American Idol (season 13)

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American Idol
Season 13
American Idol season 13 logo.jpg
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
JudgesHarry Connick Jr.
Jennifer Lopez
Keith Urban
WinnerCaleb Johnson
Runner-upJena Irene
Finals venueNokia Theatre L.A. Live
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 15 (2014-01-15) –
May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
Season chronology
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The thirteenth season of American Idol, styled as American Idol XIII, premiered on the Fox television network on January 15, 2014.[1] Ryan Seacrest returned as host for his thirteenth season. Keith Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return. Former judge Jennifer Lopez, who returned after a one season absence, and Harry Connick Jr. joined the judging panel following the departures of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson, though Jackson returned as a mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine.

On May 21, Caleb Johnson was announced the winner of the season, with Jena Irene as runner-up.

Changes[]

There were a number of other major changes in the season, from the judges to the format of the show itself including the opening intro, which used the "Gyroscope 2.0". On May 9, 2013, Randy Jackson announced that he would no longer serve as a judge.[2] On May 30, 2013, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj also announced they would not return to the judging panel.[3][4] On August 1, 2013, it was confirmed that Keith Urban would return as a judge for another season.[5] Executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick were succeeded by Per Blankens, previously of Idol, the Swedish version of the Idols format.[6] On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that producers Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager would join Blankens as executive producers of the show.[7] Bill DeRonde replaced Warwick as a director of the audition episodes, and Louis J. Horvitz also replaced Gregg Gelfand as a director of the show, who had been directing since the sixth season.[8] Fox television executive Mike Darnell who helped launch American Idol in 2002 left as programming head of Fox, and Fox Sports executive David Hill was hired to oversee the series.[9] Rickey Minor returned to the show as musical director after having left at the end of the ninth season to go to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[10]

In August 2013, Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Casper Smart stated Lopez would be returning as an American Idol judge.[11] On August 22, 2013, it was reported that Jimmy Iovine would not return as the in-house mentor for this season, but he is to be replaced by former judge Randy Jackson.[12] On August 30, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Harry Connick Jr. signed a deal to join the panel as the third judge and that Simon Fuller held a party the night before with all three judges on hand to toast the forthcoming announcement.[13] On September 3, 2013, Lopez and Connick Jr. were officially announced as judges for this season along with the confirmation of Jackson being the new mentor. Lopez is the first American Idol judge to return after leaving at the end of the eleventh season. It was also later reported that Idol alumni Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry would be assisting Jackson in mentoring the contestants.[14]

In a rules change from past seasons, semifinalists from the twelfth season (but not previous seasons) who were not in the top 10, nor on the tour and the age limit past above 28, were eligible to return, provided they met all other requirements.[15] This season the viewers may also vote for their favorite contestants via Google Search, bringing the total number of ways the viewers can vote to five (the other four methods were by phone, texting, supervote online on americanidol.com and with American Idol App on mobile devices), with the number of votes limited to 50 for each method of voting. This season AT&T ended their sponsorship and it is therefore possible to text-vote with other service providers.[16] Idol teamed up with Facebook to present "on-air visualizations" showing real-time East Coast voting developments, including live "demographic voting trends and relative contestant rankings".[17] Voting may also start as soon as the performance shows start this season, and real time vote rankings were shown while the show is still in progress, and each contestant were assigned the same telephone number all through the competition.

Regional auditions[]

Auditions took place in the following cities:[18]

Episode
air date 		Audition city Date Audition venue Callback date Callback venue Tickets to Hollywood
January 15, 2014 Boston, Massachusetts August 2, 2013 Gillette Stadium September 3–4, 2013 Boston Marriott Copley Place[19] 25
Austin, Texas August 7, 2013 Frank Erwin Center September 25–26, 2013 Austin Convention Center [20] 35
January 16, 2014
San Francisco, California July 16, 2013 AT&T Park October 21–22, 2013 Westin St. Francis[21] 19
January 22, 2014 Detroit, Michigan July 21, 2013 Ford Field October 8–9, 2013 Book-Cadillac Hotel[22] 40
January 23, 2014 Atlanta, Georgia July 26, 2013 Gwinnett Center October 29–30, 2013 W Atlanta Midtown[23] 44
January 29, 2014 Salt Lake City, Utah July 11, 2013 EnergySolutions Arena October 2–3, 2013 Marriott Hotel at City Creek[24] 30
January 30, 2014 Omaha, Nebraska August 11, 2013 CenturyLink Center October 13–14, 2013 CenturyLink Center Omaha[25] 21
Total number of tickets to Hollywood 212

In addition, special audition bus tours were held in Little Rock, Arkansas; Oxford, Mississippi; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[26][27] Those chosen proceeded on to Salt Lake City to audition in front of the judges.

An auditioner this season was Tristen Langley, son of first season's third-placed finalist Nikki McKibbin, who made history as the first of the second-generation contestants on American Idol.[28] He was eliminated in the "Hollywood or Home" round.

Hollywood week[]

A special "Hollywood or Home" round was introduced this season whereby contestants were eliminated soon after they have landed in LAX airport before they even reached Hollywood. 52 contestants the judges were uncertain of performed solo in an airplane hangar, and 32 were sent back to the airport.[29] The 160 contestants left then proceeded on to Hollywood and performed solo in the Dolby Theatre in groups of ten. After this round, 104 contestants remained where they performed in groups of three or four. 77 contestants went through to a further solo round.

The Hollywood rounds ended with a Top 30 being announced on February 12 and 13, 2014. However, a new twist was added and the judges chose only 15 girls and 14 boys, with the "15th boy" to be chosen by the voting public. The options were Ben Briley or Neco Starr. The result of the vote and the name of the public's choice to complete the Top 30 was announced on February 18. Ben Briley made the Top 30.

