American Idol season 9: Difference between revisions

The '''ninth season of ''[[American Idol]]''''' premiered on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and concluded on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| author=Kate Stanhope| title=Fox Lines Up Midseason Premieres| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Fox-Lines-Midseason-1012574.aspx| work=TVGuide.com| access-date=November 30, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129044059/http://www.tvguide.com/news/fox-lines-midseason-1012574.aspx| archive-date=November 29, 2009| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Simon Cowell]], [[RandyKara JacksonDioGuardi]], and [[KaraRandy DioGuardiJackson]] returned as judges and were joined by [[Ellen DeGeneres]], who was brought on as a replacement for [[Paula Abdul]] after a series of guest judges filled in during the auditions. ''[[Idol Gives Back|]]''Idol Gives Back'']] also returned on April 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell |first=Wendy |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/10/06/idol-gives-back-will-return-to-american-idol-on-april-21/ |title='Idol Gives Back' will return to 'American Idol' on April 21 |publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 6, 2009|access-date=February 29, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100105163145/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/10/06/idol-gives-back-will-return-to-american-idol-on-april-21/| archive-date= January 5, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The top 24 semifinal format used in the [[American Idol (season 4)|fourth]] through [[American Idol (season 7)|seventh]] seasons also returned this season.<ref name="Dates and Details">{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/22/american-idol-season-9-dates-details/|title='American Idol' season 9: 24 semifinalists, no 'Wild Card' round, and a February 23 voting kickoff|first=Michael|last=Slezak|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 22, 2009|access-date=January 2, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114050148/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/12/22/american-idol-season-9-dates-details/| archive-date= January 14, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Cowell, DioGuardi, and DeGeneres all left the show after this season, although only Cowell's departure was announced in advance.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://people.com/tv/simon-cowell-leaving-american-idol/|title=Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol |publisher=People |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417180550/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20421555.html |archive-date=April 17, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Barrett |first=Annie |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/03/kara-dioguardi-not-returning-to-american-idol-its-finally-official/|title=Kara DioGuardi not returning to 'American Idol': It's (finally) official |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 3, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410124512/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/09/03/kara-dioguardi-not-returning-to-american-idol-its-finally-official/ |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/ellen-degeneres-bows-out-of-american-idol/|title=Ellen DeGeneres Bows Out of American Idol |publisher=People|date=July 29, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811040400/http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/07/29/ellen-degeneres-bows-out-of-american-idol/ |archive-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Lee DeWyze]], a [[Folk rock|folk]] rocker from [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]], won the competition, beating out fellow folk rocker [[Crystal Bowersox]], who was the runner-up. Multiple contestants from this season were signed to record deals, including Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox, [[Casey James]], [[Michael Lynche]], and [[Siobhan Magnus]].

[[Paula Abdul]] did not return to the judges panel, having announced in the beginning of August 2009 that she was leaving the show due to unresolved contract negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/arts/television/06abdul.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes |title=Abdul Walks Off Television's Biggest Stage |work=The New York Times |date=August 5, 2009 |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414012431/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/arts/television/06abdul.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Joe Jonas]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], and [[Kristin Chenoweth]] were brought inon as guest judges during the auditions.<ref name="ST">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/17/american-idol-shania-twain-rumored-next-guest-judge/|title="American Idol": Shania Twain will be the next guest judge.|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821180231/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/08/17/american-idol-shania-twain-rumored-next-guest-judge/|archive-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/mary-j-blige-to-be-a-guest-judge-on-american-idol/|title=Mary J. Blige to Be a Guest Judge on American Idol |work=People |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215094156/http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/08/14/mary-j-blige-to-be-a-guest-judge-on-american-idol/ |archive-date=December 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/neil-patrick-harris-signs-on-to-judge-american-idol.html |title=Neil Patrick Harris signs on to guest judge 'American Idol' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 25, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828062506/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/neil-patrick-harris-signs-on-to-judge-american-idol.html |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Cheno">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/american-idols-next-guest-judge-revealed/|title=American Idol's Next Guest Judge Revealed |publisher=People |date=August 27, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031202357/http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/08/27/american-idols-next-guest-judge-revealed/ |archive-date=October 31, 2009}}</ref>

