American Idol (season 11)

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American Idol
Season 11
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
Judges
WinnerPhillip Phillips
Runner-upJessica Sanchez
Finals venueNokia Theatre L.A. Live
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 18 (2012-01-18) –
May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. The show aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c.[1] Ryan Seacrest returned as host,[2] while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler,[3] and Jennifer Lopez[4] 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.[5] This season followed the same format as season 10. Tyler and Lopez announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale.[6][7] Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's thirteenth season.[8]

The season set a record when 132 million votes were gathered for the finale. On May 23, 2012, Phillip Phillips became the winner of the eleventh season of American Idol, beating Jessica Sanchez, the first female recipient of the judges' save.[9]

Regional auditions[]

Auditions took place in the following cities:[10]

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[11] August 17–18, 2011 Hyatt Regency, Savannah, Georgia[12][13] 42
January 19, 2012 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 15, 2011 Heinz Field[14] September 28–29, 2011 David L. Lawrence Convention Center[15] 38
January 22, 2012 San Diego, California July 8, 2011 Petco Park[16] October 9–10, 2011 USS Midway Aircraft Carrier[17] 53
January 25, 2012 Denver, Colorado July 29, 2011 Invesco Field[18] October 5–6, 2011[19] Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen[20] 31
January 26, 2012 Houston, Texas August 26, 2011 Reliant Arena[21] August 30–31, 2011 Galveston Island Convention Center[22] 55
February 1, 2012 Portland, Oregon July 2, 2011 Rose Garden[23] October 1–2, 2011 Red Lion Hotel[24] 45
February 2, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri June 28, 2011 Scottrade Center[25] September 2–3, 2011 Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark[26] 46
a East Rutherford, New Jersey September 22, 2011 IZOD Center[27] September 24–25, 2011[28]
Total number of tickets to Hollywood 310
A helicopter view of American Idol auditions at Petco Park, San Diego, July 8, 2011
  • ^Note a The New Jersey audition episode was not aired due to scheduling changes.[29]

The New Jersey audition was a late addition to the schedule,[30] the audition was held although the attendance was reportedly low.[31] 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.[32][33]

Hollywood week and Vegas rounds[]

The Hollywood rounds of auditions were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium starting December 12, 2011.[34] 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.[35] 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.

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.[36] 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-finalists[]

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

Females
Contestant Age at time of show Date of birth Hometown Audition location
Baylie Brown 22 January 6, 1990[37] Krum, Texas Houston, Texas
Hallie Day 24 April 6, 1987[38] Baltimore, Maryland Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jen Hirsh 25 June 25, 1986[39] Agoura Hills, California Houston, Texas
Haley Johnsen 23 January 3, 1989[40] Beaverton, Oregon Portland, Oregon
Chelsea Sorrell 23 June 30, 1988[41] Stokesdale, North Carolina Charleston, South Carolina
Brielle Von Hugel 17 May 4, 1994[42] Staten Island, New York Rutherford, New Jersey
Males
Contestant Age at time of show Date of birth Hometown Audition location
Adam Brock 27 May 29, 1984 Washington, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Creighton Fraker 28 May 12, 1983 Queens, New York Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Eben Franckewitz 15 June 13, 1996[43] Loveland, Ohio Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Reed Grimm 26 April 12, 1985 Ellsworth, Wisconsin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chase Likens 21 February 15, 1991 Point Pleasant, West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aaron Marcellus 27 July 25, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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. This season, long-time vocal coach Debra Byrd was replaced by Jimmy Iovine's own team in the live shows.[44]

Color key:

  Contestant was chosen by the judges and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for the wild card
  Contestant was chosen by the judges via wild card and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was eliminated
Order Males (February 28) Females (February 29)
Contestant Song Result Contestant Song Result
1 Reed Grimm "Moves Like Jagger" Wild Card Chelsea Sorrell "Cowboy Casanova" Eliminated
2 Adam Brock "Think" Eliminated Erika Van Pelt "What About Love" Wild Card
3 DeAndre Brackensick "Reasons" Wild Card Jen Hirsh "One and Only" Wild Card
4 Colton Dixon "Decode" Advanced Brielle Von Hugel "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Wild Card
5 Jeremy Rosado "Gravity" Wild Card Hallie Day "Feeling Good" Eliminated
6 Aaron Marcellus "Never Can Say Goodbye" Eliminated Skylar Laine "Stay with Me" Advanced
7 Chase Likens "Storm Warning" Eliminated Baylie Brown "Amazed" Eliminated
8 Creighton Fraker "True Colors" Eliminated Hollie Cavanagh "Reflection" Advanced
9 Phillip Phillips "In the Air Tonight" Advanced Haley Johnsen "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eliminated
10 Eben Franckewitz "Set Fire to the Rain" Eliminated Shannon Magrane "Go Light Your World" Advanced
11 Heejun Han "Angels" Advanced Jessica Sanchez "Love You I Do" Advanced
12 Joshua Ledet "You Pulled Me Through" Advanced Elise Testone "One and Only" Advanced
13 Jermaine Jones "Dance with My Father" Advanced N/A