Semi-finals[]

The semi-finals round started on February 18. The three-day event on February 18, 19 and 20 was marketed as "Rush Week." Below are the two semi-final groups (females and males) with contestants listed in their performance order. The top five males and the top five females, along with the three wild card choices by the judges, advanced to the finals.

In a controversial twist, the judges eliminated five of each gender before they even had a chance to perform in front of the live studio audience. The females started the semifinal round, and the males continued on following night's episode, and the contestants performed songs of their choice (there was no particular theme).[30]

Semi-finalists[]

The following is a list of the Top 30 semi-finalists who were not allowed to sing during "Rush Week":

Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Andrina Brogden 19 Fargo, North Dakota Omaha, Nebraska
Kenzie Hall 17 Draper, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
Jillian Jensen 21 Rochester, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Brandy Neelly 19 Louisville, Kentucky Detroit, Michigan
Austin Wolfe 16 Park City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Jordan Brisbane 16 Savannah, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia
Ethan Harris 20 Garrattsville, New York Detroit, Michigan
Briston Maroney 16 Knoxville, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah
Casey Thrasher 22 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Salt Lake City, Utah
Maurice Townsend 26 Grand Rapids, Michigan Detroit, Michigan

The following is a list of Top 20 semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals:

Females
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Bria Anai 16 Lithonia, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia
Briana Oakley 17 Antioch, California San Francisco, California
Marrialle Sellars 17 Indianapolis, Indiana Detroit, Michigan
Males
Contestant Age (on show) Hometown Audition city
Malcolm Allen 21 Wrightsville, Arkansas Austin, Texas
Spencer Lloyd 19 Bryant, Arkansas Austin, Texas
George Lovett 24 Baltimore, Maryland Atlanta, Georgia
Emmanuel Zidor 24 Miami, Florida San Francisco, California

The aforementioned contestants and three finalists outside of the top 10 will be eligible to audition for the fourteenth season.

  • Casey Thrasher auditioned for the fourteenth season, but he was cut at top 48.
  • Bria Anai, Jordan Brisbane, Ethan Harris, Briston Maroney, Maurice Townsend, Marrialle Sellars, and Emmanuel Zidor auditioned for the fourteenth season, but they were cut before they could see the judges.

Color key:

  Contestant was chosen by the public vote and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for a second public vote
  Contestant was chosen by the public vote via wild card and moved on to the live shows
  Contestant was eliminated
Order Females Males
Contestant Song Result Contestant Song Result
1 Majesty Rose "Happy" Advanced Caleb Johnson "Stay with Me" Advanced
2 Kristen O'Connor "Turning Tables" Wild Card C.J. Harris "Shelter" Wild Card
3 Briana Oakley "Warrior" Eliminated Emmanuel Zidor "Best of My Love" Eliminated
4 Jena Irene "Paint It Black" Wild Card Sam Woolf "Babylon" Advanced
5 Bria Anai "Wrong Side of a Love Song" Wild Card George Lovett "Grenade" Eliminated
6 Marrialle Sellars "Roar" Eliminated Dexter Roberts "This Ole Boy" Advanced
7 Jessica Meuse "Drink a Beer" Advanced Alex Preston "Volcano" Advanced
8 Emily Piriz "Paris (Ooh La La)" Advanced Malcolm Allen "Comin' from Where I'm From" Eliminated
9 MK Nobilette "All of Me" Advanced Ben Briley "Soulshine" Advanced
10 Malaya Watson "Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)" Advanced Spencer Lloyd "Love Don't Die" Wild Card

Wild Card round[]

Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, February 20, five of the remaining ten 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.[31] For their performances, the contestants prepared to reprise their third round Hollywood solos for consideration. Jena Irene and Spencer Lloyd each performed their own, respective original songs.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 C.J. Harris "Bring It On Home to Me" Advanced
2 Jena Irene "Unbreakable Me" Advanced
3 Spencer Lloyd "Ordinary Girl" Eliminated
4 Bria Anai "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Eliminated
5 Kristen O'Connor "Unconditionally" Advanced

Finalists[]

