American Idol (season 14)

The fourteenth season of American Idol, also known as American Idol XIV, premiered on the Fox television network on January 7, 2015. Ryan Seacrest continues his role as host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. returned for their respective fourth, third and second times as judges. Randy Jackson stepped down as mentor, being replaced by Scott Borchetta. Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the show. This was the fourth season to have an all-male finale and the third season where the final two contestants had never been in the bottom group prior to the finale.

American Idol
Season 14
Hosted byRyan Seacrest
Judges
WinnerNick Fradiani
Runner-upClark Beckham
Finals venueDolby Theatre
MentorScott Borchetta
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 7 (2015-01-07) –
May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
Season chronology

Before the finale, it was announced that the fifteenth season would be the last of the reality show. Since the series began in 2002 it peaked in viewership at 30 million viewers per episode in 2006, slipping to 20 million viewers per episode in 2011, and down further since with an average of about 9.15 million viewers per episode in 2015.[1]

On May 13, Nick Fradiani was announced the winner of the season, with Clark Beckham as runner-up.

Changes

The fourteenth season of American Idol featured a number of major changes to its format and talent. Some of these changes came in response to the falling popularity and viewership of Idol in comparison to NBC's competing series The Voice; viewership of the thirteenth season had fallen by 27%.[2][3] Former judge Randy Jackson, who served as a mentor on the previous season, left the show and was succeeded by Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta.[4] In May 2014, Ryan Seacrest signed a two-year extension to remain host of Idol through 2016, which would be the show's final season.[5][6] Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the series, and the Ford Motor Company maintained a reduced role.[2][3]

To evaluate their ability to perform in front of a live audience, the final 48 contestants participated in a private concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood before being cut to 24.[2][3] Separate results shows during the top 12 round were discontinued, in favor of a single two-hour broadcast on Wednesday nights; results from the previous week were revealed during the following week's show, similarly to Dancing with the Stars.[3] A new feature known as the "Fan Save" was also introduced, in which viewers could vote via Twitter to decide which of the bottom two singers from the previous week would advance.[7]

The finale returned to the Dolby Theatre, where five of the first six-season finales took place.[8]

Idol Fan Save

Beginning in the top eight, American Idol introduced the Twitter-powered Idol Fan Save. At some point during every show, the two contestants who received the lowest votes from the previous week were revealed.[9] The bottom two contestants then performed in exactly the same format as the safe contestants. However, after the performances were completed, the viewers only had five minutes to vote by tweeting about which of the bottom two contestants should be saved.[9] After the five-minute time limit expired, the contestant who had the most Twitter votes advanced to the next round, while the other contestant was eliminated. Due to tape-delays in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, the Idol Fan Save was only available to viewers living in the Central and Eastern time zones.[9]

Regional auditions

Auditions took place in the following cities:[10][11]

Date of airingCityAudition dateVenueCallback dateCallback venue
January 21, 2015Minneapolis, MinnesotaJune 18, 2014Mariucci ArenaSeptember 24–25, 2014Minneapolis Convention Center[12]
January 22, 2015New Orleans, LouisianaJune 25, 2014Lakefront ArenaAugust 26–27, 2014Morial Convention Center[13]
January 15, 2015Uniondale, New YorkJuly 23, 2014Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumSeptember 16–17, 2014Marriott Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn[14]A
January 7–8, 2015Nashville, TennesseeJuly 30, 2014Nashville Municipal AuditoriumAugust 3–4, 2014Music City Center[15]
January 28–29, 2015San Francisco, CaliforniaSeptember 29, 2014Cow PalaceOctober 3–4, 2014Westin St. Francis[16]
January 8 & 14, 2015Bus tour – various citiesBJuly 9–21, 2014VariousAugust 13–14, 2014Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kansas City[17]

^Note A For the New York auditions, Adam Lambert replaced Urban who took time off to be with his wife, Nicole Kidman, after the death of her father.[18] ^Note B The American Idol "Audition Bus Tour" visit the cities of: Portland, Oregon; Portland, Maine; Reno, Nevada; Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Amarillo, Texas; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Branson, Missouri; Tallahassee, Florida; and Kansas City, Missouri.[10]

Hollywood week

Hollywood Week aired in four parts over two weeks. They were filmed in late October 2014. Contestants participated in three rounds: lines of ten, groups and solos. The judges also asked some of the most notable contestants to sing for them at the beginning of the rounds, surprising many of them, but they all advanced. After Hollywood Week, contestants performed in the Showcase round in front of a live audience at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals began on February 25, 2015, and continued for four episodes. They were filmed at The Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan. They top 24 episodes were filmed February 19, 2015. The male contestants aired on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. The female contestants aired on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Those who obtained the most votes per gender group advanced onto the Top 16 and sang a song from Motown to hopefully advance further the following week.[19] The top 16 episodes were filmed March 4, 2015, and March 5, 2015. After ten contestants were chosen to perform in the finals based on the public vote, the six semi-finalists were eligible for their Instant Wildcard pick. The judges only picked two contestants to perform in the finals.

