American Idol (2010 Series)
American Idol 2010 is the ninth season of American Idol, the long-running talent show. The series launched in the USA on 12th January 2010, with the early auditions stages.
Regional auditions for the show were held between June and July 2009, and the callback round was held between 5th August and 4th September 2009. During the callback phase, a series of celebrity judges joined the panel. Long-time Idol host Ryan Seacrest was in attendance during the auditions stages and returns to present the series this year.
American Idol Season 9
Judges
Presenter
Live shows with the Top 24 contestants began on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
Ellen DeGeneres replaces Paula Abdul
Long-standing American Idol judge, Paula Abdul, decided not to return as a judge for the 2010 series, explaining that she wanted to concentrate on other projects. To fill in for her during the auditions stage of the show, celebrity guests were drafted in, including Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth.
The network confirmed that a permanent replacement for Paula was being sought, and on 9th September 2009, it was announced that chat show host Ellen DeGeneres would join the series as a judge.
Judges Save
As part of the 2010 series, the judges were given one opportunity to save a candidate who had been voted off. If they chose to use that save, they would not be able to save another contestant later in the series.
On 7th April 2010, Michael Lynche was unanimously saved by the judges after receiving the lowest number of public votes. However, the following week a double elimination was carried out in order to compensate for the lack of an elimination.
Finalists
The Top 24 finalists are divided into 12 female and 12 male contestants.
Top 12 Girls
- Paige Miles - Eliminated 24 March 2010
- Ashley Rodriguez - Eliminated 25 February 2010
- Janell Wheeler - Eliminated 25 February 2010
- Lilly Scott - Eliminated 11 March 2010
- Katelyn Epperly - Eliminated 11 March 2010
- Haeley Vaughn - Eliminated 4 March 2010
- Lacey Brown - Eliminated 17 March 2010
- Michelle Delamor - Eliminated 4 March 2010
- Didi Benami - Eliminated 31 March 2010
- Siobhan Magnus - Eliminated 28 April 2010
- Crystal Bowersox
- Katie Stevens - Eliminated 14 April 2010
Top 12 Guys
- Todrick Hall - Eliminated 11 March 2010
- Aaron Kelly
- Jermaine Sellers - Eliminated 4 March 2010
- Tim Urban - Eliminated 21 April 2010
- Joe Muñoz - Eliminated 25 February 2010
- Tyler Grady - Eliminated 25 February 2010
- Lee Dewyze
- John Park - Eliminated 4 March 2010
- Michael Lynche
- Alex Lambert - Eliminated 11 March 2010
- Casey James
- Andrew Garcia - Eliminated 14 April 2010
Eliminations
| Week # | Bottom two | Eliminated |
| Week 1 - 25 February 2010 | N/A | Ashley Rodriguez, Janell Wheeler, Tyler Grady and Joe Munoz |
| Week 2 - 4 March 2010 | N/A | Michelle Delamor, Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers and John Park. |
| Week 3 - 11 March 2010 | N/A | Lilly Scott, Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall and Alex Lambert |
| Week 4 - 17 March 2010 | Paige Miles, Lacey Brown | Lacey Brown |
| Week 5 - 24 March 2010 | Paige Miles, Tim Urban | Paige Miles |
| Week 6 - 31 March 2010 | Didi Benami, Tim Urban, Katie Stevens | Didi Benami |
| Week 7 - 7th April 2010 | Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Michael Lynche | Michael Lynche (saved by the judges) |
| Week 8 - 14th April 2010 | Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens | Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens |
| Week 9 - 21st April 2010 | Casey James, Time Urban, Aaron Kelly | Tim Urban |
| Week 10 - 28th April 2010 | Michael Lynche, Casey James, Siobhan Magnus | Siobhan Magnus |
| Week 11 - 5th May 2010 |
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