Caleb Johnson
  • Caleb Johnson (born April 23, 1991)[32] is from Asheville, North Carolina. He previously auditioned in the tenth and eleventh seasons, but he was cut off during the selection of top 25. He auditioned in Atlanta where he performed an original song "Into the Void". In the Hollywood round he first performed "Sympathy for the Devil", followed a performance of "Too Close" in a group which included CJ Harris, and "Radioactive" for the last solo. He was announced as the winner on May 21. Johnson is the second returning contestant to win Idol after Candice Glover in the previous season.
Jena Irene
  • Jena Irene (born July 13, 1996)[33] is from Farmington Hills, Michigan. She auditioned in Detroit with Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". She performed "Video Games" during the Hollywood for the first solo, Alex Clare's "Too Close" for the group round, and her own composition "Unbreakable Me" for the Final Judgement. She cites Paramore and Incubus as her greatest musical influences.[34] She is the first female Wild Card contestant and the second Wild Card contestant after Clay Aiken in the second season to have made it to the Grand Finale. She was announced as the runner-up.
Alex Preston
  • Alex Preston (born May 6, 1993)[35] is from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. He performed an original song "Fairytales" for his audition. During Hollywood week, he performed "Scream and Shout" for the first solo, and his own composition "Fairytales" for the final solo. He was eliminated on May 15, 2014, and came in third place. Prior to his elimination, Preston had never been in the bottom 3 or in the bottom 2 before.
Jessica Meuse
  • Jessica Meuse (born October 19, 1990 in Round Rock, Texas)[36][37] is from Slapout, Alabama. She auditioned in Atlanta singing one of her own songs, "Blue-Eyed Lie". She reprised the song for the top 8 and sung another original, "Done", during Hollywood Week. Prior to auditioning she had written over sixty original songs and self-released a debut album, called "What's So Hard About Bein' a Man", in 2011. She was eliminated on May 8, coming in fourth place.
Sam Woolf
  • Sam Woolf (born April 19, 1996)[38] is from Bradenton, Florida. He auditioned in Boston, singing "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran. He sang "Waiting on the World to Change" on the first round in Hollywood, and his original composition entitled "I Tried" in the final solo of the Hollywood Round. He was saved from elimination by the judges after receiving the lowest number of votes in the top eight round. He was eliminated on May 1, coming in fifth place.
C.J. Harris
  • C.J. Harris (born January 28, 1991)[39] is from Jasper, Alabama. He auditioned in Salt Lake City, where he sang "Soulshine". He performed "Trouble" in the first Hollywood round, and was in a group with fellow finalist Caleb Johnson, performing the Alex Clare song "Too Close". For the final solo he performed "Bring It On Home to Me", however, he was asked to perform again in the Final Judgement to compete against Casey Thrasher, and chose to sing "Whipping Post". He was eliminated on April 24, coming in sixth place.
  • Dexter Roberts (born July 12, 1991)[40] is from Fayette, Alabama. He performed "Drive" for his audition, and for the group round he was part of the group Backstreet Cowboys together with Casey Thrasher and fellow finalist Ben Briley, performing the song "I Want It That Way". For the final solo he performed an original song, "Farmer's Grandson". He was eliminated on April 17, 2014, coming in seventh place.
Malaya Watson
  • Malaya Watson (born September 24, 1997)[41] is from Southfield, Michigan. She is a tuba player of the marching band of Southfield High School. She auditioned in Detroit with Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way". In the first round in Hollywood, she sang "Brand New Me" by Alicia Keys. She performed "I Believe" in the final solo on Hollywood round. She cites her two grandfathers and her father as her personal musical influences. She described her style in singing from Sly Stone and Beyoncé.[42] She is the second youngest contestant in American Idol history that has reached the live show, next to tenth season contestant, Thia Megia. She was eliminated on April 10, coming in eighth place.
Majesty Rose
  • Majesty Rose (born February 29, 1992)[43] is from Goldsboro, North Carolina. She auditioned in Atlanta, where she sang Coldplay's "Violet Hill". Prior on auditioning, she was a pre-school teacher and she graduated in Eastern Wayne High School on 2011. In Hollywood, she performed "1234" and "Stars". She was eliminated on March 27, coming in ninth place.
MK Nobilette
  • MK Nobilette (born August 20, 1993)[44] is from San Francisco, California. She auditioned in San Francisco with "If I Were Your Woman,"[45] and advanced to Hollywood, where she was one of many contestants who had to "sing for their lives," or get back on the plane home.[46] For the Hollywood rounds she chose an Allen Stone song for the a cappella round, which was not aired.[47] She performed "Royals in the group round. For her final Hollywood solo she did "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran.[45] She is the first openly gay finalist to be publicly acknowledged on the show.[note 1] She was eliminated on March 20, 2014, and came in tenth place. She also did not appear or sing in the live finale, due to being ill at that time.
  • Ben Briley (born March 19, 1989)[48] is from Gallatin, Tennessee. He auditioned in Atlanta, singing "Arms of a Woman". He performed "Stars" in the final solo of the Hollywood Round, and was in a group called Backstreet Cowboys with fellow finalist Dexter Roberts, performing the Backstreet Boys song "I Want It That Way". Ben Briley and Neco Starr both appeared before the judges for the Final Judgement, however the judges could not decide whom to choose, and sent both to a vote by fans, which was won by Briley. He was eliminated on March 13, coming in eleventh place.
  • Emily Piriz (born January 28, 1996)[49] is from Orlando, Florida. She auditioned in Atlanta, singing "Mamma Knows Best" by Jessie J. She sang "Nothing but the Water" on the first round in Hollywood. She performed "Stars" in the final solo of the Hollywood Round. Prior on joining this competition, she also auditioned in The X Factor USA. She cites Pink and Kelly Clarkson as her musical influences. She was eliminated on March 6, coming in twelfth place.
  • Kristen O'Connor (born April 19, 1989) is from Sebastian, Florida. She auditioned in Atlanta, singing "Good Morning Heartache". She performed "Treasure" in the Hollywood group rounds with her fellow finalist, Sam Woolf. She performed "Unconditionally" on the Hollywood Rounds. She cites Christina Aguilera and Jessie J as her musical influences. Prior on joining this competition, she was a nurse. She was eliminated on February 27, coming in thirteenth place. She is the fifth wild card finalist to be the eliminated first in the finals, with her predecessors Leah LaBelle, Jasmine Murray, Ashthon Jones and Jeremy Rosado.

Live shows details[]

In this season, there are 13 weeks of the finals and 13 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the American public's votes. Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway" is used as the send-off song played when a contestant is eliminated, using the eliminated contestant's version of the song (except Caleb Johnson, Jena Irene, Sam Woolf, and Majesty Rose). Former judge Randy Jackson replaced Jimmy Iovine as the weekly mentor to the contestants.[14]

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 Judges' save
  Contestant was eliminated
  Contestant won the season
  Contestant finished as the runner-up
  Contestant finished in 3rd place