Wild Card round[]

Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, March 1, six of the remaining 25 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 Result
1 Jen Hirsh "Oh! Darling" Eliminated
2 Jeremy Rosado "I Know You Won't" Wild Card
3 Brielle Von Hugel "Someone Like You" Eliminated
4 DeAndre Brackensick "Georgia on My Mind" Wild Card
5 Erika Van Pelt "The Edge of Glory" Wild Card
6 Reed Grimm "Use Me" Eliminated

Finalists[]

Phillip Phillips
  • 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.[45] He performed "I Only Have Eyes For You" with Heejun Han, Neco Starr, and Jairon Jackson during Hollywood Week. Many people have compared his vocal style to that of Dave Matthews, whom he has also noted as an influence. Phillips was announced the winner on May 23. Philips' coronation song, "Home", was a success with sales of 5.4 million copies in the United States.
Jessica Sanchez
  • Jessica Sanchez (born August 4, 1995)[46] is from San Diego, California. 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 Bocelli. 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. Sanchez was announced the runner-up on May 23, 2012.
Joshua Ledet
  • 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 three 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. He was eliminated on May 17, coming in third place.
  • Hollie Cavanagh (born July 5, 1993) is originally from Liverpool, Merseyside, England but grew up in McKinney, Texas. She originally auditioned for season 10, but she was eliminated in the green mile round and was encouraged by Jennifer Lopez that she could 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 four winner Carrie Underwood for the Sing for Your Life round. She was eliminated on May 10, coming in fourth place. She auditioned in Galveston.
Skylar Laine
  • Skylar Laine (born February 1, 1994)[47] is from Brandon, Mississippi. She is the second finalist to hail from Mississippi, with the previous one being Jasmine Murray from season eight. 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. She was eliminated on May 3, coming in fifth place.
Elise Testone
  • 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.[45] Prior to Idol, she was a voice instructor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,[48][49] and she performed regularly, either solo or with one of several bands, in Charleston, South Carolina.[50][51] 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.[49][52] 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.[53] 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.[54] She was eliminated on April 26, coming in sixth place.[55] Her debut album, In This Life was released on February 11, 2014.
Colton Dixon
  • Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991[56]) 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 group 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, coming in seventh place. Prior to his elimination, Dixon had never been in the Bottom 3. His debut album A Messenger was released on January 29, 2013.
  • DeAndre Brackensick (born October 21, 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 was an active participant in Oak Grove High School's Theater Arts program and the president of the school's Polynesian Club when he attended. He was eliminated on April 5, coming in eighth place.
  • Heejun Han (born April 20, 1989) is from Flushing, New York. He and his family migrated to Queens from Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea, when he was a child. 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, coming in ninth place.
Erika Van Pelt
  • Erika Van Pelt (born December 12, 1985[57]) 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, coming in tenth place. Her debut album, My Independence was released on October 8, 2013.
  • Jermaine Jones (born November 18, 1986) 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.[60] 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, he was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.[61] He is the second Idol contestant to be disqualified during the finals, as Corey Clark was disqualified in the second season, and he came in twelfth place.

Finals[]

In this season, maintaining the previous season's format, there were 12 weeks of the finals and 13 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the American public's votes, with the exception of two weeks ('Top 13' had the judges eliminate one contestant from the two who received a lower vote for each gender, and 'Top 12' had Jones' facing disqualification). Previous season's winner Scotty McCreery recorded the Tim McGraw song cover "Please Remember Me" as the song played during the eliminated contestant's montage. Jimmy Iovine reprised his role as a weekly mentor to 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.[62]

Color key:

  Contestant was saved by America's vote
  Contestant was in the bottom three or two, but was saved by America's vote
  Contestant was initially eliminated, but was saved by either the Top 13 save or Judges' save
  Contestant was eliminated
  Contestant won the season
  Contestant finished as the runner-up
  Contestant finished in 3rd place

Top 13 – Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder[]

  • Guest mentor: Mary J. Blige

On March 7, 2012, the women performed Whitney Houston songs and the men performed Stevie Wonder songs. Seacrest announced that this week will be a competition between the male and female contestants; in a twist, the bottom three of each gender (including the contestant who received the fewest votes for the gender) were announced the next night. The two contestants who got the fewest votes for the gender faced the judges, who decide which contestant is safe from elimination (this do not count as a use of "Judges' Save", a power to save a contestant from elimination right until Top 5).