Semi-finalists

The following is a list of Top 24 semi-finalists who were not selected to perform and failed to reach the second round of the semi-finals:

Males
ContestantAge (on show)HometownAudition city
Riley Bria18Spring Hill, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Trevor Douglas17Fort Worth, TexasNashville, Tennessee
Michael Simeon21Lumberton, MississippiNashville, Tennessee
Savion Wright22Jasper, TexasNashville, Tennessee
Females
ContestantAge (on show)HometownAudition city
Shannon Berthiaume17Saint Paul, MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
Lovey James17Portland, OregonBus Tour
Shi Scott19Belcamp, MarylandLong Island, New York
Katherine Winston18Lenox, MassachusettsLong Island, New York

The following is a list of Top 16 semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals:

Males
ContestantAge (on show)HometownAudition city
Mark Andrew29Eden Prairie, MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
Adam Ezegelian20Wantagh, New YorkLong Island, New York
Females
ContestantAge (on show)HometownAudition city
Alexis Gomez22Dayton, OhioBus Tour
Loren Lott22San Diego, CaliforniaNashville, Tennessee

Top 24 – Contestant's Choice
Order Males Females
ContestantSongResultContestantSongResult
1Adam Ezegelian"I Wanna Rock"AdvancedLovey James"Love Runs Out"Eliminated
2Michael Simeon"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"EliminatedAdanna Duru"Rather Be"Advanced
3Savion Wright"Hey, Soul Sister"EliminatedAlexis Gomez"Gunpowder & Lead"Advanced
4Mark Andrew"The Weight"AdvancedJoey Cook"Somebody Like You"Advanced
5Trevor Douglas"Best I Ever Had"EliminatedKatherine Winston"Safe & Sound"Eliminated
6Clark Beckham"When a Man Loves a Woman"AdvancedShannon Berthiaume"Who Knew"Eliminated
7Rayvon Owen"Jealous"AdvancedLoren Lott"Note to God"Advanced
8Daniel Seavey"I'm Yours"AdvancedShi Scott"Umbrella"Eliminated
9Riley Bria"Homeboy"EliminatedMaddie Walker"Love Gets Me Everytime"Advanced
10Quentin Alexander"I Put a Spell on You"AdvancedSarina-Joi Crowe"Mamma Knows Best"Advanced
11Nick Fradiani"Thinking Out Loud"AdvancedJax"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Advanced
12Qaasim Middleton"Uptown Funk"AdvancedTyanna Jones"Lips Are Movin"Advanced

Top 16 – Motown
Order Males Females
ContestantSongResultContestantSongResult
1Daniel Seavey"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"AdvancedTyanna Jones"Rockin' Robin"Advanced
2Mark Andrew"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"EliminatedLoren Lott"I Wanna Be Where You Are"Eliminated
3Rayvon Owen"My Girl"AdvancedMaddie Walker"I'll Be There"Advanced
4Adam Ezegelian"I Want You Back"EliminatedJoey Cook"Shop Around"Advanced
5Clark Beckham"The Tracks of My Tears"AdvancedSarina-Joi Crowe"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"Advanced
6Nick Fradiani"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"AdvancedAdanna Duru"Hello"Wild Card
7Qaasim Middleton"I Wish"AdvancedJax"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Advanced
8Quentin Alexander"Master Blaster (Jammin')"Wild CardAlexis Gomez"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"Eliminated

Finals

In this season, there were ten weeks of the finals, consisting of eleven live shows, and twelve finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the American public's votes. They were filmed at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. Scott Borchetta replaced Randy Jackson as finalists' in-house mentor.[20]

