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Revision as of 00:07, 7 April 2010

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The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010, on Fox.[1] Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi have all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres has permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge.[2] Idol Gives Back will also return this season and will be held on April 21, 2010, during the top seven results show.[3] The top 24 semi-finals format used in the fourth through seventh seasons also returned this season.[4] This will be Simon Cowell's last season judging on American Idol.[5]

Judges

After the season began, Paula Abdul did not return as the fourth judge on the panel, having announced in the beginning of August 2009 that she was leaving the show due to unresolved contract negotiations.[6] Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth were brought in to star as guest judges during the auditions phase.[7][8][9][10]

After making the decision to utilize guest judges in Abdul's absence, Fox chairman Peter Rice stated that they would find a permanent fourth judge before the season premiere in January 2010,[11] leading the confirmation on September 9, 2009 by Ellen DeGeneres that she would be joining the show as the new permanent fourth judge for the rounds held at CBS Television City for Hollywood Week and thereafter, onto the live shows.[12]

In addition, Simon Cowell announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on American Idol. Cowell will be leaving the show to begin preparations for an American version of his talent show The X-Factor.[13]

Early process

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:[14]

During this stage guest judges filled in the fourth judging seat.[7][15][16][17]

Episode Air Date Audition City First Audition Date Call-back Audition Date Audition Venue Guest Fourth Judge(s) Tickets to Hollywood
January 12, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts[18] June 14, 2009 August 13 & 14, 2009 Gillette Stadium Victoria Beckham 32
January 13, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia June 18, 2009 August 16 & 17, 2009 Georgia Dome Mary J. Blige 25
January 19, 2010 Chicago, Illinois June 22, 2009 August 30 & 31, 2009 United Center Shania Twain 13
January 20, 2010 Orlando, Florida July 9, 2009 August 28, 2009 Amway Arena Kristin Chenoweth 31
August 29, 2009 No Guest Judge
January 26, 2010 Los Angeles, California[19] June 30, 2009 September 3, 2009 Rose Bowl Avril Lavigne 23
September 4, 2009 Katy Perry
January 27, 2010 Dallas, Texas[20] June 26, 2009 August 24, 2009 Cowboys Stadium Neil Patrick Harris 31
August 25, 2009 Joe Jonas
February 2, 2010 Denver, Colorado July 14, 2009 August 5 & 6, 2009 Invesco Field Victoria Beckham 26
Total Tickets to Hollywood 181

"Pants on the Ground"

During the Atlanta auditions, 62-year-old activist Larry Platt appeared and performed his original song "Pants on the Ground." The song's lyrics refer to people wearing the hip-hop style of clothing including pants that sag. Well over the age limit of 28, Platt was ineligible to continue. His performance has since become a viral hit, and several celebrities performed the song in the days that followed the original airing of his audition in Atlanta.

Hollywood week

Held at the Kodak Theatre for the second straight year, the first day of Hollywood Week featured the 181 contestants (although there were 172 contestants that actually took the stage according to American Idol website[21]) from the auditions round singing solo with the option of playing an instrument.[22] Ninety-six contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into groups and perform. Seventy-one advanced to the final round of Hollywood requiring a solo performance. Forty-six made it to the final round where the judges take contestants one by one and tell them if they made the final twenty-four.

Ellen DeGeneres made her first appearance as a judge (replacing Paula Abdul) at this time.

Semi-finals

Semi-finalists

The first seven were revealed on February 16, 2010 (during the second hour on the episode), and the rest were revealed on the following night's episode.[23]

Females
Contestant Date of Birth Age Hometown Voted Off
Lilly Scott May 16, 1989 20 Littleton, Colorado March 11
Katelyn Epperly March 21, 1990 19 West Des Moines, Iowa
Haeley Vaughn June 5, 1993 16 Fort Collins, Colorado March 4
Michelle Delamor December 31, 1987 22 Miami, Florida
Ashley Rodriguez November 4, 1987 22 Boston, Massachusetts February 25
Janell Wheeler May 8, 1985 24 Orlando, Florida
Males
Contestant Date of Birth Age Hometown Voted Off
Alex Lambert December 10, 1990 19 North Richland Hills, Texas March 11
Todrick Hall April 4, 1985 24 Arlington, Texas
Jermaine Sellers February 9, 1983 27 Joliet, Illinois March 4
John Park May 10, 1988 21 Northbrook, Illinois
Tyler Grady October 26, 1989 20 Nazareth, Pennsylvania February 25
Joe Muñoz August 23, 1989 20 Huntington Park, California

The semi-final format used through seasons 4-7 has been revived for this season. Starting with 12 women and 12 men, the women and men perform on weekly separate shows and on the result shows, the bottom 2 women and the bottom 2 men are eliminated from the competition. The semi-finals take place over three weeks until there are six women and six men forming the top 12.