Top 13 – This Is Me[]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Dexter Roberts "Aw Naw" Safe
2 Malaya Watson "Runaway Baby" Bottom three
3 Kristen O'Connor "Beautiful Disaster" Eliminated
4 Ben Briley "Folsom Prison Blues" Safe
5 C.J. Harris "Radio" Safe
6 MK Nobilette "Satisfaction" Bottom three
7 Majesty Rose "Tightrope" Safe
8 Jena Irene "The Scientist" Safe
9 Alex Preston "A Beautiful Mess" Safe
10 Jessica Meuse "The Crow & the Butterfly" Safe
11 Emily Piriz "Glitter in the Air" Safe
12 Sam Woolf "Unwell" Safe
13 Caleb Johnson "Pressure and Time" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
1.1 Top 13 "Counting Stars" / "Radioactive"
1.2 Candice Glover "Cried" / "Same Kinda Man"
1.3 Jake Bugg[50] "Me & You"

Top 12 – Home[]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jena Irene "Suddenly I See" Bottom three
2 Alex Preston "I Don't Want to Be" Safe
3 Jessica Meuse "White Flag" Safe
4 Dexter Roberts "Lucky Man" Safe
5 Emily Piriz "Let's Get Loud" Eliminated
6 Caleb Johnson "Working Man" Safe
7 MK Nobilette "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Bottom three
8 C.J. Harris "Waiting on the World to Change" Safe
9 Sam Woolf "Just One" Safe
10 Malaya Watson "Take Me to the King" Safe
11 Ben Briley "Turning Home" Safe
12 Majesty Rose "Fix You" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
2.1 Phillip Phillips "Raging Fire"
2.2 Kodaline "All I Want"

Top 11 – Songs from the Cinema[]

Order Contestant Song Featured Movie Result
1 Sam Woolf "Come Together" Across the Universe Bottom three
2 Jessica Meuse "The Sound of Silence" The Graduate Safe
3 C.J. Harris "Can't You See" Blow Safe
4 Dexter Roberts "Sweet Home Alabama" Forrest Gump Safe
5 Ben Briley "Bennie and the Jets" 27 Dresses Eliminated
6 Majesty Rose "Let It Go" Frozen Bottom three
7 Caleb Johnson "Skyfall" Skyfall Safe
8 MK Nobilette "Make You Feel My Love" Hope Floats Safe
9 Alex Preston "Falling Slowly" Once Safe
10 Jena Irene "Decode" Twilight Safe
11 Malaya Watson "I Am Changing" Dreamgirls Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
3.1 Harry Connick, Jr. "One Fine Thing" / "Come by Me"
3.2 Mali Music "Beautiful"

Top 10 – Billboard Top 10 Charts[]

The finalists picked songs from Top 10 Billboard charts from 2011 to 2014.[51] Starting this week, the studio versions of each contestant performance are available at iTunes.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 MK Nobilette "Fuckin' Perfect" Eliminated
2 Dexter Roberts "Cruise" Bottom three
3 Jena Irene "Clarity" Safe
4 Alex Preston "Story of My Life" Safe
5 Malaya Watson "When I Was Your Man" Safe
6 Caleb Johnson "The Edge of Glory" Safe
7 C.J. Harris "Invisible" Safe
8 Jessica Meuse "Pumped Up Kicks" Safe
9 Majesty Rose "Wake Me Up" Bottom three
10 Sam Woolf "We Are Young" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
4.1 Jennifer Lopez
(with Allison Iraheta, Jessica Sanchez, Pia Toscano and French Montana) 		"I Luh Ya Papi"
4.2 Royal Teeth "Wild"

Top 9 – (I'm with the) Band![]

The finalists performed as lead singer of the show's band, singing songs of their choice.[52]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Alex Preston "Don't Speak" Safe
2 Majesty Rose "Shake It Out" Eliminated
3 Dexter Roberts "Boondocks" Safe
4 Malaya Watson "The Long and Winding Road" Safe
5 Sam Woolf "Hey There Delilah" Bottom three
6 Jessica Meuse "Rhiannon" Safe
7 C.J. Harris "If It Hadn't Been for Love" Bottom three
8 Caleb Johnson "Dazed and Confused" Safe
9 Jena Irene "Bring Me to Life" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
5a.1 Top 9 "Clocks" / "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
5b.1 Janelle Monáe "What is Love?"

Top 8 (first week) – Back to the Start[]

The finalists reprised the songs they performed when they first auditioned (with Jessica Meuse and Alex Preston each performing their own, respective original compositions, and Caleb Johnson and Dexter Roberts to perform their secondary non-aired audition songs).[53] They also performed duets for the first time this season.

Contestant Order Audition Song Order Duet partner Duet song Result
Jessica Meuse 1 "Blue-Eyed Lie" 5 Caleb Johnson "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Safe
C.J. Harris 2 "Soulshine" 10 Dexter Roberts "Alright" Bottom three
Sam Woolf 4 "Lego House" 8 Malaya Watson "Lucky" Judges' save
Malaya Watson 6 "Ain't No Way" 8 Sam Woolf "Lucky" Bottom three
Dexter Roberts 7 "One Mississippi" 10 C.J. Harris "Alright" Safe
Jena Irene 9 "Rolling in the Deep" 3 Alex Preston "Just Give Me a Reason" Safe
Caleb Johnson 11 "Chain of Fools" 5 Jessica Meuse "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Safe
Alex Preston 12 "Fairytales" 3 Jena Irene "Just Give Me a Reason" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
6.1 Daughtry "Waiting for Superman"

Top 8 (second week) – Songs from the 1980s[]

Contestant Order 1980s Song Order Duet PARTNER Duet song Result
Jena Irene 1 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 5 Caleb Johnson "It's Only Love" Safe
Dexter Roberts 2 "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" 10 Jessica Meuse "Islands in the Stream" Safe
Malaya Watson 4 "Through the Fire" 8 C.J. Harris "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Eliminated
Jessica Meuse 6 "Call Me" 10 Dexter Roberts "Islands in the Stream" Safe
Sam Woolf 7 "Time After Time" 3 Alex Preston "The Girl Is Mine" Safe
Alex Preston 9 "Every Breath You Take" 3 Sam Woolf "The Girl Is Mine" Safe
C.J. Harris 11 "Free Fallin'" 8 Malaya Watson "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Bottom two
Caleb Johnson 12 "Faithfully" 5 Jena Irene "It's Only Love" Safe