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Joshua Ledet "I Wish" Bottom three (Males)
2 Elise Testone "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Top 13 save
3 Jermaine Jones "Knocks Me Off My Feet" Bottom two (Males)
4 Erika Van Pelt "I Believe in You and Me" Bottom three (Female)
5 Colton Dixon "Lately" Safe
6 Shannon Magrane "I Have Nothing" Bottom two (Female)
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" Safe
11 Jeremy Rosado "Ribbon in the Sky" Eliminated
12 Jessica Sanchez "I Will Always Love You" Safe
13 Phillip Phillips "Superstition" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
1.1 Top 13 "As"
1.2 Lauren Alaina "Georgia Peaches"
1.3 Mary J. Blige "Why"

Top 11 – Year They Were Born[]

Jermaine Jones was disqualified prior to the Wednesday performance show for failing to disclose his criminal past.[63] 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.[64] A clip of his rehearsal, singing "Somewhere Out There", was shown after his removal from the competition. He was not replaced and the elimination went ahead as normal, unlike the situation seen in season 2 due to the disqualification of Corey Clark. will.i.am served as this week's guest mentor.

Order Contestant Song Year Result
1 Phillip Phillips "Hard to Handle" 1990 Safe
2 Jessica Sanchez "Turn the Beat Around" 1995 Safe
3 Heejun Han "Right Here Waiting" 1989 Safe
4 Elise Testone "Let's Stay Together" 1983 Bottom three
5 DeAndre Brackensick "Endless Love" 1994 Safe
6 Shannon Magrane "One Sweet Day" 1995 Eliminated
7 Colton Dixon "Broken Heart" 1991 Safe
8 Erika Van Pelt "Heaven" 1985 Bottom three
9 Skylar Laine "Love Sneakin' Up On You" 1994 Safe
10 Joshua Ledet "When a Man Loves a Woman" 1992 Safe
11 Hollie Cavanagh "The Power of Love" 1993 Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
2.1 Demi Lovato "Give Your Heart a Break"
2.2 Daughtry "Outta My Head"

Top 10 – Billy Joel[]

Diddy served as the guest mentor this week. The performance with Steven Tyler's fellow member Joe Perry, "Happy Birthday to You" was performed to celebrate Tyler's birthday.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 DeAndre Brackensick "Only the Good Die Young" Bottom three
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 three
9 Jessica Sanchez "Everybody Has a Dream" Safe
10 Colton Dixon "Piano Man" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
3.1 Top 10 "The Longest Time"
3.2 Top 10 and Joe Perry "Happy Birthday to You"
3.3 Lana Del Rey "Video Games"
3.4 Haley Reinhart "Free"

Top 9 – Their Personal Idols[]

Duet/trio songs are introduced this week. Stevie Nicks served as the week's mentor.

Contestant Order Solo song Personal Idol Order Duet partner Duet song Personal Idol Result
Colton Dixon 1 "Everything" Lifehouse 3 Phillip Phillips
and Elise Testone
"Landslide" / "Edge of Seventeen" / "Don't Stop" Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Safe
Skylar Laine 2 "Gunpowder & Lead" Miranda Lambert 11 Hollie Cavanagh
and Jessica Sanchez
"Like a Prayer" / "Borderline" / "Express Yourself" Madonna Bottom three
Heejun Han 4 "A Song for You" Donny Hathaway 8 DeAndre Brackensick
and Joshua Ledet
"The Lady in My Life" /
"Rock with You" / "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Michael Jackson Eliminated
Hollie Cavanagh 5 "Jesus, Take the Wheel" Carrie Underwood 11 Skylar Laine
and Jessica Sanchez
"Like a Prayer" / "Borderline" / "Express Yourself" Madonna Bottom three
DeAndre Brackensick 6 "Sometimes I Cry" Eric Benét 8 Heejun Han
and Joshua Ledet
"The Lady in My Life" /
"Rock with You" / "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Michael Jackson Safe
Jessica Sanchez 7 "Sweet Dreams" Beyoncé 11 Hollie Cavanagh
and Skylar Laine
"Like a Prayer" / "Borderline" / "Express Yourself" Madonna Safe
Phillip Phillips 9 "Still Rainin'" Jonny Lang 3 Colton Dixon
and Elise Testone
"Landslide" / "Edge of Seventeen" / "Don't Stop" Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Safe
Joshua Ledet 10 "Without You" Mariah Carey 8 DeAndre Brackensick
and Heejun Han
"The Lady in My Life" /
"Rock with You" / "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Michael Jackson Safe
Elise Testone 12 "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin 3 Colton Dixon
and Phillip Phillips
"Landslide" / "Edge of Seventeen" / "Don't Stop" Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
4.1 Nicki Minaj "Starships"
4.2 Scotty McCreery "Water Tower Town"