Top 24 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Order Females Males
Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Paige Miles "All Right Now" (Free) Safe Todrick Hall "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson) Safe
2 Ashley Rodriguez "Happy" (Leona Lewis) Eliminated Aaron Kelly "Here Comes Goodbye" (Rascal Flatts) Safe
3 Janell Wheeler "What About Love" (Heart) Eliminated Jermaine Sellers "Get Here" (Brenda Russell) Safe
4 Lilly Scott "Fixing a Hole" (The Beatles) Safe Tim Urban "Apologize" (OneRepublic) Safe
5 Katelyn Epperly "Oh! Darling" (The Beatles) Safe Joe Muñoz "You and I Both" (Jason Mraz) Eliminated
6 Haeley Vaughn "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (The Beatles) Safe Tyler Grady "American Woman" (The Guess Who) Eliminated
7 Lacey Brown "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac) Safe Lee DeWyze "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) Safe
8 Michelle Delamor "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Safe John Park "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) Safe
9 Didi Benami "The Way I Am" (Ingrid Michaelson) Safe Michael Lynche "This Love" (Maroon 5) Safe
10 Siobhan Magnus "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) Safe Alex Lambert "Wonderful World" (James Morrison) Safe
11 Crystal Bowersox "Hand in My Pocket" (Alanis Morissette) Safe Casey James "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) Safe
12 Katie Stevens "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley) Safe Andrew Garcia "Sugar, We're Goin Down" (Fall Out Boy) Safe

Top 20 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Note: The females were scheduled to go first, but medical issues with Crystal Bowersox, who was hospitalized on March 2 with complications from diabetes, required a switch.[24]

Order Males Females
Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Michael Lynche "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"(James Brown) Safe Crystal Bowersox "Long As I Can See the Light" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Safe
2 John Park "Gravity" (John Mayer) Eliminated Haeley Vaughn "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) Eliminated
3 Casey James "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw) Safe Lacey Brown "Kiss Me" (Sixpence None the Richer) Safe
4 Alex Lambert "Everybody Knows" (John Legend) Safe Katie Stevens "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae) Safe
5 Todrick Hall "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) Safe Didi Benami "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) Safe
6 Jermaine Sellers "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) Eliminated Michelle Delamor "With Arms Wide Open" (Creed) Eliminated
7 Andrew Garcia "You Give Me Something" (James Morrison) Safe Lilly Scott "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) Safe
8 Aaron Kelly "My Girl" (The Temptations) Safe Katelyn Epperly "The Scientist" (Coldplay) Safe
9 Tim Urban "Come On Get Higher" (Matt Nathanson) Safe Paige Miles "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson) Safe
10 Lee DeWyze "Lips of an Angel" (Hinder) Safe Siobhan Magnus "Think" (Aretha Franklin) Safe

Top 16 – Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Order Females Males
Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Katie Stevens "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) Safe Lee DeWyze "Fireflies" (Owl City) Safe
2 Siobhan Magnus "The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals) Safe Alex Lambert "Trouble" (Ray LaMontagne) Eliminated
3 Lacey Brown "The Story" (Brandy Carlile) Safe Tim Urban "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) Safe
4 Katelyn Epperly "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King) Eliminated Andrew Garcia "Genie in a Bottle" (Christina Aguilera) Safe
5 Didi Benami "Rhiannon" (Fleetwood Mac) Safe Casey James "You'll Think of Me" (Keith Urban) Safe
6 Paige Miles "Smile" (Nat King Cole) Safe Aaron Kelly "I'm Already There" (Lonestar) Safe
7 Crystal Bowersox "Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman) Safe Todrick Hall "Somebody to Love" (Queen) Eliminated
8 Lilly Scott "I Fall to Pieces" (Patsy Cline) Eliminated Michael Lynche "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush) Safe