Finalists
Nick Fradiani
  • Nick Fradiani (born November 15, 1985) is from Guilford, Connecticut.[21] Fradiani was the vocalist of Beach Avenue which got recognition after they won in the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They auditioned for the ninth season of America's Got Talent, but were eliminated during Judgement Week.[22] His father was a musician, who performs in clubs and in cruise ships. He taught his son to play drums, piano and guitar. Fradiani graduated in high school in 2004. He has a bachelor's degree in History from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. He resumed his music career by playing solo gigs. Fradiani continuously got gigs with his band, which was on hiatus during his participation on Idol.[23] He and his girlfriend auditioned in New York City, and his golden ticket song was Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes".[24] During Hollywood Week, he sang "Babylon" by David Gray. He sang Train's "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" during the House of Blues Showcase, earning his spot in the Top 24. He was the third alumnus of America's Got Talent to be a finalist in Idol, with his predecessors Thia Megia of the tenth season and eleventh season runner-up Jessica Sanchez. He was announced as the winner on May 13.
  • Clark Beckham (born May 15, 1992) is from White House, Tennessee.[25] He was a musician in the streets of Nashville. Beckham's father was a professional musician, playing guitar for the Righteous Brothers and Dolly Parton. His mother was a court reporter before she quit her job to be a music teacher. He attended Lee University, a Christian-liberal arts school in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was studying to be a teacher in history and physical education. He competed in the Battle of the Bands and toured with the campus choir. Beckham plays a number of instruments. At the age of nine, he started playing drums. He played guitar at the age of twelve and piano at the age of sixteen.[26] In a Christian Post interview Beckham noted he was a worship leader and feels God is his biggest influence.[27] He prayed on whether to audition for Idol and plans to continue with a career in Christian music following the competition.[27] Beckham sang James Brown's "It's a Man's World" during his audition. In his first solo performance in Hollywood rounds, he sang Otis Reding's "Try a Little Tenderness". He advances in the Top 24 after he sang "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles in the House of Blues Showcase Week. He cites Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Michael Jackson and Michael Bublé as his musical influences.[28] He was announced as the runner-up.
Jax
  • Jax is from East Brunswick, New Jersey.[29] Singing since she was five, she taught herself how to play the piano.[30] At the age of twelve, she moved to New York City and left public school for home-schooling to pursue her music career with a professional voice coach in New York City.[30] Her father was a firefighter in New York City who was injured during the September 11, 2001 attacks and retired,[31] because of this he was able to accompany, and bond with her at lessons, shows, auditions, and recordings.[30] In high school, she starred in musicals such as "Aladdin" and "Annie".[30] She was also a member of about five bands and ended up touring a lot.[30] In mid-2014, Jax studied at New York University in London where she won a BMI John Lennon songwriting program.[30] She auditioned in New York City with her rendition of The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand". She also sang "Toxic" by Britney Spears during her first solo audition in Hollywood Week. For her final solo performance, she sang The Beatles' "Let it Be". She earned her spot in the Top 24 in the House of Blues Showcase after she performed Lady Gaga's "You & I". She was the last female contestant eliminated on May 12, coming in third place. Prior to her elimination, Jax had never been in the bottom 2.
  • Rayvon Owen (born June 27, 1991) is a vocal coach from Richmond, Virginia.[32] At his young age, he sang with the Sunbeam Choir at Antioch Baptist Church. He joined the Richmond Boys Choir in middle school and later, joined the Harlem Boys Choir. He graduated from Henrico High School's Center for the Arts. He attended college at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[26] He auditioned in San Francisco with his rendition of Katy Perry's "Wide Awake". Owen sang "Ordinary People" by John Legend in his first solo performance and Otis Reding's "Try a Little Tenderness" in his final solo performance, during Hollywood week. He performed during the Showcase week in the House of Blues with Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down", earning his spot in the semi-finals. He cites Lionel Richie, John Legend, Katy Perry, and Stevie Wonder as his musical influences.[33] He was eliminated on May 6, coming in fourth place.
  • Tyanna Jones (born August 8, 1998) is from Jacksonville, Florida. Jones is the middle of eleven children. She spent months living homeless with her family in the local pastor church. She started singing with the choir as voice major in Douglas Anderson School of the Arts at the age of five[34] She and her mother flew to San Francisco, which was the last venue of auditions, after they earned enough money for the trip.[35] For her audition, she sang "Wings" by Little Mix, to earn her ticket. During the Hollywood Rounds, she sang Olly Murs' "Dance with Me Tonight" in her first solo performance and "Try" by Colbie Caillat in her final solo performance. She performed during the Showcase week in the House of Blues with Beyoncé's "Love on Top", earning her spot in the semi-finals. She cites Prince, Michael Jackson and Beyonce as musical influences.[36] She was eliminated on April 29, coming in fifth place.
