The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009 and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol panel.[1] Kris Allen was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes, the highest recorded vote total in the history of the show. Kris Allen is the only married winner of the competition at the time of his victory. The eighth season saw numerous changes to the format of the show. There were 36 semi-finalists instead of 24, and thirteen finalists instead of twelve, nine contestants chosen by the public and four by the judges. Another addition was the "save," which was used on the top seven results show to veto Matt Giraud's elimination. The season was Abdul's final season.[2] [edit] Changes from Season 7 Several changes were planned for season 8. Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly stated that Idol would feature fewer "William Hung-like" contestants and "funny auditions," and would quickly move its focus to the potential singers during the earlier stages of the competition, thus moving the season at a faster pace.[3] Mike Darnell, president of Fox's alternative programming, said the contestants would be more emotional and that viewers would learn more about them and their pasts than they had in the previous season.[4] Songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a permanent fourth judge on the panel. She had previously collaborated with Celine Dion, Hilary Duff, Enrique Iglesias, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera, and produced several Top 40 hits. As a songwriter, she had already worked with several American Idol alumni and winners, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta and David Cook.[5] Meanwhile, Ken Warwick became the new executive producer, as Nigel Lythgoe had left the show to focus on So You Think You Can Dance and his new show with Simon Fuller, Superstars of Dance.[6] Idol Gives Back was canceled for season 8, as the ongoing economic crisis and recession, left Idol officials uncomfortable asking financially struggling viewers to donate.[7] The semifinals saw the biggest change as the wild card round returned for the first time since the third season. After voters picked three finalists from each of three groups of 12 semi-finalists, the judges selected eight of the previously eliminated 27 semifinalists to return and perform a song on the March 5, 2009, show. They were judged by the panel, instead of a vote by the viewers, with four advancing to the finals.[8][9] Although the finals had been billed from the beginning of the season as a set of 12 contestants, the judges announced at the last minute that they would be advancing a fourth wild card/thirteenth contestant, Anoop Desai, as well. Another change in the Idol format, which was revealed on March 11, 2009, is that the judges are eligible to exercise a veto power on one eliminated contestant at any given point of the competition and spare them from elimination for that particular week. This can only be invoked up until the Final 5. The following week two contestants will be eliminated if the save is used because nobody is eliminated on the week that the save is used. The save can only be used once and it must be unanimous. [edit] Early process [edit] Regional auditions phase - Locations
Auditions were held in the following cities:[10] | Audition City | Date | Audition Venue | | San Francisco, California[11] | July 17, 2008 | Cow Palace | | Louisville, Kentucky[12] | July 21, 2008 | Freedom Hall | | Glendale, Arizona[13] | July 25, 2008 | Jobing.com Arena | | Salt Lake City, Utah | July 29, 2008 | EnergySolutions Arena | | San Juan, Puerto Rico | August 2, 2008 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | | Kansas City, Missouri | August 8, 2008 | Kemper Arena | | Jacksonville, Florida | August 13, 2008 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | | East Rutherford, New Jersey | August 19, 2008 | Izod Center | Contestants are required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on July 15, 2008 and eligible to work in the United States. Contestants are ineligible if they were part of the top 40 from previous seasons (exception being for those who reached the top 50 from season 7), if they hold recording or management contracts or if they are not U.S. citizens or landed immigrants (i.e. temporary residents). [edit] Hollywood phase For this season, the Hollywood round moved from the Orpheum Theatre to the Kodak Theatre, which was previously used for the finale in seasons 1 and 3–6. In addition, the Hollywood round was extended to two weeks. In the first round, the 147 contestants each sang a short solo a cappella performance of any song. The next round had the remaining 107 contestants performing in groups of three or four. The 72 contestants that passed group day performed one more solo song, this time accompanied by a band, before being narrowed down to 54. The final 54 then went to the "judges' mansion" in Los Angeles for the final results, and the Top 36 were announced. Some contestants had a sing-off to determine who would enter the top 36. [edit] Semi-finals The top 36 were announced in a special two-hour broadcast on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.[14]