Finals

Finalists

Females
Contestant Date of Birth Age Hometown Voted Off
Crystal Bowersox August 4, 1985 24 Elliston, Ohio TBA
Siobhan Magnus March 15, 1990 20 Cape Cod, Massachusetts[25] TBA
Katie Stevens December 8, 1992 17 Middlebury, Connecticut TBA
Didi Benami October 25, 1986 23 Hollywood, California March 31
Paige Miles September 26, 1985 24 Naples, Florida March 24
Lacey Brown August 13, 1985 24 Amarillo, Texas March 17
Males
Contestant Date of Birth Age Hometown Voted Off
Lee DeWyze[26] April 2, 1986 24 Mount Prospect, Illinois TBA
Andrew Garcia October 8, 1985 24 Moreno Valley, California TBA
Casey James January 1, 1983 27 Fort Worth, Texas TBA
Aaron Kelly April 2, 1993 17 Sonestown, Pennsylvania TBA
Michael Lynche May 31, 1983 26 St. Petersburg, Florida TBA
Tim Urban May 1, 1989 20 Duncanville, Texas TBA

Top 12 – The Rolling Stones

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Michael Lynche "Miss You" Safe
2 Didi Benami "Play with Fire" Safe
3 Casey James "It's All Over Now" (Original Artist:The Valentinos) Safe
4 Lacey Brown "Ruby Tuesday" Eliminated
5 Andrew Garcia "Gimme Shelter" Safe
6 Katie Stevens "Wild Horses" Safe
7 Tim Urban "Under My Thumb" Bottom 3
8 Siobhan Magnus "Paint It, Black" Safe
9 Lee DeWyze "Beast of Burden" Safe
10 Paige Miles "Honky Tonk Women" Bottom 3
11 Aaron Kelly "Angie" Safe
12 Crystal Bowersox "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Safe

Top 11 – Billboard #1 Hits

Mentor: Miley Cyrus

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Lee DeWyze "The Letter" (The Box Tops) Safe
2 Paige Miles "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) Eliminated
3 Tim Urban "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen) Bottom 3
4 Aaron Kelly "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) Safe
5 Crystal Bowersox "Me and Bobby McGee" (Roger Miller) Safe
6 Michael Lynche "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) Safe
7 Andrew Garcia "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) Safe
8 Katie Stevens "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie) Bottom 3
9 Casey James "The Power of Love" (Huey Lewis and the News) Safe
10 Didi Benami "You're No Good" (Betty Everett) Safe
11 Siobhan Magnus "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) Safe

Top 10 – R&B/Soul

Mentor: Usher

Order Contestant Song (original artist) Result
1 Siobhan Magnus "Through the Fire" (Chaka Khan) Safe
2 Casey James "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" (Sam & Dave) Safe
3 Michael Lynche "Ready for Love" (India.Arie) Safe
4 Didi Benami "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Jimmy Ruffin) Eliminated
5 Tim Urban "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker) Bottom 3
6 Andrew Garcia "Forever" (Chris Brown) Safe
7 Katie Stevens "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) Bottom 3
8 Lee DeWyze "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) Safe
9 Crystal Bowersox "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Cissy Houston) Safe
10 Aaron Kelly "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) Safe

Top 9 – Lennon/McCartney Songbook

Mentor: TBA

Order Contestant Song Result
TBA Crystal Bowersox TBA TBA
TBA Lee DeWyze TBA TBA
TBA Andrew Garcia TBA TBA
TBA Casey James TBA TBA
TBA Aaron Kelly TBA TBA
TBA Michael Lynche TBA TBA
TBA Siobhan Magnus TBA TBA
TBA Katie Stevens TBA TBA
TBA Tim Urban TBA TBA

Top 8 – TBA

Mentor: Adam Lambert[27]