  • Quentin Alexander (born December 11, 1994) is from New Orleans, Louisiana.[37] Alexander's mentor and drama instructor at school, Troy Populous, encouraged him to channel his creative energy into drama class.[38] Populous could see Alexander had charisma, an 'it' factor, and Alexander agreed that he was able to channel his frustration into "something beautiful, which at the time was theater."[38] Alexander says that many artists have made impacts on him with a few of his biggest inspirations as Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Andre 3000, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Lorde, Sia "and the list goes on for miles." He sang "Royals" by Lorde for his audition in New Orleans.[39] During the final round of Hollywood week, he sang "Riptide" by Vance Joy. He earns the spot in the Top 24 after he sang "Youth" by Foxes during the showcase week in the House of Blues. He was eliminated on April 22, coming in sixth place.
  • Joey Cook (born March 30, 1991) is a street busker originally from Woodbridge, Virginia who moved to New Orleans. When she is not working, she performs in the streets of Richmond.[40][41] During her audition, she performed "King of Spain" by The Tallest Man on Earth. Cook sang Miranda Lambert's "Kerosene" during her first solo performance in the Hollywood rounds. She also sang "Across the Universe" by The Beatles for her final solo round performance. Cook landed the spot in the top 24 after she performed "Sweet Pea" by Amos Lee in the House of Blues Showcase Round. Her performance of Fancy during the top 11 was well received by the judges and earned a standing ovation from Keith Urban. She played the accordion, ukulele, banjo, as well as the mandolin during the course of the season.[33] Joey is a member of the band Mammoth Indigo.[33] She was eliminated on April 15, coming in seventh place.
  • Qaasim Middleton (born January 13, 1995) is from Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of actors and professional musicians Keith Middleton and Toni Seawright. His mother was Miss Mississippi in 1987. She has sung backing vocals for Tina Turner, Teena Marie and Laura Branigan, among many others. His father was a cast member of the stage musical, "Stomp" for 20 years.[26] Middleton was formerly a musician and actor in Nickelodeon's television show The Naked Brothers Band. He auditioned in New York City with "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder. He performed Ed Sheeran's "Give Me Love" during his final Hollywood solo round. He sang "Satisfaction" by Allen Stone, earning his spot in the Top 24 in the House of Blues showcase week. Middleton was the recipient of the one and only "judges' save" of the season, which kept him from elimination during the second week of the Top 11. However, he was eliminated on April 8, coming in eighth place.
  • Daniel Seavey (born April 2, 1999) is from Vancouver, Washington. Seavey was a sophomore student at Union High School in Camas. At his young age, He played guitar, violin, cello, viola, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bass and drums.[26] His father was a pastor at Living Water Community Church.[42] He sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" & Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" during his audition in San Francisco. During the Hollywood Rounds, he sang Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" in his first solo performance and "I See Fire", also sung by Sheeran, in his final solo performance. He performed again "Straight Up" in the House of Blues, earning his spot in the top 24. Seavey was the youngest contestant at the age of 15 to compete in the show. He was eliminated on April 1, coming in ninth place. Seavey would later join the group Why Don't We.
  • Adanna Duru (born October 10, 1996) is a student from Diamond Bar, California. At the age of 10, Duru wrote her first song, "Come Back to Me". She played guitar and piano on the song, which was about world peace. She performed in musicals during middle school. For three years, she was a member of her high school choir.[26] She was a contestant on the third season of The Voice where she was defaulted to Adam Levine's team, but was eliminated in the Battle Rounds. She auditioned in San Francisco with Lady Gaga's "You & I". She performed "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" by James Brown during the House of Blues Showcase where she got standing ovation by Jennifer Lopez, earning her spot in the Top 24. Adanna's biggest musical influences are Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. She was eliminated on March 25, along with Maddie Walker, tied at tenth place.
  • Maddie Walker (born December 23, 1997) is from Ankeny, Iowa. She previously auditioned in the thirteenth season but was cut during the group round on Hollywood Week. She returned to audition again in New York City with Gwen Sebastian's "Suitcase". She sang "Already Gone" by Sugarland during her first solo round in Hollywood week. She also sang "Don't Ya" by Brett Eldredge in her final solo performance. During the House of Blues Showcase, she sang "Big Girls Don't Cry". She was cut during the top 24 selection but was called back by the judges, whom they were undecided, to have a sing-off with fellow singer, Rachel Hallack, to earn the spot in the semi-finals. Thus, the judges decided to send Walker through the Top 24. She was eliminated on March 25, along with Adanna Duru, tied at tenth place.
  • Sarina-Joi Crowe (born June 27, 1995) is a musician from Columbia, Tennessee. She originally auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol, but was cut on the last day of the Hollywood Round. Crowe also auditioned for the twelfth and thirteenth seasons, where she was cut in the green mile round. For her fourth appearance, she returned to audition in Nashville, Tennessee with "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic. She sang Jessie J's "Big White Room" in the House of Blues Showcase Week where she was able to earn her spot in the Top 24. She was the first finalist to be eliminated on March 12, coming in twelfth place.