Additionally, [[Simon Cowell]] announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on ''American Idol''. Cowell left the show to begin preparations for an [[The X Factor (American TV series)|American version]] of his singing competition ''[[The X Factor (TV series)|The X-Factor]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Daniel Kreps |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/simon-cowell-near-new-deal-to-stay-on-idol-import-x-factor-254990/|title=Simon Cowell Near New Deal to Stay On "Idol," Import "X Factor"|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 24, 2009|access-date=February 29, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100105211209/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/24/simon-cowell-near-new-deal-to-stay-on-idol-import-x-factor/| archive-date= January 5, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Ellen DeGeneres also announced on July 29, 2010, that she would not return to the judges panel because it was not the "right fit" for her.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=2010-07-30 |title=Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American'American Idol’Idol' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/arts/television/30ellen.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Kara DioGuardi also announced on September 3, 2010, that she would not return as a judge for the tenth season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kara DioGuardi Is Leaving American Idol |url=https://people.com/tv/kara-dioguardi-is-leaving-american-idol/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>

Auditions began on June 14, 2009, less than a month after the previous season's finale. During this stage, a series of guest judges filled in on the judging panel.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120904022513/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620572/avril-lavigne-guestjudge-idol-la.jhtml Avril Lavigne To Guest-Judge 'American Idol' In Los Angeles]</ref> Auditions were held in the following cities.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1737 |title=Season 9 Auditions – American Idol News |publisher=Americanidol.com |date=June 3, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526103407/http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1737/ |archive-date=May 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Held at the [[Kodak Theatre]] for the second straight year, the first day of Hollywood Week featured the 181 contestants from the auditions round<ref>[http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/golden_ticket_interviews/ Golden Ticket Interviews] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222063851/http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/golden_ticket_interviews/ |date=February 22, 2010 }} American Idol</ref> singing solo with the option of playing an instrument.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/idolconfessions/2011019702_idolhayes08.html|title="American Idol" hopeful from Seattle did not make it to Hollywood afterall|last=Payne|first=Bob|date=February 8, 2010|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|access-date=February 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212103920/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/idolconfessions/2011019702_idolhayes08.html| archive-date= February 12, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]] made her first appearance as a judge at this time. 96 contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split into groups and perform. 71 advanced to the final round of Hollywood requiring a solo performance. 46 made it to the final round, where the judges spoke to the contestants one-by-one to tell them whether they had made the final 24.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 24 Revealed: Feb 17, 2010 |url=http://archive.americanidol.com/recaps/season_9/feb_17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129105841/http://archive.americanidol.com/recaps/season_9/feb_17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |publisher=[[American Idol]] |access-date=November 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The semifinal format used during the fourth through seventh seasons was revived for this season. Starting with twelve women and twelve men, the women and men performed weekly on separate shows, each performing a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] song, and on the results show, the bottom two contestants from each group were eliminated from the competition. The semifinals took place over three weeks, meaning that six men and six women were eliminated, leaving the other six men and six women to form the top 12. The women performed on the first night, and the males the next night. However, the men and women switched performance night on March 2 and March 3, because [[Crystal Bowersox]] had been hospitalized due to complications from [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Doris Dickson says |url=http://diabetesnewshound.com/type1/crystal-bowersox/ |title=Despite American Idol Loss, Bowersox a Boon for Diabetes Awareness |publisher=Diabetesnewshound.com |date=May 28, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208133018/http://diabetesnewshound.com/type1/crystal-bowersox/ |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/crystal-bowersox-could-be-a-game-time-decision-tonight/1?csp=34 Crystal Bowersox could be a game-time decision tonight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312080527/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/crystal-bowersox-could-be-a-game-time-decision-tonight/1?csp=34 |date=March 12, 2010 }} USA Today, March 3, 2010</ref>

! scope="row" | [[Paige Miles ]]