All 36 contestants, performing in three groups of twelve, sang songs that were Billboard Hot 100 Hits. Below are the three semi-final groups with contestants listed in their performance order. In each group, three people advanced to the next round, based on votes by the viewers. The top male and female recipient advanced, along with the next highest vote recipient of the remaining ten contestants in each group. Following those nine singers advancing, eight of the remaining 27 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges selected four contestants to advance to the final group of 13. Advancing to the Top 13: Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, and Danny Gokey
Wild Card Contenders: Ricky Braddy, Tatiana Del Toro, and Anoop Desai Advancing to the Top 13: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert
Wild Card Contenders: Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Jesse Langseth, and Jasmine Murray Advancing to the Top 13: Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Núñez
Wild Card Contender: Von Smith Advancing to the Top 13: Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai [edit] Finalists - Kris Allen (born June 21, 1985 in Jacksonville, Arkansas, 23 years at the time of the show) is from Conway, Arkansas and auditioned in Louisville, Kentucky. Allen's interest in music began at an early age; he taught himself how to play guitar at the age of 13, as well as numerous other instruments.[15] Prior to Idol, he worked as a worship leader at New Life Church in Maumelle, Arkansas, and is a member of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries at the University of Central Arkansas, where he is a business major. Allen was announced the winner of the eighth season of American Idol on May 20, 2009.[16] He went on to release his first official single, No Boundaries, which was written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. As a part of winning Idol, Allen was signed by Jive Records and 19 Entertainment.[17] His first official album under the new label released November 17 2009.
- Adam Lambert (born January 29, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana, 26 years at the time of his audition) is from San Diego, California and auditioned in San Francisco, California. Lambert grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego, California and attended Deer Canyon Elementary School, Mesa Verde Middle School, and Mt. Carmel High School, where he was in theater, choir, and also performed with the school's jazz band.[18] Lambert has been a stage actor since the age of ten, performing in such productions as You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Wicked.[19] Lambert roomed with Kris Allen.[20] Lambert was announced as the runner-up for the eighth season of American Idol on May 20, 2009.[16]
- Danny Gokey (born April 24, 1980, 28 years at the time of his audition) is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri. Gokey first began singing in church with his family, and has been a worship leader for his church in Milwaukee, Faith Builders International Ministries, for several years.[21] Four weeks before Gokey auditioned for American Idol, in July 2008, his wife Sophia underwent surgery due to congenital heart disease. She later died from complications regarding the extensive surgery.[22][23] He was eliminated from the Top 3 on May 13, 2009.[16]
- Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992 in Glendale, California, 16 years at the time of her audition) is from Los Angeles and auditioned in San Francisco, California. Iraheta began singing at an early age, performing at small venues for her family and friends.[24] In 2006, Iraheta won the Telemundo television series Quinceañera, where she won $50,000 and a recording contract, where only the prize money was granted.[25] She was eliminated from the Top 4 on May 6, 2009. She has been the youngest finalist as a 16 year-old turning 17 during Top 5 week.
- Matt Giraud (born May 11, 1985 in Dearborn, Michigan, 23 years at his time of the show) is from Kalamazoo, Michigan and auditioned in Louisville, Kentucky. Initially eliminated from the Top 13, Giraud was chosen by the judges to rejoin the competition during the Wild Card round. Similarly, Giraud was eliminated during the Top 7, but was saved by the judges. Giraud grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 2003.[26][27] He released an album called Perspective in 2003 and another in 2006 called Mind Body and Soul.[27]
- Anoop Desai (born December 20, 1986 in Cary, North Carolina, 22 years at the time of the show) is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri. Desai is an only child,[28] whose father was born in India and mother was born in South Africa.[29] Beginning his career as an actor for the television station WRAL-TV in Raleigh in a local television series entitled "CentralXpress.com", and played the character "Raj."[30] Desai attended Carnage Middle School and Phillips Middle School, then later went on to attend East Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 2004.[31] Desai’s performance as a soloist on the song “She Has No Time” was included on the 2007 iteration of the annual BOCA (Best of College A Cappella) compilation album.[32] Desai has credited his decision to audition for American Idol to the death of a friend, Eve Carson,[33] who was murdered.[33] Initially eliminated from the Top 13, he was chosen by the judges to rejoin the competition during the Wild Card round. His advancement to the finals made American Idol history, making it a top 13.