Top 12 – Back to the Start
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Sarina-Joi Crowe "Love Runs Out" Eliminated
2 Rayvon Owen "Wide Awake" Safe
3 Daniel Seavey "Straight Up" Safe
4 Maddie Walker "Suitcase" Safe
5 Tyanna Jones "Wings" Safe
6 Nick Fradiani "In Your Eyes" Safe
7 Jax "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Safe
8 Qaasim Middleton "Sir Duke" Safe
9 Clark Beckham "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
10 Joey Cook "King of Spain" Safe
11 Quentin Alexander "Royals" Safe
12 Adanna Duru "You and I" Safe

Top 11 (first week) – Party Songs
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Rayvon Owen "Burn" Safe
2 Maddie Walker "She's Country" Safe
3 Joey Cook "Fancy" Safe
4 Clark Beckham "Takin' It to the Streets" Safe
5 Jax "Blank Space" Safe
6 Qaasim Middleton "Jet" Saved
7 Adanna Duru "Runaway Baby" Safe
8 Tyanna Jones "Tightrope" Safe
9 Daniel Seavey "Happy" Safe
10 Quentin Alexander "Rolling in the Deep" Safe
11 Nick Fradiani "Wake Me Up" Safe
  • Note: Sarina-Joi Crowe performed "Neon Lights" in the Top 11 night for the Judges' Save. However, the judges said no, and Sarina did not advance.

Top 11 (second week) – Songs from the Cinema
Order Contestant Song Featured movie Result
1 Adanna Duru "Love You I Do" Dreamgirls Eliminated
2 Daniel Seavey "Lost Stars" Begin Again Safe
3 Rayvon Owen "Stayin' Alive" Saturday Night Fever Bottom 3
4 Nick Fradiani "Danger Zone" Top Gun Safe
5 Joey Cook "Mad World" Donnie Darko Safe
6 Tyanna Jones "Circle of Life" The Lion King Safe
7 Quentin Alexander "You're the One That I Want" Grease Safe
8 Maddie Walker "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Footloose Eliminated
9 Clark Beckham "Sunday Morning" Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Safe
10 Jax "Grow Old with You" The Wedding Singer Safe
11 Qaasim Middleton "Come Together" Across the Universe Safe

Top 9 – Songs from the '80s

Starting this week, the studio versions of each contestant performance were available at iTunes.

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Daniel Seavey "You Make My Dreams" Eliminated
2 Quentin Alexander "In the Air Tonight" Safe
3 Joey Cook "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Safe
4 Tyanna Jones "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
5 Jax "You Give Love a Bad Name" Safe
6 Nick Fradiani "Man in the Mirror" Safe
7 Clark Beckham "Every Breath You Take" Safe
8 Qaasim Middleton "Addicted to Love" Safe
9 Rayvon Owen "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Fan Saved

Top 8 – Kelly Clarkson
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Nick Fradiani "Catch My Breath" Safe
2 Jax "Beautiful Disaster" Safe
3 Tyanna Jones "Mr. Know It All" Safe
4 Joey Cook "Miss Independent" Safe
5 Quentin Alexander "Dark Side" Safe
6 Qaasim Middleton "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Eliminated
7 Clark Beckham "The Trouble with Love Is" Safe
8 Rayvon Owen "Since U Been Gone" Fan Saved
  • Note: Daniel Seavey performed "Breakaway" in the Top 8 night for the Twitter fan save. He was part of the Top 9 week's Bottom 2 alongside Rayvon Owen. However, he was eliminated and did not advance.

Top 7 – Billboard Hot 100
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jax "Poker Face" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Teenage Dream" Safe
3 Quentin Alexander "Latch" Safe
4 Joey Cook "Wrecking Ball" Eliminated
5 Clark Beckham "Make It Rain" Safe
6 Tyanna Jones "Stay" Safe
7 Rayvon Owen "Set Fire to the Rain" Fan Saved
  • Note: Qaasim Middletion performed "Hey Ya!" in the Top 7 night for the Twitter fan save. He was part of the Top 8 week's Bottom 2 alongside Rayvon Owen. However, he was eliminated and did not advance.

Top 6 – American Classics

For the first time in the competition, each finalist performed two songs.[43]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Tyanna Jones "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" Safe
2 Clark Beckham "Superstition" Safe
3 Jax "Piece of My Heart" Safe
4 Nick Fradiani "American Girl" Safe
5 Quentin Alexander "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Eliminated
6 Rayvon Owen "Long Train Runnin'" Fan Saved
7 Clark Beckham "Moon River" Safe
8 Tyanna Jones "Proud Mary" Safe
9 Nick Fradiani "Only the Good Die Young" Safe
10 Quentin Alexander "The Sound of Silence" Eliminated
11 Jax "Beat It" Safe
12 Rayvon Owen "Always on My Mind" Fan Saved
  • Note: Joey Cook performed "My Funny Valentine" and "Somebody to Love" in the Top 6 night for the Twitter fan save. She was part of the Top 7 week's Bottom 2 alongside Rayvon Owen. However, she was eliminated and did not advance.

