Season 10: 2011
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| 1 | "East Rutherford, New Jersey Auditions" | January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19) | 1001 & 1002 |
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51 contestants move on to the Hollywood round from East Rutherford, New Jersey Semifinalist(s) Shown: Rachel Zevita, Robbie Rosen, Pia Toscano |
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| 2 | "New Orleans, Louisiana Auditions" | January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20) | 1003 |
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37 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from New Orleans, Louisiana Semifinalist(s) Shown: Jordan Dorsey, Jovany Baretto, Brett Loewenstern, Lauren Turner |
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| 3 | "Milwaukee, Wisconsin Auditions" | January 26, 2011 (2011-01-26) | 1004 |
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53 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Semifinalist(s) Shown: Scotty McCreery, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Naima Adedapo, TaTynisa Wilson |
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| 4 | "Nashville, Tennessee Auditions" | January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) | 1005 |
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56 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from Nashville, Tennessee Semifinalist(s) Shown: Paul McDonald, Lauren Alaina, Kendra Chantelle, Ashthon Jones |
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| 5 | "Austin, Texas Auditions" | February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02) | 1006 |
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50 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from Austin, Texas Semifinalist(s) Shown: Casey Abrams |
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| 6 | "Los Angeles, California Auditions" | February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) | 1007 |
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26 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from Los Angeles, California Semifinalist(s) Shown: Karen Rodriguez, Tim Halperin, Jacob Lusk |
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| 7 | "San Francisco, California Auditions" | February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09) | 1008 |
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47 contestants move on to the Hollywood Round from San Francisco, California. Semifinalist(s) Shown: Stefano Langone, Clint Jun Gamboa, Julie Zorrilla, James Durbin |
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| 8 | "Hollywood Round: Part 1" | February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) | 1009 |
| 9 | "Hollywood Round: Part 2" | February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16) | 1010 |
| 10 | "Hollywood Round: Part 3" | February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) | 1011 |
| 11 | "Las Vegas Round/Top 24 Chosen: Part 1" | February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23) | 1012 |
| 12 | "Top 24 Chosen: Part 2" | February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) | 1013 |
| The chosen Top 24 contestants are: Clint Jun Gamboa, Jovany Barreto, Jordan Dorsey, Tim Halperin, Brett Loewenstern, James Durbin, Robbie Rosen, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone, Paul McDonald, Jacob Lusk, Casey Abrams, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Naima Adedapo, Kendra Chantelle, Rachel Zevita, Karen Rodriguez, Lauren Turner, Ashthon Jones, Julie Zorrilla, Haley Reinhart, Thia Megia, Lauren Alaina, and Pia Toscano. | |||
| 13 | "Top 12 Males Perform" | March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) | 1014 |
| The Top 12 Guys Perform | |||
| 14 | "Top 12 Females Perform" | March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02) | 1015 |
| The Top 12 Girls Perform | |||
| 15 | "Top 24 Results" | March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03) | 1016 |
| The music video premiere of "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull. Clint Jun Gamboa, Jovany Barreto, Jordan Dorsey, Tim Halperin, Brett Loewenstern, Robbie Rosen, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Kendra Chantelle, Rachel Zevita, Lauren Turner, Julie Zorrilla are eliminated while Pia Toscano, Lauren Alaina, Ashthon Jones, Haley Reinhart, Thia Megia, Karen Rodriguez, Naima Adedapo, James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, Casey Abrams, Paul McDonald, Scotty McCreery, and Stefano Langone are safe and become finalists as part of the Top 13. | |||
| 16 | "Top 13 Perform" | March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09) | 1017 |
| Theme: Their Personal Idols | |||
| 17 | "Top 13 Results" | March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10) | 1018 |
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Adam Lambert performs Aftermath, Diddy Dirty Money and Skylar Grey perform Coming Home. Eliminated: Ashthon Jones |
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| 18 | "Top 12 Perform" | March 16, 2011 (2011-03-16) | 1019 |
| Theme: The Year They Were Born | |||
| 19 | "Top 12 Results" | March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17) | 1020 |
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Lee DeWyze performs "Beautiful Like You", The Black Eyed Peas perform "Just Can't Get Enough". Eliminated: Karen Rodriguez |
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| 20 | "Top 11 Perform" | March 23, 2011 (2011-03-23) | 1021 |
| Theme: Motown | |||
| 21 | "Top 11 Results" | March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) | 1022 |
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Jennifer Hudson performs "Where You At", Sugarland performs "Stuck Like Glue". Eliminated: None – due to Judges' Save on Casey Abrams |
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| 22 | "Top 11 Perform Again" | March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30) | 1023 |
| Theme: Elton John | |||
| 23 | "Top 11 Results" | March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) | 1024 |
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Fantasia Barrino performs "Collard Greens & Cornbread", will.i.am & Jamie Foxx perform "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)". Eliminated: Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia |
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| 24 | "Top 9 Perform" | April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06) | ID-1028 |
| Theme: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |||
| 25 | "Top 9 Results" | April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07) | ID2-1028A |
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Constantine Maroulis performs "Unchained Melody", Iggy Pop performs "Wild One". Eliminated: Pia Toscano |
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| 26 | "Top 8 Perform" | April 13, 2011 (2011-04-13) | ID-1029 |
| Theme: Songs From Movies | |||
| 27 | "Top 8 Results" | April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) | ID2-1029A |
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Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson perform "Don't You Wanna Stay", Rihanna performs "California King Bed". Eliminated: Paul McDonald |
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| 28 | "Top 7 Perform" | April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20) | ID-1030 |
| Theme: Songs from the 21st Century | |||
| 29 | "Top 7 Results" | April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21) | ID2-1030A |
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David Cook performs "The Last Goodbye", Katy Perry and Kanye West perform "E.T.". Eliminated: Stefano Langone |
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| 30 | "Top 6 Perform" | April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27) | |
| Theme: Carole King | |||
| 31 | "Top 6 Results" | April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) | |
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Crystal Bowersox performs "Ridin with the Radio", Bruno Mars performs "The Lazy Song". Eliminated: Casey Abrams |
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| 32 | "Top 5 Perform" | May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04) | |
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Theme: Songs From Now and Then Mentor: Sheryl Crow |
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| 33 | "Top 5 Results" | May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) | |
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Lady Antebellum performs "Just a Kiss", Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull perform "On the Floor". Eliminated: Jacob Lusk |
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| 34 | "Top 4 Perform" | May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11) | |
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Theme: Leiber & Stoller Songbook Mentor: Lady Gaga |
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| 35 | "Top 4 Results" | May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) | |
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Lady Gaga performs "You and I", Enrique Iglesias performs "Dirty Dancer" and "I Like It", Jordin Sparks performs "I Am Woman", and the music video premiere of "(It) Feels So Good" by Steven Tyler. Eliminated: James Durbin |
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| 36 | "Top 3 Perform" | May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18) | |
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Theme: Contestant's Choice/Jimmy Iovine's Choice/Judges' Choice Mentor: Beyoncé |
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| 37 | "Top 3 Results" | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) | |
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Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent perform "Right There", Il Volo performs "'O Sole Mio", and the music video premiere of "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé. Eliminated: Haley Reinhart |
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| 38 | "Top 2 Perform (Pre-Finale)" | May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24) | |
| Theme: Contestant's Favorite/Contestant's Idol's Choice/The Winner's Single | |||
| 39 | "Top 2 Results (Finale)" | May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25) | |
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Scotty McCreery is crowned winner of American Idol (season 10). Lauren Alaina is the runner-up. |
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