American Idol 2010 Season 9
American Idol
The 9 season of American Idol is scheduled on January 12, 2010.
American Idol 2010 Broadcast By: January 12, 2010 – May 26, 2010.
American Idol 2010 Judges By: Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson.
merican Idol 2010 Host(s): Ryan Seacrest
American Idol 2010 Broadcaster: Fox
American Idol 2010 Season 9 Regional Auditions
| Episode Air Date | Audition City | First Audition Date | Call-back Audition Date | Audition Venue | Guest Fourth Judge(s) | Tickets to Hollywood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts | June 14, 2009 | August 13 & 14, 2009 | Gillette Stadium | Victoria Beckham | 32 |
| January 13, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | June 18, 2009 | August 16 & 17, 2009 | Georgia Dome | Mary J. Blige | 25 |
| January 19, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois | June 22, 2009 | August 30 & 31, 2009 | United Center | Shania Twain | 13 |
| January 20, 2010 | Orlando, Florida | July 9, 2009 | August 28, 2009 | Amway Arena | Kristin Chenoweth | 31 |
| August 29, 2009 | No Guest Judge | |||||
| January 26, 2010 | Los Angeles, California | June 30, 2009 | September 3, 2009 | Rose Bowl | Avril Lavigne | 23 |
| September 4, 2009 | Katy Perry | |||||
| January 27, 2010 | Dallas, Texas | June 26, 2009 | August 24, 2009 | Cowboys Stadium | Neil Patrick Harris | 31 |
| August 25, 2009 | Joe Jonas | |||||
| February 2, 2010 | Denver, Colorado | July 14, 2009 | August 5 & 6, 2009 | Invesco Field | Victoria Beckham | 26 |
| Total Tickets to Hollywood | 181 | |||||
American Idol 2010 Season 9 Semi-finalists Females
| Contestant | Date of Birth | Age | Hometown | Voted Off |
| Lilly Scott | May 16, 1989 | 20 | Littleton, Colorado | March 11 |
| Katelyn Epperly | March 21, 1990 | 19 | West Des Moines, Iowa | |
| Haeley Vaughn | June 5, 1993 | 16 | Fort Collins, Colorado | March 4 |
| Michelle Delamor | December 31, 1987 | 22 | Miami, Florida | |
| Ashley Rodriguez | November 4, 1987 | 22 | Boston, Massachusetts | February 25 |
| Janell Wheeler | May 8, 1985 | 24 | Orlando, Florida |
American Idol 2010 Season 9 Semi-finalists Males
| Contestant | Date of Birth | Age | Hometown | Voted Off |
| Alex Lambert | December 10, 1990 | 19 | North Richland Hills, Texas | March 11 |
| Todrick Hall | April 4, 1985 | 24 | Arlington, Texas | |
| Jermaine Sellers | February 9, 1983 | 27 | Joliet, Illinois | March 4 |
| John Park | May 10, 1988 | 21 | Northbrook, Illinois | |
| Tyler Grady | October 26, 1989 | 20 | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | February 25 |
| Joe Muñoz | August 23, 1989 | 20 | Huntington Park, California |
American Idol 2010 Season 9 Elimination Chart Legend
| Top 24 | Top 12 | Winner |
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Second | Eliminated | Judges' Save |
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| Week: | 2/25 | 3/4 | 3/11 | 3/17 | 3/24 | 3/31 | 4/7 | 4/14 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/12 | 5/19 | 5/26 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee DeWyze | Winner | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Crystal Bowersox | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Casey James | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 4 | Michael Lynche | Saved | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 5 | Aaron Kelly | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 6 | Siobhan Magnus | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tim Urban | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 8-9 | Katie Stevens | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| Andrew Garcia | Bottom 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Didi Benami | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Paige Miles | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Lacey Brown | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 13-16 | Lilly Scott | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Alex Lambert | |||||||||||||||
| Todrick Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Katelyn Epperly | |||||||||||||||
| 17-20 | Haeley Vaughn | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Michelle Delamor | |||||||||||||||
| Jermaine Sellers | |||||||||||||||
| John Park | |||||||||||||||
| 21-24 | Tyler Grady | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Muñoz | |||||||||||||||
| Janell Wheeler | |||||||||||||||