Top 8 – Songs from the 1980s[]

Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal served as co-mentors for this week.

Contestant Order 1980s song Order Duet partner Duet song Result
DeAndre Brackensick 1 "I Like It" 5 Hollie Cavanagh "I'm So Excited" Eliminated
Elise Testone 2 "I Want to Know What Love Is" 8 Phillip Phillips "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Bottom three
Phillip Phillips 4 "That's All" 8 Elise Testone "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Safe
Joshua Ledet 6 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 10 Jessica Sanchez "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Safe
Jessica Sanchez 7 "How Will I Know" 10 Joshua Ledet "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Safe
Hollie Cavanagh 9 "Flashdance... What a Feeling" 5 DeAndre Brackensick "I'm So Excited" Bottom three
Colton Dixon 11 "Time After Time" 3 Skylar Laine "Islands in the Stream" Safe
Skylar Laine 12 "Wind Beneath My Wings" 3 Colton Dixon "Islands in the Stream" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
5.1 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "Dance Again"
5.2 The Wanted "Glad You Came"
5.3 Kellie Pickler "Where's Tammy Wynette"

Top 7 (first week) – Songs from the 2010s[]

Akon served as the guest mentor this week.

Contestant Order 2010s song Order Duet partner Duet song Result
Skylar Laine 1 "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" 6 Colton Dixon "Don't You Wanna Stay" Safe
Colton Dixon 2 "Love the Way You Lie" 6 Skylar Laine "Don't You Wanna Stay" Safe
Jessica Sanchez 4 "Stuttering" 9 Hollie Cavanagh and Joshua Ledet "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Judge's Save
Joshua Ledet 5 "Runaway Baby" 9 Hollie Cavanagh and Jessica Sanchez "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Bottom three
Hollie Cavanagh 7 "Fuckin' Perfect" 9 Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Safe
Phillip Phillips 8 "Give a Little More" 3 Elise Testone "Somebody That I Used to Know" Safe
Elise Testone 10 "You and I" 3 Phillip Phillips "Somebody That I Used to Know" Bottom three
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
6.1 Top 7 "Raise Your Glass"
6.2 James Durbin "Higher Than Heaven"
6.3 Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo "Think Like a Man"

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. This is the first time in American Idol history that the second week did not feature a double elimination following the use of the "judge's save" last week.

Contestant Order Now song Order Then song Result
Hollie Cavanagh 1 "Rolling in the Deep" 8 "Son of a Preacher Man" Bottom three
Colton Dixon 2 "Bad Romance" 9 "September" Eliminated
Elise Testone 3 "No One" 10 "Let's Get It On" Bottom three
Phillip Phillips 4 "U Got It Bad" 11 "In the Midnight Hour" Safe
Jessica Sanchez 5 "Fallin'" 12 "Try a Little Tenderness" Safe
Skylar Laine 6 "Born This Way" 13 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Safe
Joshua Ledet 7 "I Believe" 14 "A Change Is Gonna Come" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
7.1 Top 7 "Dancing in the Street"
7.2 Kris Allen "The Vision of Love"
7.3 LMFAO "Sorry for Party Rocking"

Top 6 – Queen / Contestant's Choice[]

Contestants perormed one Queen song and one song of their preference.

