card Top 13 Elim
14-16 Jovany Barreto Wild Card Elim
Kendra Chantelle Wild Card
Robbie Rosen Wild Card
17-24 Jordan Dorsey Elim
Clint Jun Gamboa
Tim Halperin
Brett Loewenstern
Lauren Turner
Ta-Tynisa Wilson
Rachel Zevita
Julie Zorrila

Results show performances

Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100 reaction Digital sales reaction Performance type
Top 24 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On the Floor" 5 (+4) new peak 219,000 (+29%) music video premiere
Top 13 Adam Lambert "Aftermath" failed to chart TBA live performance
Diddy Dirty-Money ft. Skylar Grey "Coming Home" 11 (+11) new peak TBA live performance
Top 12 Lee DeWyze "Beautiful Like You" failed to chart 12,000 (+8,068%) live performance
The Black Eyed Peas "Just Can't Get Enough" 5 (+17) new peak 198,000 (+143%) pre-recorded performance
Top 11
Week 1		 Jennifer Hudson "Where You At" 64 (+25) new peak 24,000 (+271%) live performance
Sugarland "Stuck Like Glue" N/A 33,000 (+89%) pre-recorded performance
Top 11
Week 2		 Fantasia Barrino "Collard Greens & Cornbread" failed to chart TBA live performance
will.i.am & Jamie Foxx "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)" failed to chart no release live performance
Top 9 Constantine Maroulis "Unchained Melody" failed to chart no release live performance
Iggy Pop "Wild One" ineligible to re-enter no release live performance
Top 8 Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson "Don't You Wanna Stay" 31 (+11) new peak[32] 59,000 (+64%)[33] live performance
Rihanna "California King Bed" failed to chart 22,000 (+231%)[33] live performance
Top 7 David Cook "The Last Goodbye"[34] failed to chart 22,000 (debut)[35] live performance
Katy Perry ft. Kanye West "E.T."[34] 1 (+1) 344,000 (+23%) pre-recorded performance
Top 6 Crystal Bowersox[36] "Ridin with the Radio" failed to chart TBA live performance
Bruno Mars[36] "The Lazy Song" 5 (+1) new peak 194,000 (+3%) pre-recorded performance
Top 5 Lady Antebellum[37] "Just a Kiss" 7 (debut) 211,000 (debut) live performance
Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull[38][39] "On the Floor" 3 (+2) new peak[40] 124,000 (-8%) pre-recorded performance
Jennifer Lopez ft. Lil Wayne "I'm Into You" 72 (debut) 44,000 (debut)[41] music video teaser
(aired following her performance)
Top 4 Lady Gaga "Yoü and I" not released no release Clip from HBO Special
Enrique Iglesias "Dirty Dancer"
"I Like It"		 18 (debut)
failed to re-enter		 126,000 (debut)[42]
TBA		 pre-recorded performance
Jordin Sparks "I Am Woman"[43] 82 (debut) 33,000 (debut) live performance
Steven Tyler "(It) Feels So Good"[44] 35 (debut)[45] 77,000 (debut)[46] music video premiere
Top 3 Nicole Scherzinger feat. 50 Cent "Right There"[47] TBA TBA performance
Beyoncé "Run The World (Girls)" TBA TBA music video premiere[48]
(shown on the Wednesday show)
Finale Aerosmith[49] TBA TBA TBA live performance
Lady Gaga[50] TBA TBA TBA live performance
Taio Cruz TBA TBA TBA live performance
TBA TBA TBA TBA live performance
TBA TBA TBA TBA live performance

Controversies

Gender voting bias

The first five contestants eliminated from the finals were all female contestants which led to criticism of bias against women.[51][52][53] Idol producer Ken Warwick said, "It's no secret that most reality shows are female driven, either by moms or by young girls. It does mean we're going to get a heftier amount of female votes and it's always bent towards the boys, obviously, we are very much aware that the voting can be skewed towards the boys."[54] The voting was also criticized after a presumed front-runner, Pia Toscano, was eliminated. In response to criticism, the producers considered tweaking the voting format for next season.[55] However, after Toscano's elimination, the next five eliminated contestants were all males, leading to the first two male/two female Top 4 since Season 4 and the first two female/one male Top 3 since season 6.

Judges critique

Online critics from major news sources like Brian Mansfield of USA Today, Craig Berman of MSNBC, Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly, Andrea Reiher of Zap2it, and Tom Gliatto of People Magazine have critizied the judges for being too nice, not being honest enough, not offering enough constructive criticism towards the contestants, and for not giving any guidance and direction for the viewers/voters in terms of why they should or should not be voting for someone.[52][53][56][57][58] Executive producer Ken Warwick responded to these criticisms and said, "The truth of the matter is these kids are very good and I wouldn't influence the judges to say anything they don't absolutely believe ... They are trying to keep things on the straight and narrow. What they feel are genuine feelings, that's all I can ask them to do."[54] Nigel Lythgoe, another executive producer, also responded to these criticisms on his Twitter and said, "IT IS NOT ABOUT THE JUDGES OPINION IT'S ABOUT YOURS!! U R NOT SHEEP!"[59]

Post-Idol alumni

Chris Medina

Eliminated contestant Chris Medina released a single called "What Are Words" on February 25, 2011, the day after his elimination. The song is about his fiance who suffered a brain injury as the result of an automobile accident. The song debuted at #22 on the Heatseekers Songs chart,[60] and then reached #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.[61] It has since sold 61,000 copies[62] He performed the ballad on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 28, 2011 and on Good Morning America on March 4, 2011.

Carson Higgins

On March 3, 2011, it was announced that eliminated contestant Carson Higgins had joined the cast of the Los Angeles production of the Paul Storiale play The Columbine Project. The play is inspired by the tragic events at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, and will be performed at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in North Hollywood beginning April 22, 2011.[63]

U.S. Nielsen ratings

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