- Megan Joy (born September 18, 1985, 23 years at the time of the show) is from Sandy, Utah and auditioned in Salt Lake City, Utah. Initially eliminated from the Top 13, Joy was chosen by the judges to rejoin the competition during the Wild Card round. In high school, Joy unsuccessfully tried out for numerous performance groups, including choir, and never had any singing lessons before her audition on Idol.[42] Joy graduated from Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Utah in 2003. She has one son named Ryder.[43]
[edit] Finals Eliminated: Jasmine Murray and Jorge Núñez The judges chose not to save either Jasmine or Jorge. This episode was re-aired on June 29, 2009, in a tribute to the death of Michael Jackson on June 25. This makes it the only episode of the show to be re-aired by Fox.[51] Mentor: Randy Travis Bottom 3: Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, and Alexis Grace Bottom 2: Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace Eliminated: Alexis Grace The judges chose not to use their save on Alexis. Mentor: Smokey Robinson Bottom 3: Matt Giraud, Michael Sarver, and Scott MacIntyre Bottom 2: Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver Eliminated: Michael Sarver The judges chose not to save Michael. [edit] Top 9 - Popular iTunes Downloads Bottom 3: Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta, and Anoop Desai Bottom 2: Megan Joy and Anoop Desai Eliminated: Megan Joy Simon made it clear that the judges would not even consider using the save on Megan. [edit] Top 8 - Year They Were Born Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Scott MacIntyre, and Lil Rounds Bottom 2: Anoop Desai and Scott MacIntyre Eliminated: Scott MacIntyre Paula and Kara wanted to save Scott, but Simon and Randy did not.[52] Since the judges must be unanimous for the save to be used, the save was not used on Scott. [edit] Top 7 (first week) - Songs of the Cinema Mentor: Quentin Tarantino Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, and Matt Giraud Bottom 2: Matt Giraud and Lil Rounds *Saved from elimination: Matt Giraud *Matt received the lowest number of votes but the judges decided to use their save on him and was not eliminated. [edit] Top 7 (second week) - Disco Bottom 3: Anoop Desai, Allison Iraheta, and Lil Rounds Eliminated: Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai With no elimination the previous week, there was a second "Top 7" week and two people were eliminated. Mentor: Jamie Foxx Top 2: Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey Bottom 3: Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Matt Giraud Bottom 2: Adam Lambert and Matt Giraud Eliminated: Matt Giraud Mentor: Slash
Each contestant sang one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant. Eliminated: Allison Iraheta [edit] Top 3 - Judge's choice / Contestant's choice Each contestant sang two songs.[53] Eliminated: Danny Gokey [edit] Top 2 - The contestant’s favorite / Simon Fuller’s choice / The winner’s single Each contestant sang three songs. Allen won a coin toss to decide who performed first and who performed last, and he chose to perform last. - Adam Lambert - "Mad World" (Tears for Fears) - Contestant's favorite
- Kris Allen - "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) - Contestant's favorite
- Adam Lambert - "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) - Simon Fuller's choice
- Kris Allen - "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) - Simon Fuller's choice
- Adam Lambert - "No Boundaries" - Winner's single
- Kris Allen - "No Boundaries" - Winner's single
Winner: Kris Allen Runner-Up: Adam Lambert [edit] Other performances [edit] Group song [edit] Guest performances In addition, songs are played during the elimination night to promote an artist, single, album, or the show itself. Included is a list of those songs with their Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs reactions. | Week | Performer(s) | Title | Hot 100
Reaction | Hot Digital Songs
Reaction | Notes | Top 36/
Group 1 | Carly Smithson
Michael Johns | "The Letter" | Ineligible to chart
(No legal digital release) | live performance | Top 36/
Group 2 | Brooke White | "Hold Up My Heart" | 47 (debut) | 27 (51,171 +999%) | live performance | Top 36/
Group 3 | No performer | | Top 13 | Kanye West | "Heartless" | 7 (+1) | 13 (95,223 +18%) | pre-recorded[54] | | Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | 5 (+4) | 6 (141,167 +38%) | live performance | | Top 11 | Brad Paisley | "Then" | 35 (debut) | 18 (64,127 +999%) | live performance | Carrie Underwood