Top 5 – Arena Anthems

The American Idols Tour which in years past included the top ten on tour had changed to include only the top five finalists so this week the finalists who moved forward were considered as part of the annual summer tour of AI finalists.[44]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jax "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Harder to Breathe" Safe
3 Clark Beckham "Yesterday" Safe
4 Tyanna Jones "Party in the U.S.A." Eliminated
5 Rayvon Owen "I'm Not the Only One" Bottom 2
6 Nick Fradiani "Maggie May" Safe
7 Tyanna Jones "Heaven" Eliminated
8 Clark Beckham "Boyfriend" Safe
9 Jax "White Flag" Safe
10 Rayvon Owen "Go Your Own Way" Bottom 2
  • Note: Quentin Alexander performed "Light My Fire" and "Shake It Out" in the Top 5 night for the Twitter fan save. He was part of the Top 6 week's Bottom 2 alongside Rayvon Owen. However, he was eliminated and did not advance.

Top 4 – Judges' Hometown / Soul

The finalists took on songs of the Judges’ hometowns and their own soul.[45]

Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Living for the City" Safe
2 Jax "Empire State of Mind" Safe
3 Nick Fradiani "Bright Lights" Safe
4 Rayvon Owen "Need You Now" Eliminated
5 Clark Beckham "Your Man" Safe
6 Jax "Human" Safe
7 Rayvon Owen "Believe" Eliminated
8 Nick Fradiani "What Hurts the Most" Safe

Top 3 – Scott Borchetta's Choice / Hometown Dedication / Judges' Choice
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Beautiful Day" Safe
2 Nick Fradiani "Because the Night" Safe
3 Jax "My Generation" Eliminated
4 Nick Fradiani "Back Home" Safe
5 Clark Beckham "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Safe
6 Jax "My Immortal" Eliminated
7 Clark Beckham "Earned It" Safe
8 Jax "Misery Business" Eliminated
9 Nick Fradiani "I'll Be" Safe
  • Note: Rayvon Owen performed "Want to Want Me", "As", and "You Are So Beautiful" in the Top 3 night for a spot in the top three. However, he was the person with the lowest number of votes in the Top 4 week and was eliminated.

Top 2 – Favorite Performance / Simon Fuller's Choice / Winner's Single
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Clark Beckham "Georgia on My Mind" Runner-up
2 Nick Fradiani "Bright Lights" Winner
3 Clark Beckham "Ain't No Sunshine" Runner-up
4 Nick Fradiani "I Won't Give Up" Winner
5 Clark Beckham "Champion" Runner-up
6 Nick Fradiani "Beautiful Life" Winner

Elimination chart
Females Males Top 24 Top 12 Wild Card Winner
Did Not Perform Safe Safe Last Eliminated Judges' Save Fan Save
Stage: Semi-finals Finals
Date: 3/4 3/5 3/11 3/12 3/19[lower-alpha 1] 3/25 4/1[lower-alpha 2] 4/8 4/15 4/22[lower-alpha 3] 4/29 5/6 5/12 5/13
Place Contestant Result
1 Nick Fradiani Top 12 Winner
2 Clark Beckham Top 12 Runner-up
3 Jax Top 12 Elim
4 Rayvon Owen Top 12 Bottom 3 Saved Saved Saved Saved Bottom 2 Elim
5 Tyanna Jones Top 12 Elim
6 Quentin Alexander Wild Card Elim
7 Joey Cook Top 12 Elim
8 Qaasim Middleton Top 12 Saved Elim
9 Daniel Seavey Top 12 Elim
10–11 Adanna Duru Wild Card Elim
Maddie Walker Top 12
12 Sarina-Joi Crowe Top 12 Elim
13–16 Mark Andrew Elim
Adam Ezegelian
Alexis Gomez
Loren Lott
17–24 Shannon Berthiaume Elim
Lovey James
Shi Scott
Katherine Winston
Riley Bria Elim
Trevor Douglas
Michael Simeon
Savion Wright
  1. Due to the judges using their one 'Judges' Save' per season, in order to save Middleton, the 'Top 11' remained intact for another week, and no one was eliminated at the end of the show on March 19.
  2. The Idol Fan Save began from the Top 8 reveal.
  3. The Idol Fan Save ends.