Top 7 – Competitors' Choice[]

Every finalist chose a song for each remaining contestant, who then selected one song choice to perform. The songs used for the duets and trios were not a product of the theme.[54]

Contestant Order Competitors' Choice Competitor Order Duet/Trio Partner Duet/Trio song Result
Caleb Johnson 1 "Family Tree" Alex Preston 6 Jena Irene "Gimme Shelter" Safe
Jessica Meuse 2 "Gunpowder & Lead" Sam Woolf 9 C.J. Harris and Dexter Roberts "Compass" Bottom two
C.J. Harris 4 "Gravity" Caleb Johnson 9 Jessica Meuse and Dexter Roberts "Compass" Safe
Dexter Roberts 5 "Muckalee Creek Water" C.J. Harris 9 Jessica Meuse and C.J. Harris "Compass" Eliminated
Alex Preston 7 "The A Team" Dexter Roberts 3 Sam Woolf "Let Her Go" Safe
Sam Woolf 8 "Sail Away" Jessica Meuse 3 Alex Preston "Let Her Go" Safe
Jena Irene 10 "Creep" Caleb Johnson 6 Caleb Johnson "Gimme Shelter" Safe

Top 6 – Rock 'n' Roll / Country[]

For the first time in the competition, each finalist sang two songs each: one from the rock 'n' roll genre, and the other from the country genre.[55]

Contestant Order Rock 'n' Roll Song Order Country song Result
Jena Irene 1 "Barracuda" 10 "So Small" Safe
Sam Woolf 2 "It's Time" 7 "You're Still the One" Safe
C.J. Harris 3 "American Woman" 11 "Whatever It Is" Eliminated
Alex Preston 4 "Animal" 9 "Always on My Mind" Safe
Caleb Johnson 5 "Sting Me" 8 "Undo It" Safe
Jessica Meuse 6 "Somebody to Love" 12 "Jolene" Bottom two

Top 5 – America's Choice[]

The finalists sang songs requested by the voting public. Jason Mraz served as the guest mentor this week.[56]

Contestant Order America's choice 1 Order Duet/trio partner Duet/trio song Order Contestant's choice Result
Alex Preston 1 "Sweater Weather" 3 Sam Woolf and Jena Irene "Best Day of My Life" 8 "Say Something" Safe
Caleb Johnson 2 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 7 Jessica Meuse "Beast of Burden" 12 "Still of the Night" Safe
Jessica Meuse 4 "Human" 7 Caleb Johnson "Beast of Burden" 11 "Summertime Sadness" Safe
Sam Woolf 5 "Sing" 3 Alex Preston and Jena Irene "Best Day of My Life" 10 "How to Save a Life" Eliminated[a]
Jena Irene 6 "My Body" 3 Alex Preston and Sam Woolf "Best Day of My Life" 9 "Valerie" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
7.1 Keith Urban "Good Thing"
  1. ^ During the results night, the contestants were given the option to decide whether if this week is a non-elimination (and that following week will be double elimination), if they unanimously agreed to. Only two contestants (Jena Irene and Alex Preston) opt out on non-elimination, and eliminations for Woolf was conducted as usual (the bottom entries were also not announced this week).

Top 4 – Love: Break-Ups, Dedications, and Make-Ups[]

The finalists sang three rounds of songs about love: the first dealing with break-ups, the second dealing with personal dedications to others, and the third dealing with make-ups.[57]

Contestant Order Break-up song Order Dedication song Order Make-up song Result
Caleb Johnson 1 "You Give Love a Bad Name" 5 "Travelin Band" 9 "Maybe I'm Amazed" Safe
Jessica Meuse 2 "Since U Been Gone" 6 "So What" 10 "You and I" Eliminated
Alex Preston 3 "Too Close" 8 "I'm Yours" 12 "Yellow" Safe
Jena Irene 4 "Heartbreaker" 7 "Bad Romance" 11 "Can't Help Falling in Love" Safe

Top 3 – Randy Jackson's Choice / Judges' Choice / Hometown's Choice[]

The finalists sang two new songs chosen by the judges and in-house mentor Randy Jackson; the third was a reprisal of a previous performance, selected by the finalists' hometowns.[58] This episode also marked its 500th episode overall.

Contestant Order Randy Jackson's Choice Order Judges' Choice Order Hometown's Choice Result
Caleb Johnson 1 "Never Tear Us Apart" 4 "Demons" 7 "Dazed and Confused" Safe
Alex Preston 2 "Pompeii" 5 "Stay" 8 "Story of My Life" Third place
Jena Irene 3 "Titanium" 6 "Heart Attack" 9 "Creep" Safe
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
8a.1 The Chainsmokers "#Selfie"
8b.1 Scotty McCreery "Feelin' It"

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

This week, the final two contestants sang a song chosen by the show's creator, a reprisal of one song from their previous appearance on the show this season, and a winner's song.