Randy Travis | "I Told You So" | 9 (+48) | 4 (125,806 +701%) | pre-recorded[55] | | Top 10 | Ruben Studdard | "Together" | did not debut | N/A | pre-recorded[56] | Smokey Robinson
Joss Stone | "You’re the One for Me" | did not debut | N/A | live performance | | Stevie Wonder | "My Chérie Amour"/"Superstition"/
"Overjoyed"/"All About the Love Again" | ineligible to re-enter | N/A | live performance | | Top 9 | David Cook | "Come Back to Me" | 63 (debut) | 40 (39,430 +498%) | pre-recorded | | Lady GaGa | "Poker Face" | 2 (-1) | 2 (228,799 +11%) | live performance | | Top 8 | Frankie Avalon | "Venus" | N/A | N/A | live performance | Flo Rida
Ke$ha | "Right Round" | 3 (=) | 4 (179,913 +9%) | live performance | | Kellie Pickler | "Best Days of Your Life" | 50 (+53) | 34 (46,825 +257%) | live performance | Top 7
(week 1) | Jennifer Hudson | "If This Isn't Love" | 63 (+23) | 86 (19,112 +172%) | live performance | | Miley Cyrus | "The Climb" | 4 (+4) | 2 (189,566 +0%) | pre-recorded | Top 7
(week 2) | David Archuleta | "Touch My Hand"[57] | did not debut | 107 (12,875 +558%) | live performance |
Freda Payne
Thelma Houston
KC | Medley of
"Band of Gold"
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
"Get Down Tonight." | ineligible to re-enter | N/A | live performance | | Top 5 | Natalie Cole | "Something's Gotta Give" | did not debut | N/A | live performance | | Taylor Hicks | Seven Mile Breakdown | did not debut | N/A | live performance | | Jamie Foxx | "Blame It" | 2 (+2) | 4(+6) | live performance | | Top 4 | Paula Abdul | "I'm Just Here for the Music" | 87 (debut) | 61(24,615 +999%) | pre-recorded[58] | | No Doubt | "Just a Girl" | ineligible to re-enter | TBA | pre-recorded | | Daughtry | "No Surprise" | 15 (debut) | 7 (103,593 +999%) | live performance | | Top 3 | Noah Mushimiyimana | "I'm the World's Greatest" | NA | NA | live performance | | Jordin Sparks | "Battlefield" | 32 (debut) | 12 (75,007 +999%) | live performance | | Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas" | 13 (+38) | 5 (103,921) +180% | live performance | | Top 2 | Carrie Underwood | "Home Sweet Home" | 79 (re-entry) | TBA | live performance on May 19, 2009 | | Finale | See Grand Finale (American Idol 8) for other performances | NA | NA | | [edit] Elimination chart Legend | Did Not Perform | Female | Male | Top 36 | Wild Card | Top 13 | Winner | | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Judges' Save | | Stage: | Semi-Finals | Wild
Card | Finals | | Week: | 2/18 | 2/261 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 3/112 | 3/18 | 3/263 | 4/1 | 4/8 | 4/154 | 4/225 | 4/29 | 5/66 | 5/13 | 5/20 | | Place | Contestant | Result | | 1 | Kris Allen | | Adv | | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | | Winner | | 2 | Adam Lambert | | Adv | | | | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | | Runner-up | | 3 | Danny Gokey | Adv | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elim | | | 4 | Allison Iraheta | | Adv | | | | Btm 3 | | Btm 3 | | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | 5 | Matt Giraud | | Elim | | Adv | | | Btm 2 | | | Saved | | Elim | | | 6 - 7 | Anoop Desai | Elim | | | Adv | | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | Lil Rounds | | | Adv | | | | | | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | | | 8 | Scott MacIntyre | | | Adv | | | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | 9 | Megan Joy | | Elim | | Adv | | | | Elim | | | 10 | Michael Sarver | Adv | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | 11 | Alexis Grace | Adv | | | | | Elim | | | 12 - 13 | Jorge Núñez | | | Adv | | Elim | | | Jasmine Murray | | Elim | | Adv | | Wild
Card | Ricky Braddy | Elim | | | Elim | | | Tatiana Del Toro | Elim | | | | | Jesse Langseth | | Elim | | | | Von Smith | | | Elim | | Semi-
Final 3 | Arianna Afsar | | | Elim | | | Felicia Barton | | | | | Kendall Beard | | | | | Ju'Not Joyner | | | | | Nathaniel Marshall | | | | | Kristen McNamara | | | | | Taylor Vaifanua | | | | | Alex Wagner-Trugman | | | | Semi-
Final 2 | Matt Breitzke | | Elim | | | Mishavonna Henson | | | | Kai Kalama | | | | Nick Mitchell | | | | Jeanine Vailes | | | Semi-
Final 1 | Ann Marie Boskovich | Elim | | | Casey Carlson | | | Stephen Fowler | | | Brent Keith | | | Jackie Tohn | | | Stevie Wright | |
1 Due to the 2009 Speech to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, the performance show was moved to Wednesday, February 25 and the results show was moved to Thursday, February 26.