Controversy

Quentin Alexander incident

National media outlets reported on an exchange between judge Harry Connick Jr. and contestant Quentin Alexander noting the incident of Connick scolding a contestant was awkward.[46][47] On the live airing of the Top 6 show, there was three contestants who had not been saved when Alexander was chosen. After he performed, host Ryan Seacrest noted that he appeared to be upset. When asked Alexander responded "This sucks, We've got two of the best vocalists, my best friend [Joey Cook] sitting over there. This whole thing is whack, but I'm going to shut up right now." Seacrest then replied saying that this is a competition, and with the save anything could happen. When Alexander had left the stage, Connick Jr. said, "Quentin, if it's that whack, then you can always go home, because Idol is paying a lot of money to give you this experience and for you to say that to this hand that is feeding you right now, I think is highly disrespectful." Alexander was then prompted by the producers to return to the stage where he approached the judges and clarified he meant the two being potentially eliminated was whack, not the show, or the experience. Later, after performing his second song, he explained "I understand that these things are going to happen, and I just didn't want my friend to leave" and apologized.[48] Judge Jennifer Lopez empathized with Alexander's emotions running high but said that as an artist he had to learn to work through that even when it happens to put on the performance.[49] Joey Cook commented after being eliminated on Alexander's statements:

I pretty much just told him what he did was beautiful, in my opinion, and it was the perfect representation of him. Quentin is a very emotional person. He’s very 'all cards on the table.' There is no sugar coating. He doesn’t hide his emotions. He’s honest. He’s a raw human being, and I think what happened last night was the perfect example of that and how emotional of a person he is.[50]

The producers played up the exchange in what Music Times termed "what seemed like shady circumstances" to replay the incident throughout the week in show promos and at the beginning of the Top 5 show.[51][52] An AI source also stated that for fairness purposes the judges and contestants have a strict wall of silence between them and only interact onstage so Connick Jr. and Alexander have not had contact since last week.[51] Alexander was eliminated the next show the following week with what Music Times questioned as possibly the first time American Idol "went into an episode with what seemed to be a very clear agenda."[53] Yahoo's managing editor Lyndsey Parker detailed many points that she argued was American Idol "throwing Quentin Alexander under the tour bus" referring to the idiom of throw under the bus by sacrificing a friend as the show heavily promotes the summer tour which only guarantees the top five finalists will be included.[54] Included in her critique was that the show had aired the promotional video featuring the confrontation which she characterized as "misleadingly edited" to boost ratings which have been historically low,[55] had a surprisingly few negative judges comments, and instead lavish praise for other contestants while Alexander's was pointedly negative, and what Parker saw as a "backhanded and unflattering" exchange from Connick Jr. insinuating Alexander needed Auto-Tune.[54] She also noted that the "Fan Save" portion was handled uniquely in that the other contestant Rayon Owen didn't have a replay or critique until after a commercial break, while Alexander did not get the same treatment, and host Ryan Seacrest claimed Alexander had muttered "I give up" which Alexander had to clarify was actually "I give it up."[54] USA Today echoed the sentiment stating that the awkward moments probably led to his elimination.[56]

Guest performances
WeekPerformer(s)TitleHot 100 reactionDigital sales reactionPerformance type
Top 16 Aretha Franklin "I Will Survive" Unreleased — Live
Top 11
Week 1		 Jussie Smollett & Yazz "No Apologies" — —
Top 11
Week 2		 Jennifer Lopez "Feel the Light" — —
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" — —
Top 9 David Hasselhoff "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" / "Walking on Sunshine" / "Never Gonna Give You Up" / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" / "Let's Dance" / "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Unreleased —
Salt-N-Pepa "Push It" — —
Top 8 Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" 38[57] —
"At Last" — —
Top 7 Florida Georgia Line "Sippin' on Fire" 76[58] 34,000[59]
Jason Derulo "Want to Want Me 14[58] —
Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Hudson "Trouble" 73[58] —
Top 4 Harry Connick Jr.[45] "City Beneath the Sea" TBA TBA
Martina McBride "Over the Rainbow" TBA TBA
Finale Fall Out Boy, Clark Beckham & Nick Fradiani "Centuries" Unreleased Unreleased Live
The Jacksons & Tyanna Jones "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save" / "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Chic, Nile Rodgers & American Idol Girls "We Are Family" / "Le Freak" / "I'll Be There" / "Good Times" / "Rapper's Delight" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Ricky Martin "Mr. Put It Down" TBA TBA Pre-recorded
Ricky Martin & American Idol Boys (minus Daniel Seavey) "Livin' la Vida Loca" / "She Bangs" / "The Cup of Life" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Janelle Monáe & Adanna Duru featuring Jidenna "Yoga" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Prince Royce featuring Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull "Back It Up" TBA TBA Pre-recorded
Echosmith & Joey Cook "Cool Kids" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Keith Urban "Even the Stars Fall 4 U" TBA 5,800[60] Pre-recorded
Jamie Foxx & Rayvon Owen "In Love by Now" Unreleased Unreleased Live
New Kids on the Block & Daniel Seavey "Please Don't Go Girl" / "Step by Step" / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Vance Joy & Quentin Alexander "Riptide" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Pitbull & Qaasim Middleton featuring Chris Brown "Fun" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Steven Tyler "Love is Your Name" TBA TBA Live
Steven Tyler & Jax "Piece of My Heart" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Michael McDonald & Clark Beckham "Takin' It to the Streets" Unreleased Unreleased Live
Andy Grammer & Nick Fradiani "Back Home" / "Honey, I'm Good." Unreleased Unreleased Live
Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez & Keith Urban "Diamonds" / "Locked Out of Heaven" Unreleased Unreleased Pre-recorded
Nick Fradiani "Beautiful Life" 93 TBA Live