Contestant Order Simon Fuller's Choice Order Favorite Performance Order Winner's single Result
Jena Irene 1 "Dog Days Are Over" 3 "Can't Help Falling in Love" 5 "We Are One" Runner-up
Caleb Johnson 2 "Dream On" 4 "Maybe I'm Amazed" 6 "As Long as You Love Me" Winner
Non-competition performance
Order Performers Song
9a.1 American Idol Top 13
(minus MK Nobilette) 		"Breakaway"
9b.1 Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson "We Will Rock You" / "Just a Girl" / "It's Only Love"
9b.2 Phillip Phillips and Sam Woolf "Home" / "Raging Fire"
9b.3 Jennifer Nettles and Jessica Meuse "That Girl" / "Wrecking Ball"
9b.4 Jennifer Lopez "First Love"
9b.5 Kiss and Caleb Johnson "Love Gun" / "Shout It Out Loud"
9b.6 Aloe Blacc and American Idol Boys "The Man"
9b.7 Demi Lovato and American Idol Girls (minus MK Nobilette) "Really Don't Care" / "Neon Lights"
9b.8 Jena Irene "Decode"
9b.9 Paramore and Jena Irene "Ain't It Fun"
9b.10 John Legend "You & I (Nobody in the World)"
9b.11 John Legend and Malaya Watson "All of Me"
9b.12 Jason Mraz and Alex Preston "Love Someone"
9b.13 Richard Marx and Ryan Seacrest "Right Here Waiting"
9b.14 Darius Rucker "True Believers"
9b.15 Darius Rucker, C.J. Harris and Dexter Roberts "Alright"
9b.16 Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson "Need You Now"
9b.17 Lady Antebellum "Bartender"
9b.18 Harry Connick, Jr. Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban "True Colors" / "Go Your Own Way"
9b.19 Caleb Johnson "As Long as You Love Me"

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
Results per stage
Place Contestant Top 20 Top 13 Top 12 Top 11 Top 10 Top 9 Top 8[a] Top 7 Top 6 Top 5[b] Top 4 Top 3 Finale
2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27 4/3 4/10 4/17 4/24 5/1 5/8 5/15 5/21
1 Caleb Johnson Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
2 Jena Irene Not chosen Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
3 Alex Preston Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
4 Jessica Meuse Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Safe Eliminated
5 Sam Woolf Safe Immune Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Judges' save[a] Safe Safe Safe Eliminated[b]
6 C.J. Harris Not chosen Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Bottom two Safe Eliminated
7 Dexter Roberts Safe Immune Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
8 Malaya Watson Safe Immune Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
9 Majesty Rose Safe Immune Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
10 MK Nobilette Safe Immune Bottom three Bottom three Safe Eliminated
11 Ben Briley Safe Immune Safe Safe Eliminated
12 Emily Piriz Safe Immune Safe Eliminated
13 Kristen O'Connor Not chosen Safe Eliminated
14–15 Bria Anai Not chosen Eliminated
Spencer Lloyd Not chosen
16–20 Malcolm Allen Eliminated
George Lovett
Briana Oakley
Marrialle Sellars
Emmanuel Zidor
  1. ^ a b Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Woolf, the 'Top 8' remained intact for another week.
  2. ^ a b During the 'Top 5' results show, the remaining contestants were given the option of each taking an anonymous vote to either go by America's votes and had one contestant eliminated, or if all votes were "yes" the week became a non-elimination with the 'Top 5' intact and next week's results feature double elimination. The result is a 3-2, with Irene and Preston voting for no. The bottom two was not announced, and Woolf was eliminated as the contestant with the fewest public votes.

Results show performances[]

Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100 reaction Digital sales reaction Performance type
Top 13 Candice Glover[50] "Cried" / "Same Kinda Man" Did not chart — Live
Jake Bugg[50] "Me & You" Did not chart — Live
Top 12 Phillip Phillips "Raging Fire" 58 (debut) 74,000 (debut)[59] Live
Kodaline "All I Want" Did not chart 13,000 (+885%)[59] Live
Top 11 Harry Connick, Jr. "One Fine Thing" / "Come by Me" Did not chart — Live
Mali Music "Beautiful" 13 (Bubbling Under)[60] — Live
Top 10 Jennifer Lopez featuring Allison Iraheta, Jessica Sanchez, Pia Toscano & French Montana "I Luh Ya Papi" 77(+21)[61] 27,710 (+89%) pre-recorded
Royal Teeth "Wild" Did not chart — Live
Top 9 Janelle Monáe "What is Love?" Did not chart — Live
Top 8
Week 1 		Daughtry "Waiting for Superman" Did not chart — Live
Top 5 Keith Urban "Good Thing" 9,000 (+ >8,000)[62] Live
Top 3 (Performance night) The Chainsmokers "#Selfie" — Live
Top 3 (Results night) Scotty McCreery[63] "Feelin' It" 7,700[64]
Top 2 American Idol Top 13 (minus MK Nobilette) "Breakaway" Unreleased — Live
Finale Jena Irene & Caleb Johnson "We Will Rock You" / "Just a Girl" / "It's Only Love" Unreleased — live
Phillip Phillips & Sam Woolf "Home" / "Raging Fire" Unreleased —
Jennifer Nettles & Jessica Meuse "That Girl" / "Wrecking Ball" Unreleased —
Jennifer Lopez "First Love"
Kiss & Caleb Johnson "Love Gun" / "Shout It Out Loud" Unreleased —
Aloe Blacc & American Idol Boys "The Man" Unreleased —
Demi Lovato & American Idol Girls (minus MK Nobilette) "Really Don't Care" / "Neon Lights" Unreleased —
Jena Irene "Decode" Unreleased —
Paramore & Jena Irene "Ain't It Fun" Unreleased —
John Legend "You & I (Nobody in the World)"
John Legend & Malaya Watson "All of Me" Unreleased —
Jason Mraz & Alex Preston "Love Someone" Unreleased —
Richard Marx & Ryan Seacrest "Right Here Waiting" Unreleased —
Darius Rucker "True Believers"
Darius Rucker, C.J. Harris & Dexter Roberts "Alright" Unreleased —
Jena Irene & Caleb Johnson "Need You Now" Unreleased —
Lady Antebellum "Bartender" 78 (debut) 51,000 (debut)[65]
Harry Connick, Jr., Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez & Keith Urban "True Colors" / "Go Your Own Way" Unreleased —
Caleb Johnson "As Long as You Love Me" Did not chart 10,000 (debut)[66]