Contestant Order Queen song Order Solo song Result
Jessica Sanchez 1 "Bohemian Rhapsody" 7 "Dance with My Father" Safe
Skylar Laine 2 "The Show Must Go On" 8 "Tattoos on This Town" Bottom three
Joshua Ledet 3 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 9 "Ready for Love" Safe
Elise Testone 4 "I Want It All" 10 "Bold as Love" Eliminated
Phillip Phillips 5 "Fat Bottomed Girls" 11 "The Stone" Safe
Hollie Cavanagh 6 "Save Me" 12 "The Climb" Bottom two
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
8.1 Brian May and Roger Taylor (with top 6) "Fat Bottomed Girls" / "Another One Bites the Dust" / "We Will Rock You" / "We Are the Champions"
8.2 Queen Extravaganza "Somebody to Love"
8.3 Stefano Langone "I'm on a Roll"
8.4 Katy Perry "Part of Me"

Top 5 – Songs from the 1960s / British Pop[]

Steven Van Zandt served as the guest mentor this week.

Contestant Order 1960s song Order Duet partner Duet song Order Pop song Result
Hollie Cavanagh 1 "River Deep – Mountain High" 9 Skylar Laine and Jessica Sanchez "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 7 "Bleeding Love" Bottom two
Phillip Phillips 2 "The Letter" 4 Joshua Ledet "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" 8 "Time of the Season" Safe
Skylar Laine 3 "Fortunate Son" 9 Hollie Cavanagh and Jessica Sanchez "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 10 "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Eliminated
Jessica Sanchez 5 "Proud Mary" 9 Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 11 "You Are So Beautiful" Safe
Joshua Ledet 6 "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" 4 Phillip Phillips "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" 12 "To Love Somebody" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
9.1 Coldplay "Paradise"
9.2 Carrie Underwood "Blown Away"
9.3 Coldplay "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Top 4 – Music of California / Songs They Wish They'd Written[]

Contestant Order Californian song Order Duet partner Duet song Order Wish song Result
Phillip Phillips 1 "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" 5 Joshua Ledet "This Love" 8 "Volcano" Safe
Hollie Cavanagh 2 "Faithfully" 6 Jessica Sanchez "Eternal Flame" 9 "I Can't Make You Love Me" Eliminated
Joshua Ledet 3 "You Raise Me Up" 5 Phillip Phillips "This Love" 10 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
Jessica Sanchez 4 "Steal Away" 6 Hollie Cavanagh "Eternal Flame" 11 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
10.1 Top 4 (performance show) "Waiting for a Girl Like You"
10.2 Top 4 "California Dreamin'"
10.3 David Cook "The Last Song I'll Write for You"
10.4 Jennifer Lopez "Dance Again"

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

Contestant Order Judge's choice Chosen by Order Contestant's choice Order Mentor's choice Result
Joshua Ledet 1 "I'd Rather Go Blind" Randy Jackson 4 "Imagine" 7 "No More Drama" Third place
Jessica Sanchez 2 "My All" Jennifer Lopez 5 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 8 "I'll Be There" Safe
Phillip Phillips 3 "Beggin'" Steven Tyler 6 "Disease" 9 "We've Got Tonight" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
11.1 Top 3 "Got to Get You into My Life"
11.2 Lisa Marie Presley "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
11.3 Adam Lambert "Never Close Our Eyes"

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

Contestant Order Producer's choice Order Favorite Performance Order Winner's Single Result
Jessica Sanchez 1 "I Have Nothing" 3 "The Prayer" 5 "Change Nothing" Runner-up
Phillip Phillips 2 "Stand by Me" 4 "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" 6 "Home" Winner
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
12a.1 Jason Derülo "Undefeated"
12a.1 Scotty McCreery "Please Remember Me"
12b.1 American Idol Top 12
(minus Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez)
"Runaway Baby"
12b.2 John Fogerty and Phillip Phillips "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" / "Bad Moon Rising"
12b.3 Fantasia Barrino and Joshua Ledet "Take Me to the Pilot"
12b.4 American Idol Females and Chaka Khan "Ain't Nobody" / "Through the Fire" / "I'm Every Woman"
12b.5 Rihanna "Where Have You Been"
12b.6 Reba McEntire and Skylar Laine "Turn On the Radio"
12b.7 Jessica Sanchez "I Will Always Love You"
12b.8 Neil Diamond and American Idol Boys
(minus Phillip Phillips)
"America" / "Cracklin' Rosie" / "I'm a Believer" / "Sweet Caroline"
12b.9 Jennifer Lopez, Lil Jon and Flo Rida "Goin' In"
12b.10 Jennifer Lopez and Wisin & Yandel "Follow the Leader"
12b.11 Jordin Sparks and Hollie Cavanagh "You'll Never Walk Alone"
12b.12 American Idol Males
(minus Phillip Phillips)
"Words" / "How Deep Is Your Love" / "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" / "To Love Somebody"
12b.13 Jennifer Holliday and Jessica Sanchez "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
12b.14 Aerosmith "Legendary Child" / "Walk This Way"
12b.15 Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez "Up Where We Belong"
12b.16 Phillip Phillips "Home"