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The season premiere was watched by 11.2 million viewers; down 25% from the thirteenth season's premiere (which had an audience of 15.19 million viewers). However, it was up 6.3% from the thirteenth season's finale (which had an audience of 10.53 million viewers), the second time in the show's history. Currently, the most-viewed episode this season was the "Minneapolis Auditions," which aired on January 21, 2015, and the episode with the fewest viewers tuning in was the "Top 7 Perform: Billboard Hits," which aired on April 8, 2015. This episode now takes the top spot as the least-viewed and worst-rated American Idol episode ever, with 6.58 viewers. The title was previously held by the thirteenth season's "The Final 2," which was watched by 6.76 million viewers on May 20, 2014.[61][62] The average viewership in millions for the audition episodes was 10.84. The "Top 11 Perform (Redux): Movie Night" episode was moved to Thursday night, to make way for the two-hour finale of Empire. This season, there was a two part finale, with the first of two parts airing on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 9/8c. The second of the two-part-finale aired on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 8/7c.[63]

Episode list
No. Episode Air date (2015) Timeslot (ET) Rating/Share
18–49		 Viewers
(millions)		 Weekly
rank		 Source(s)
1 "Nashville Auditions" January 7 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.2 / 10 11.20 6 [64][65][66]
2 "Nashville & Kansas City Auditions" January 8 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 3.1 / 9 11.23 8 [65][66][67]
3 "Kansas City Auditions" January 14 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.0 / 9 10.87 [68][69][70]
4 "Brooklyn Auditions" January 15 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.6 / 8 10.42 10 [70][71][72]
5 "Minneapolis Auditions" January 21 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.4 / 11 11.76 3 [73][74][75]
6 "New Orleans Auditions" January 22 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.8 / 9 10.65 7 [75][76][77]
7 "San Francisco Auditions" January 28 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.9/9 11.28 10 [78][79]
8 "San Francisco Auditions (Continued)" January 29 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.37 17 [79][80]
9 "Hollywood Week: Part 1" February 4 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.1/10 11.21 8 [81]
10 "Hollywood Week: Part 2" February 5 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.4/8 9.65 16 [82]
11 "Hollywood Week: Part 3" February 11 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8/9 10.66 9 [83]
12 "Hollywood Week: Part 4" February 12 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.3/8 9.62 16 [84]
13 "Showcase Week: Part 1"[85] February 18 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8/9 10.70 11 [86]
14 "Showcase Week: Part 2"[85] February 19 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.1/7 8.98 22 [87]
15 "Top 12 Boys Perform" February 25 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.7/8 10.38 11 [88]
16 "Top 12 Girls Perform" February 26 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.43 16 [89][90]
17 "Guys Results: Top 8 Guys Perform" March 4 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.1/7 8.89 19 [91][92]
18 "Girls Results: Top 8 Girls Perform" March 5 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.2/7 9.41 23 [92][93]
19 "Top 12 Perform: Back to the Start"[94] March 11 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4/7 9.71 17 [95][96]
20 "Top 11 Perform: Party Songs"[97] March 12 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 1.8/6 8.32 21 [96][98]
21 "Top 11 Perform (Redux): Movie Night"[99] March 19 1.8/6 8.51 14 [100]
22 "Top 9 Perform: Songs from the 1980s"[101] March 25 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.7/6 8.46 21 [102][103]
23 "Top 8 Perform: Kelly Clarkson Night"[104] April 1 1.8/6 8.48 16 [105][106]
24 "Top 7 Perform: Billboard Top 100"[107] April 8 1.4/5 6.58 <25 [108][109]
25 "Top 6 Perform: American Classics"[110] April 15 1.4/5 7.63 <25 [111][112]
26 "Top 5 Perform: Arena Anthems"[113] April 22 1.5/5 7.47 <25 [114][115]
27 "Top 4 Perform: Judges' Hometowns & Soul Songs"[116] April 29 1.6/5 7.36 25 [117][118]
28 "Top 3 Perform: Judge's Pick, Scott Borchetta's Pick, & Contestant's Hometowns"[119] May 6 1.4/5 6.93 <25 [120][121]
29 "Top 2 Perform" May 12 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 1.3/4 5.55 <25 [122][123]
30 "Season 14 Finale" May 13 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.7/6 8.03 18 [123][124]

Music releases

Concert tour
Main article: American Idols LIVE! Tour 2015

The top five finalists performed in the American Idol tour that year.[125]

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