2 Ryan never specifically said who the bottom three or four was, but Megan Joy was brought up with Jasmine Murray and Anoop Desai with Jorge Nuñez for dramatic effect. Jasmine Murray was announced as the first to leave, followed by Jorge Nuñez.
3 Due to the White House Press Conference on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the performance show was moved to Wednesday, March 25 and the results show was moved to Thursday, March 26.
4 Due to the judges using their one save, in order to save Matt Giraud, the Top 7 remained intact for another week.
5 The bottom two were eliminated on April 22. It was never announced who received the lowest number of votes, although Lil Rounds was announced as the first to leave, followed by Anoop Desai.
6 It was only announced that Allison Iraheta received the lowest number of votes this week. The other member(s) of the bottom two or three were never revealed, and the safe contestants were announced in random order. [edit] Finale The finale took place at the Nokia Theatre on May 20, 2009. [edit] Controversies [edit] Joanna Pacitti Joanna Pacitti, who was originally selected as a semi-finalist, created controversy due to her being previously signed to A&M and Geffen Records. Later, she was found to have been having a "private relationship" with 19 Management. She was later disqualified, and replaced by Felicia Barton.[59] [edit] Telephone number In the Top 13, the expected phone number for contestant Alexis Grace, 1-866-IDOLS-13, was not owned by American Idol, but by a company called Intimate Encounters, who used it as a phone sex line.[60] Although host Ryan Seacrest mentioned the replacement phone number, 1-866-IDOLS-36, several times, some commentators feared that the phone number confusion could lead to Grace being inadvertently voted off the show.[61][62] However, Grace was not voted off that week. [edit] Overtime broadcast On the April 7 (Top 8) performance episode, Idol ran nearly eight minutes past its set ending time, such that viewers who recorded the program on digital video recorders completely missed the final performance, Adam Lambert's performance of Mad World which received a standing ovation from judge Simon Cowell. The show attempted to prevent running over time the following week by having only two judges, either Randy and Kara or Paula and Simon, critique each performance; however, the episode still ended two minutes over the timeslot. [edit] Lip-syncing After the Top 11 program, Justin Guarini, while hosting Idol Wrap on TV Guide channel, asserted that the show's group performances were being lip-synced.[63] Soon after Guarini's assertion was aired, a spokesperson for the producers of American Idol said, "The Idols don't lip-sync, period."[63] The following day, the same spokesperson said that "due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mics against a screaming audience, the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only."[63][64] The spokesperson maintained that the performers sing their solo songs live, but their performances available to download through iTunes are recorded prior to airing.[63] [edit] Finale vote Kris Allen's win over Adam Lambert resulted in speculation about voter manipulation, a Christian voting bloc, and as many as "38 million" votes coming from Arkansas, Kris's home state[65][66], a state with only 2.8 million people. There were also allegations that AT&T may have influenced the results.[67] Fox had previously denied these claims as baseless stating that the network has no preference on who the winner might be.[68] AT&T meanwhile said in a statement that the vote tally above was based on incorrect information and apologized by saying that "AT&T does not divulge or confirm how many votes were cast in any state."[69] On May 27, 2009, the producers of the show stated that they "stand by the outcome" and are "absolutely certain" that "without a doubt Kris Allen is the American Idol".[70][71][72] [edit] Awards and nominations [edit] Primetime Emmy Awards [edit] Teen Choice Awards [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins 'American Idol' panel
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