Controversy[]

Caleb Johnson comment[]

During his interview with AfterBuzz TV following the Top 5 elimination show, Caleb Johnson made offensive remarks about his fans who tweet him song suggestions.[67][68] "[Twitter] gives access to a bunch of retards to talk to me," Caleb said. "I don't really enjoy having to see somebody telling me what song I have to sing. I think at this point of the competition, I can pick and choose my own songs and represent me. I don't need 10,000 people saying, 'You should sing this, you should sing that. Listen to me!' Fortunately, guys, I'm going to listen to myself, whether you like it or not."[69][70]

His comment has been described as "arrogant", with some fans turning against him.[71][72] After his fans expressed outrage on Twitter, Caleb issued an apology on his Facebook page.[73] "For the record that juvenile comment I made in the interview was not directed towards my fans but to the wackos that send hundreds of hate messages a day to me! You guys are amazing and I cannot thank you enough for your support. Sorry if it offended anybody it was the wrong choice of words. Also I greatly appreciate it when you guys give me song suggestions but it gets really overwhelming at the volume it comes in so please understand ! Rock on !:)" [74]

Reception[]

U.S. Nielsen ratings[]

Live + same day ratings

For the first time in nearly twelve years, an American Idol episode dropped beneath the ten-million viewer mark. This occurred on February 18, 2014. The last time an episode was below this mark was July 24, 2002.

Episode list
No. Episode Air date Ratings/Share
households 		Rating/Share
18–49 		Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly
rank 		Ref.
1 "It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day!"[citation needed] January 15 8.7 / 14 4.7 / 13 15.19 5 [75][76][77]
2 "The Auditions Head West"[citation needed] January 16 7.5 / 12 3.9 / 12 13.35 6 [77][78][79]
3 "Do It For Detroit!"[citation needed] January 22 7.8 / 12 4.0 / 11 13.29 4 [80][81][82]
4 "Just Peachy!"[citation needed] January 23 7.2 / 11 3.4 / 10 12.39 6 [82][83][84]
5 "Be-UTAH-ful"[citation needed] January 29 7.3 / 11 3.8 / 10 12.73 8 [85][86][87]
6 "OMG! Omaha!"[citation needed] January 30 6.6 / 10 3.2 / 9 11.42 11 [87][88][89]
7 "Hollywood or Home: An Idol Cliff 'Hangar'"[citation needed] February 5 8.0 / 12 3.9 / 11 13.43 9 [90][91][92]
8 "Hollywood Week: Group Love"[citation needed] February 6 6.5 / 10 3.1 / 9 11.08 13 [92][93][94]
9 "Hollywood Week: Final Judgment"[citation needed] February 12 6.7 / 10 3.4 / 10 11.67 9 [95][96][97]
10 "A Hollywood Ending"[citation needed] February 13 5.8 / 9 3.0 / 9 10.18 10 [97][98][99]
11 "Rush Week: Girls' Night"[citation needed] February 18 5.9 / 9 2.7 / 8 9.73 11 [100][101][102]
12 "Rush Week: Guys' Night"[citation needed] February 19 6.0 / 9 2.6 / 8 9.95 14 [102][103][104]
13 "Rush Week: Meet Your Finalists"[citation needed] February 20 5.7 / 9 2.4 / 8 9.36 15 [102][105][106]
14 "The Top 13: This Is Me" February 26 6.6 / 10 2.7 / 8 10.78 14 [107][108][109]
15 "The Top 13 Results" February 27 5.9 / 9 2.4 / 7 10.01 17 [109][110][111]
16 "The Top 12: Home" March 5 6.4 / 10 2.7 / 8 10.53 13 [112][113][114]
17 "The Top 12 Results" March 6 6.1 / 10 2.2 / 7 9.76 17 [114][115][116]
18 "The Top 11: Songs from the Cinema" March 12 6.2 / 10 2.4 / 7 10.27 12 [117][118][119]
19 "The Top 11 Results" March 13 5.4 / 9 2.2 / 6 8.86 21 [119][120][121]
20 "The Top 10: Billboard Top 10 Charts" March 19 6.0 / 10 2.2 / 7 9.83 13 [122][123][124]
21 "The Top 10 Results" March 20 5.1 / 8 2.0 / 6 8.41 22 [124][125][126]
22 "The Top 9" March 26 5.6 / 9 2.2 / 7 9.33 15 [127][128][129]
23 "The Top 9 Results" March 27 4.9 / 8 1.9 / 6 7.98 24 [129][130][131]
24 "The Top 8" April 2 5.6 / 9 2.1 / 6 8.89 21 [132][133][134]
25 "The Top 8 Results" April 3 4.9 / 8 1.7 / 5 7.72 25 [134][135][136]
26 "Top 8 Redux" April 9 5.4 / 9 2.0 / 7 8.90 18 [137][138][139]
27 "Top 8 Redux Results" April 10 4.7 / 8 1.8 / 5 7.63 23 [139][140][141]
28 "The Top 7" April 16 5.2 / 8 1.9 / 6 8.53 14 [142][143][144]
29 "Top 7 Results" April 17 4.9 / 8 1.9 / 6 7.97 15 [144][145][146]
30 "The Top 6" April 23 5.4 / 9 2.1 / 7 9.02 17 [147][148][149]
31 "Top 6 Results" April 24 4.7 / 8 1.8 / 5 7.68 24 [149][150][151]
32 "The Top 5" April 30 5.2 / 8 1.9 / 6 8.79 19 [152][153][154]
33 "Top 5 Results" May 1 4.3 / 7 1.5 / 5 7.03 >25 [154][155][156]
34 "The Top 4" May 7 4.9 / 8 1.8 / 6 7.97 22 [157][158][159]
35 "Top 4 Results" May 8 4.5 / 7 1.6 / 5 7.18 >25 [159][160][161]
36 "The Top 3" May 14 5.4 / 9 2.1 / 6 8.93 19 [162][163][164]
37 "Top 3 Results" May 15 5.2 / 8 2.0 / 6 8.67 21 [164][165][166]
38 "The Final 2" May 20 4.0 / 7 1.7 / 6 6.76 [167][168]
39 "Finale" May 21 6.1 / 10 2.6 / 9 10.53 [169][170]