Elimination chart[]

Color key:

  Female contestant
  Male contestant
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Did not perform
  Not chosen by the public
  Saved by the public
  Saved by the judges
  Saved by Judges' Save
  Bottom three/two
  Eliminated
  Disqualified
Results per stage
Place Contestant Top 25 Top 13[a] Top 11 Top 10 Top 9 Top 8 Top 7[b] Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Finale
2/28 2/29 3/1 3/8 3/15 3/22 3/29 4/5 4/12 4/19 4/26 5/3 5/10 5/17 5/23
1 Phillip Phillips Safe N/A Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
2 Jessica Sanchez N/A Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Judges' save[b] Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
3 Joshua Ledet Safe N/A Immune Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
4 Hollie Cavanagh N/A Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe Bottom three Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
5 Skylar Laine N/A Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
6 Elise Testone N/A Safe Immune Top 13 save[a] Bottom three Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
7 Colton Dixon Safe N/A Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
8 DeAndre Brackensick Not chosen N/A Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Eliminated
9 Heejun Han Safe N/A Immune Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
10 Erika Van Pelt N/A Not chosen Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
11 Shannon Magrane N/A Safe Immune Bottom two Eliminated
12 Jermaine Jones Safe N/A Immune Bottom two Disqualified[c]
13 Jeremy Rosado Not chosen N/A Safe Eliminated
14-16 Reed Grimm Not chosen N/A Eliminated
Jen Hirsh N/A Not chosen
Brielle Von Hugel N/A Not chosen
17–25 Baylie Brown N/A Eliminated
Hallie Day N/A
Haley Johnsen N/A
Chelsea Sorrell N/A
Adam Brock Eliminated
Creighton Fraker
Eben Franckewitz
Chase Likens
Aaron Marcellus
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b During the 'Top 13' rounds, the round is focused on genders as six contestants were announced to be in the bottom three for the respective genders (Jones, Ledet and Rosado for the males, and Margrane, Testone and Van Pelt for the females). Rosado and Testone were announced to have received the fewest votes for the respective gender and faced the judges; the judges saved Testone, resulted in Rosado's elimination.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Sanchez, the 'Top 7' remained intact for another week. Due to Jones' disqualification, the planned double elimination for the following week was also changed to the usual single elimination.
  3. ^ Jones was disqualified for failing to disclose his full criminal history prior to the voting rounds for 'Top 11' commencing.

Results show performances[]

Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100 reaction Digital sales reaction Performance type
Top 13 Lauren Alaina "Georgia Peaches" did not chart 12,000 (+64%)[citation needed] live
Mary J. Blige "Why" did not chart live
Top 11 Demi Lovato "Give Your Heart a Break" did not chart live
Daughtry "Outta My Head" did not chart live
Top 10 Lana Del Rey "Video Games" did not chart 13,000 (+147%)[65] pre-recorded
Haley Reinhart "Free" 104 (debut)[66] 35,000 (debut)[65] pre-recorded
Top 9 Nicki Minaj "Starships" 6 (−1)[67] 204,000 (+17%)[67] live
Scotty McCreery "Water Tower Town" did not chart 15,000 (+3,519%)[68] live
Top 8 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "Dance Again" 27 (debut)[69] 118,000 (debut)[70] music video premiere
The Wanted "Glad You Came" 3 (+1)[71] 209,000 (+24%)[71] live
Kellie Pickler "Where's Tammy Wynette" did not chart live
Top 7
Week 1
James Durbin "Higher Than Heaven" did not chart live
Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo "Think Like a Man" 90 (debut)[72] 25,000, (+109%)[73] live
Top 7
Week 2
Kris Allen "The Vision of Love" did not chart 11,000 (debut)[68] live
LMFAO "Sorry for Party Rocking" did not chart 15,000 (−18%)[74] live
Top 6 Queen Extravaganza "Somebody to Love" unreleased unreleased live
Stefano Langone "I'm on a Roll" did not chart 20,000 (debut)[75] live
Katy Perry "Part of Me" 11 (+1)[76] 73,000 (−6%)[73] pre-recorded
Top 5 Coldplay "Paradise" 48 (re-entry)[77] pre-recorded
Carrie Underwood "Blown Away" 66 (debut) 66,000 (debut)[78] live
Coldplay "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" did not chart pre-recorded
Top 4 David Cook "The Last Song I'll Write for You" did not chart 15,000 (debut)[79] live
Jennifer Lopez "Dance Again" 17 (+3)[80] 104,000 (+39%)[79] pre-recorded
Top 3 Lisa Marie Presley "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet did not chart pre-recorded
Adam Lambert "Never Close Our Eyes" did not chart live
Top 2 Jason Derülo "Undefeated" did not chart live
Scotty McCreery "Please Remember Me" did not chart 16,000 (+302%)[81] live
Finale American Idol Top 12 (minus Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez) "Runaway Baby" unreleased unreleased live
John Fogerty & Phillip Phillips "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" / "Bad Moon Rising" unreleased unreleased live
Fantasia Barrino & Joshua Ledet "Take Me to the Pilot" unreleased unreleased live
American Idol Girls & Chaka Khan "Ain't Nobody" / "Through the Fire" / "I'm Every Woman" unreleased unreleased live
Rihanna "Where Have You Been" 11 (+2)[82] 136,000 (+47%)[82] live
Reba McEntire & Skylar Laine "Turn On the Radio" unreleased unreleased live
Jessica Sanchez "I Will Always Love You" unreleased unreleased live
Neil Diamond & American Idol Boys (minus Phillip Phillips) "America" / "Cracklin' Rosie" / "I'm a Believer" / "Sweet Caroline" unreleased unreleased live
Jennifer Lopez, Lil Jon & Flo Rida "Goin' In" live
Jennifer Lopez & Wisin & Yandel "Follow the Leader" failed to chart 13,000 (+203%)[81] live
Jordin Sparks & Hollie Cavanagh "You'll Never Walk Alone" unreleased unreleased live
American Idol Boys (minus Phillip Phillips) "Words" / "How Deep Is Your Love" / "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" / "To Love Somebody" unreleased unreleased live
Jennifer Holliday & Jessica Sanchez "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" unreleased unreleased live
Aerosmith "Legendary Child" / "Walk This Way" did not chart 10,000[81] live
Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez "Up Where We Belong" unreleased unreleased live
Phillip Phillips "Home" 10 (debut)[83] 278,000 (debut)[81] live
"—" denotes no figure was available.

Controversies[]

Disqualification of Jermaine Jones[]

On March 14, finalist Jermaine Jones was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.[61] Jones, however, denied that he had concealed his previous arrests, as he admitted his arrests when he signed up for Idol.[84] 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".[85] Critics suggested that the show may have staged the disqualification to boost ratings.[86] 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".[87]

Jennifer Lopez music video[]

The music video of Jennifer Lopez's song, "Dance Again", which aired on the program, was criticized as 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."[88][89] 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."[90] Ed Masley from AZ central.com said that the video was on the verge of being too "steamy" for the show.[91]

Gender and ethnic biases[]

Phillip Phillips became the fifth consecutive white male to win the show, which led to some viewers and critics accusing American Idol of having gender and ethnic biases. The bias towards the so-called "white guy with guitar" (WGWG) has been widely commented on before and after the result was known, with some complaining about the predictability of the likely winner.[92][93][94][95] The string of white guitar-playing male winners includes David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, and Scotty McCreery who won seasons 7, 8, 9, and 10 respectively. Just hours before the finale, Richard Rushfield, author of the book American Idol: The Untold Story, said, "You have this alliance between young girls and grandmas and they see it, not necessarily as a contest to create a pop star competing on the contemporary radio, but as…who’s the nicest guy in a popularity contest," he says, "And that has led to this dynasty of four, and possibly now five, consecutive, affable, very nice, good-looking white boys."[95]

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.[96] After seven consecutive years as the most watched program on primetime television (eight years in the 18/49 demo), the eleventh season of American Idol came in second place to NBC Sunday Night Football in total viewers, as well as in the 18/49 demo.[97]