! scope="row" | Ashley Rodriguez

! scope="row" | Janell Wheeler

! scope="row" | Lilly Scott

! scope="row" | Katelyn Epperly

! scope="row" | Haeley Vaughn

! scope="row" | [[Lacey Brown ]]

! scope="row" | Michelle Delamor

! scope="row" | [[Didi Benami ]]

! scope="row" | [[Siobhan Magnus ]]

! scope="row" | [[Crystal Bowersox ]]

! scope="row" | [[Katie Stevens ]]

! scope="row" | [[Todrick Hall ]]

! scope="row" | [[Aaron Kelly (singer)|Aaron Kelly]]

! scope="row" | Jermaine Sellers

! scope="row" | [[Tim Urban ]]

! scope="row" | Joe Muñoz

! scope="row" | Tyler Grady

| "[[American Woman (song)|American Woman]]"

! scope="row" | [[Lee DeWyze ]]

! scope="row" | [[John Park (musician)|John Park]]

! scope="row" | [[Michael Lynche ]]

! scope="row" | [[Alex Lambert ]]

! scope="row" | [[Casey James ]]

! scope="row" | [[Andrew Garcia ]]

| "[[Let It Be (Beatles song)#Kris Allen version|Let It Be]]"

| "[[Cosmo's Factory|Long As I Can See the Light]]"

| "[[The Climb (Miley Cyrus song)|The Climb]]"

| "[[A Change Is Gonna Come (song)|A Change Is Gonna Come]]"

[[File:| image2 = Tim Urban.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tim Urban]]

| "[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]]"

|"[[Play with Fire (The Rolling Stones song)|Play with Fire]]"

| "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]"

| "[[Paint It, Black]]"

===Top 11 – ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' number ones===

[[Miley Cyrus]] served as a guest mentor this week. Contestants performed one song each from the list of [[List of Billboard number-one singles|''Billboard'' number one hits]], and are listed in the order they performed.

| "[[The Letter (The Box Tops song)|The Letter]]"

! scope="col"| [[R&B]] or /[[Soul (music)|soulSoul]] song

| "[[Through the Fire (Chaka Khan song)|Through the Fire]]"

| "[[Hold On, I'm AComin' (song)|Hold On, I'm Comin']]"

| "[[Chain of Fools (song)|Chain of Fools]]"

| "[[Let It Be (Beatles song)|Let It Be]]"

|[[Lennon–McCartney]] medley:<br>"[[Here, There and Everywhere]]"<br>"[[Got to Get You into My Life]]"<br>"[[The Fool on the Hill]]"<br>"[[All You Need Is Love]]"<br>"[[She Loves You]]"<br>"[[The End (The Beatles song)|The End]]"

! scope="row" | [[Jason DerüloDerulo]]

| "[[In My Head (Jason DerüloDerulo song)|In My Head]]"

| "[[Elvis (NBC1968 TV Specialalbum)|Saved]]"

|[[Elvis Presley]] medley:<br>"[[(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear|Teddy Bear]]"<br>"[[Burning Love]]"<br>"[[Return to Sender (song)|Return to Sender]]"<br>"[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]"

| "[[People Get Ready (song)|People Get Ready]]"

| "[[Bad Romance (song)|Bad Romance]]"<br>"[[Alejandro (song)|Alejandro]]"

! scope="row" | Lee DeWyze

! scope="row" | Michael Lynche

! scope="row" | Crystal Bowersox

===Top 3 — Contestant's Choice/Judges' Choice===

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Casey James

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Crystal Bowersox

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Lee DeWyze

! scope="row" | |[[Travis Michael Garland|Travis Garland]]

! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Lee DeWyze

! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Crystal Bowersox

| "[[Bionic (Christina Aguilera album)|You Lost Me]]"

| "[[Again (Janet Jackson song)|Again]]"<br>"[[Nothing (Janet Jackson song)|Nothing]]"<br>"[[Nasty (Janet Jackson song)|Nasty]]"

! scope="col" colspan=3 style="width:24%;" | Semifinals (Top 24)

! scope="row" |[[Didi Benami]]

! scope="row" |[[Paige Miles]]

! scope="row" |[[Lacey Brown]]

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