Live + 7 day (DVR) ratings

Episode list
No. Episode Air date DVR 18–49 Total 18–49 DVR viewers
(millions) 		Total viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
1 "Auditions #1" January 15 0.7 5.4 2.585 17.773 [171][172]
2 "Auditions #2" January 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A [172]
3 "Auditions #3" January 22 0.8 4.8 2.120 15.407 [173]
4 "Auditions #4" January 23 1.0 4.4 2.479 14.870 [173]
5 "Auditions #5" January 29 0.8 4.6 1.967 14.698 [174]
6 "Auditions #6" January 30 0.8 4.0 1.888 13.312 [174]
7 "Hollywood or Home"[citation needed] February 5 0.9 4.8 2.240 15.668 [175]
8 "Hollywood Group Round" February 6 0.9 4.0 2.268 13.346 [175]
9 "Hollywood Round, Top 30 reveal Part #1" February 12 0.8 4.2 1.864 13.539 [176]
10 "Hollywood Round, Top 30 reveal Part #2" February 13 0.8 3.8 1.874 12.058 [176]
11 "Rush Week: Girls' Night" February 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A [177]
12 "Rush Week: Guys' Night" February 20 0.7 3.3 1.763 11.715 [177]
13 "Rush Week: Meet Your Finalists" February 21 0.6 3.0 1.592 10.947 [177]
14 "The Top 13: This Is Me" February 26 N/A N/A N/A N/A
15 "The Top 13 Results" February 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A
16 "The Top 12: Home" March 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A
17 "The Top 12 Results" March 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A
18 "The Top 11: Songs from the Cinema" March 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A
19 "The Top 11 Results" March 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A
20 "The Top 10: Billboard Top 10 Charts" March 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A
21 "The Top 10 Results" March 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A
22 "The Top 9" March 26 N/A N/A N/A N/A
23 "The Top 9 Results" March 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Critical response[]

Harry Connick Jr. was lauded for his performance as a judge. USA Today, Rolling Stone, and MTV all claimed that he "stole the spotlight" during the season premiere with his humor and knowledgeable feedback.[178][179][180] Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online suggested that Connick Jr. could save the struggling show. She called him better than Simon Cowell, writing that while he is "brutally honest", he also shows heart.[181] Robert Rorke of the New York Post wrote that Connick Jr. was unlikely to "save" American Idol, but also wrote that he made the show watchable again by bringing class and keeping the focus on the contestants.[182]

The "Rush Week" twist was not well received by critics. As described by Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo TV, "The other five just sat backstage for a couple hours (while their loved ones sat in the audience), waited in vain for their names to be called, and eventually went home."[183] Furthermore, Amy Reiter of the Los Angeles Times stated, "Like the women, once 10 of the guys were given the chance to compete for our votes, the five remaining...were collectively shuffled before us, looking stunned and solemn, and then sent home, this time with a few tepidly encouraging parting words from the judges."[184]

Music releases[]

  • Music releases

Concert tour[]

  • American Idols LIVE! Tour 2014

Notes[]

  1. ^

    • Will Young, the 2002 winner of the inaugural Pop Idol contests on which all the other Idol series are based, never hid his being gay, but did come out publicly after he won, preempting a tabloid newspaper outing him."Pop Idol Will: 'I'm gay'". BBC News. 10 March 2002. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
    • Jim Verraros (first season, 2002) had discussed being gay in online journals which the show forced him to take down, not due to his sexuality, but because they felt he might be trying to get extra votes. He came out after he finished the show and tour."Idol gossip". The Advocate. 2002-09-03. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-07-18., Steele, Bruce C. (2003-01-21). "A teen Idol's dreams". The Advocate. BNET Business Network. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
    • Vanessa Olivarez (season 2, 2003) came out to other contestants, behind the scenes, but not on the show.AI Aftermath: 12th place finishers Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine by Jason Hughes, posted Mar 13th 2008.
    • Clay Aiken, American Idol (season 2) (2003) runner-up came out as gay in 2008, after many years of speculation.Caplan, David (September 24, 2008). "Clay Aiken No More Secrets". People Magazine. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
    • Adam Lambert, the runner-up on the eighth season (2009) came out as a gay man when he was 18.Caroline Frost (2012-07-27). "INTERVIEW: Adam Lambert - On The Gay Thing, American Idol And Taking His Place With Queen". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.Batallones, Henrik (March 3, 2009). "American Idol 8: Adam Lambert Has Photos of Him Kissing Another Guy. Errr..." Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.. The issue of Lambert's sexuality, however, was not explicitly stated on the show, and mainstream media therefore speculated on his sexuality and the readiness of American Idol voters to vote for an openly gay winner.Mark Harris (2009-05-08). "Adam Lambert: Shaking Up 'Idol'". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10."Adam Lambert: America's First gay 'Idol'?". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2014-03-10. He confirmed that he was gay in a Rolling Stone cover interview shortly after he was named runner-up.Blas, Lorena (2009-06-15). "Idol Adam Lambert 'comes out' in print". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2011-12-23.

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