hideEpisode list
Show Episode Air date Rating Share Rating/share
18–49
Viewers
(millions)
Weekly
rank
Note
1 "Savannah Auditions" January 18, 2012 12.3 19 7.4/19 21.93 3 [98][99]
2 "Pittsburgh Auditions" January 19, 2012 10.3 16 5.7/15 18.02 4 [99][100]
3 "San Diego Auditions"a January 22, 2012 N/A N/A 7.9/21 19.70 N/Ab [101]
4 "Aspen Auditions" January 25, 2012 11.1 17 6.5/18 19.67 1 [102][103]
5 "Houston/Galveston Auditions" January 26, 2012 10.0 16 5.5/16 17.14 2 [103][104]
6 "Portland Auditions" February 1, 2012 10.6 17 6.0/17 18.48 4 [105][106]
7 "St. Louis Auditions" February 2, 2012 10.2 16 5.5/15 17.41 5 [106][107]
8 "Hollywood Week, Part 1" February 8, 2012 11.0 17 6.1/17 19.32 3 [108][109]
9 "Hollywood Week, Part 2" February 9, 2012 10.5 17 5.8/16 18.13 4 [109][110]
10 "Hollywood Week, Part 3" February 15, 2012 10.8 17 6.1/16 18.89 2 [111][112]
11 "Las Vegas Round" February 16, 2012 9.8 15 5.1/14 16.71 3 [112][113]
12 "Final Judgement Part 1" February 22, 2012 9.3 15 5.1/14 16.10 6 [114][115]
13 "Final Judgement Part 2" February 23, 2012 9.3 15 4.5/13 15.64 8 [115][116]
14 "Semifinalists Boys Perform" February 28, 2012 9.4 14 5.1/13 16.11 4 [117][118]
15 "Semifinalists Girls Perform" February 29, 2012 10.1 16 5.0/13 17.23 3 [118][119]
16 "Wildcard Results/Finalists Chosen" March 1, 2012 10.8 17 5.4/15 18.27 1 [118][120]
17 "Top 13 Perform" March 7, 2012 10.9 17 5.7/16 18.69 1 [121][122]
18 "Top 13 Results" March 8, 2012 10.2 16 4.9/14 17.27 2 [122][123]
19 "Top 11 Perform" March 14, 2012 10.7 17 5.4/16 18.38 1 [124][125]
20 "Top 11 Results" March 15, 2012 9.4 16 4.6/14 16.02 2 [125][126]
21 "Top 10 Perform" March 21, 2012 10.4 17 5.1/15 17.21 3 [127][128]
22 "Top 10 Results" March 22, 2012 9.3 15 4.2/13 15.58 5 [128][129]
23 "Top 9 Perform" March 28, 2012 10.5 17 5.3/15 17.87 3 [130][131]
24 "Top 9 Results" March 29, 2012 9.6 16 4.4/13 15.87 5 [131][132]
25 "Top 8 Perform" April 4, 2012 10.2 17 4.9/14 17.09 2 [133][134]
26 "Top 8 Results" April 5, 2012 8.8 15 3.9/13 14.34 5 [134][135]
27 "Top 7 Perform" April 11, 2012 10.0 18 5.0/14 16.81 2 [136]
28 "Top 7 Results" April 12, 2012 9.7 16 4.3/13 15.81 4 [136]
29 "Top 7 Redux Perform" April 18, 2012 10.7 16 4.8/14 16.89 2 [137][138]
30 "Top 7 Redux Results" April 19, 2012 9.2 16 4.0/13 14.99 4 [138][139]
31 "Top 6 Perform" April 25, 2012 10.2 16 4.8/14 16.87 2 [140][141]
32 "Top 6 Results" April 26, 2012 9.1 15 4.0/12 14.87 3 [141][142]
33 "Top 5 Perform" May 2, 2012 10.2 16 4.7/14 16.66 2 [143][144]
34 "Top 5 Results" May 3, 2012 9.4 16 4.0/13 15.56 4 [144][145]
35 "Top 4 Perform" May 9, 2012 10.0 16 4.5/13 16.46 2 [146][147]
36 "Top 4 Results" May 10, 2012 9.5 16 4.0/13 15.62 4 [147][148]
37 "Top 3 Perform" May 16, 2012 10.5 17 4.9/14 17.68 2 [149][150]
38 "Top 3 Results" May 17, 2012 9.8 17 4.4/15 16.40 3 [150][151]
39 "Top 2 Perform" May 22, 2012 8.7 14 4.4/14 14.85 4 [152][153]
40 "Finale" May 23, 2012 12.2 20 6.4/18 21.49 1 [153][154]
  • ^Note a This episode was shown on Sunday, January 22, 2012, after the NFC Championship Game, but was repeated on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 with ratings of 5.7/9 overall and 3.4/9 for the 18/49 demographic. Overall, the episode averaged 9.64 million viewers.[103][155]
  • ^Note b Episode was bumped out of primetime due to the NFC Championship Game going into overtime, therefore it was not included in the weekly rankings.[96]

See also[]

  • American Idols LIVE! Tour 2012

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