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 24 Top 12 Winner
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Stage: Semi-Finals Finals
Week: 2/25 3/4 3/11 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/7 4/14 4/21 4/28 5/5 5/12 5/19 5/26
Place Contestant Result
Crystal Bowersox
Lee DeWyze
Andrew Garcia
Casey James
Aaron Kelly
Michael Lynche
Siobhan Magnus
Katie Stevens Bottom 3 Bottom 3
Tim Urban Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 3
10 Didi Benami Elim
11 Paige Miles Bottom 3 Elim
12 Lacey Brown Elim
13-16 Lilly Scott Elim
Alex Lambert
Todrick Hall
Katelyn Epperly
17-20 Haeley Vaughn Elim
Michelle Delamor
Jermaine Sellers
John Park
21-24 Tyler Grady Elim
Joe Muñoz
Ashley Rodriguez
Janell Wheeler

Results night performances

Group song

Result show performances

Week Performer(s) Title Hot 100
Reaction		 Hot Digital
Songs Reaction		 Notes
Top 24 Allison Iraheta "Scars failed to chart TBA live performance
Kris Allen "Let It Be" 63 (debut) TBA live performance
Top 20 Danny Gokey "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" 82 (debut) 63 (debut) live performance
Top 16 Matt Giraud "Tell Her About It" no release N/A live performance
Scott MacIntyre
Top 12 David Cook "Jumpin' Jack Flash" failed to chart TBA live performance
Kesha feat. 3OH!3 "Blah Blah Blah" 15(+1) 10(-1) pre-recorded performance
Orianthi "According to You" 19(-1) 23(+9) live performance
Top 11 Miley Cyrus "When I Look at You" 25(+33) 12(+19) live performance
Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato "Make a Wave" fell off chart TBA live performance
Top 10 Diddy-Dirty Money "Hello Good Morning" TBA TBA TBA
Usher & will.i.am "OMG" TBA TBA TBA
Ruben Studdard Don't Make 'Em Like U No More TBA TBA TBA
Top 9 David Archuleta "Imagine" live performance [28]
Jason Derülo "In My Head" live performance [28]
Rihanna "Te Amo" TBA TBA TBA [29]
Top 8 Adam Lambert "Whataya Want from Me" TBA TBA TBA [27]

Kris Allen's rendition of "Let It Be" was made available on iTunes for download, with all proceeds going to Haiti charities.

Controversies

Chris Golightly

Chris Golightly was originally selected as semi-finalist. According to reports, Chris was disqualified February 17, 2010, after already being told he was in the top 24, over an old contract. The contract had expired by the time the top 24 began to tape, but they disqualified him because he was under contract at the time of the tryouts, in violation of Idol rules. He was later replaced by Tim Urban at the last minute of the last part of Hollywood Week.[30]

Ryan Seacrest's Twitter post

Lacey Brown's elimination stirred up controversy after Ryan Seacrest tweeted the results before the elimination aired on the west coast.[31] This caused anger among the fans of the show and as a result, the elimination show may have had lower ratings than usual.[32][33]

US Nielsen ratings

References

  1. ^ Kate Stanhope. "Fox Lines Up Midseason Premieres". TVGuide.com.
  2. ^ Daniel Kaszor (September 10, 2009). "Ellen Degeneres new permanent judge on American Idol". National Post. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (2009-10-06). "'Idol Gives Back' will return to 'American Idol' on April 21". News-briefs.ew.com. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ^ a b Michael Slezak (December 22, 2009). EW.com 'American Idol' season 9: 24 semifinalists, no 'Wild Card' round, and a Feb. 23 voting kickoff http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/12/22/american-idol-season-9-dates-details/ 'American Idol' season 9: 24 semifinalists, no 'Wild Card' round, and a Feb. 23 voting kickoff. Retrieved 2010-01-02. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer. "Cowell says he's leaving 'Idol' for 'X Factor'". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Edward (August 5, 2009). "Abdul Walks Off Television's Biggest Stage". The New York Times.
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  18. ^ Release says Boston; arena is actually in Foxborough.
  19. ^ Release says Los Angeles; arena is actually in Pasadena. Though its part of Los Angeles metropolitan area.
  20. ^ Release says Dallas; arena is actually in Arlington. Though its part of Dallas metropolitan area.
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  32. ^ 'Idol' suffers historic ratings low after Seacrest spoils it. March 18, 2010. The Washington Post
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Season 9 (2010) 		Succeeded by
TBA
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