American Idol (season 21)
The twenty-first season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 19, 2023, on the ABC television network.[1][2] It is the sixth season to air on ABC since the series' revival. Ryan Seacrest returned as host; Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges.[3]
| American Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 21 | |
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| Hosted by | Ryan Seacrest |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 19, 2023 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Auditions
The Idol Across America virtual auditions program returned from the previous two seasons. The remote auditions took place from August 3 to September 14, 2022, as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who then auditioned for the judges.[4]
The "platinum ticket" returned from last season. During the audition round a total of three platinum tickets were awarded, giving the recipients the opportunity to advance directly to the second round of Hollywood Week and pick their partners for that week's Duet Challenge, before the remaining contestants are paired. During the American Music Awards, three contestants advancing to Hollywood Week were given the opportunity to win a fourth platinum ticket. The recipients were Tyson Venegas, Kaylin Hedges, Cam Amen, and Elijah McCormick.[5][6][7][8]
| Episodes | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | September 26–29, 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | October 10–13, 2022 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | November 10–13, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee | Kimpton Aertson Hotel |
Hollywood Week
Hollywood Week was filmed December 4–7, 2022, at the Los Angeles Theatre in Los Angeles. The Genre Challenge was replaced with the Performance Challenge which consists of three categories: "Confidence", "Songwriting" and "Stage Presence".[9] Contestants chose the category for the challenge and were each mentored by two former Idol alumni in a category. The Confidence group was mentored by Clay Aiken and David Archuleta, Catie Turner and Phillip Phillips coached Songwriting, and Stage Presence was taught by Jordin Sparks and Justin Guarini. After all the contestants in their respective groups performed, the judges brought them to the stage and made their decisions.[10] Those who advanced moved onto the Duet Challenge. After the platinum ticket holders chose their duet partners, the judges paired the remaining contestants. The duets were given twelve hours to rehearse, which included a consultation with a vocal coach, a stage rehearsal, and a session for advice from one of the judges. Those who passed the Duet Challenge advanced to the Showstopper Round.[11]
Showstopper round
The Showstopper round was filmed December 11, 2022, featuring the top fifty-five (thirty-five aired) performing for the judges and a live audience at the Los Angeles Theatre. The following day, the judges narrowed the number of contestants down to twenty-six in the Final Judgment. The following is a list of the contestants who performed, the song they performed at the Showstopper, and if they advanced or not.
Color key:
Contestant was chosen by the judges to move on to the Top 26 |
Contestant was eliminated |
Top 26
The Top 26 contestants were split into two groups of thirteen and performed at Aulani resort in Kapolei, Hawaii. Pre-recorded performances of the first group aired on April 16 and the second group on April 17. Allen Stone served as a guest mentor for the first group and Noah Cyrus for the second group.
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Contestant was saved by America's vote |
Contestant was eliminated |
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Kristine | 1 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Eliminated |
| Oliver Steele | 2 | "Better Together" | Safe |
| Matt Wilson | 3 | "Speechless" | Safe |
| Kaeyra | 4 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | Safe |
| PJAE | 5 | "Golden" | Eliminated |
| Zachariah Smith | 6 | "Lucille" | Safe |
| Mariah Faith | 7 | "You Should Probably Leave" | Safe |
| Emma Busse | 8 | "Lay Me Down" | Eliminated |
| Warren Peay | 9 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe |
| Nailyah Serenity | 10 | "Lovin' You" | Safe |
| Haven Madison | 11 | "The Middle" | Safe |
| Lucy Love | 12 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Safe |
| Iam Tongi | 13 | "Don't Let Go" | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah McCormick | 1 | "Good Vibes" | Eliminated |
| Paige Anne | 2 | "Wrecking Ball" | Safe |
| Marybeth Byrd | 3 | "Heart Like a Truck" | Safe |
| Wé Ani | 4 | "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)" | Safe |
| Michael Williams | 5 | "Tuesdays" | Safe |
| Dawson Wayne | 6 | "Copycat" | Eliminated |
| Hannah Nicolaisen | 7 | "Glitter in the Air" | Safe |
| Megan Danielle | 8 | "The Chain" | Safe |
| Malik Heard | 9 | "Ain't It Fun" | Eliminated |
| Olivia Soli | 10 | "Emotions" | Safe |
| Colin Stough | 11 | "Midnight Train to Memphis" | Safe |
| Tyson Venegas | 12 | "It Will Rain" | Safe |
| Nutsa | 13 | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | Safe |
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | Allen Stone | "Is This Love" |
| 12.1 | Noah Cyrus | "Everybody Needs Someone" |
Top 20 (April 23 and 24)
The Top 20 performances were taped on April 19, 2023, and aired on Sunday, April 23, followed by the live results on Monday, April 24.
Color key:
Contestant received the top 10 highest number of votes and directly advanced to the Top 12 |
Contestant was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again for the judges |
Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the Top 12 |
Contestant was eliminated |
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachariah Smith | 1 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Safe |
| Matt Wilson | 2 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | Not Chosen |
| Nailyah Serenity | 3 | "Baby Love" | Not Chosen |
| Warren Peay | 4 | "Up There Down Here" | Safe |
| Kaeyra | 5 | "Bruises" | Not Chosen |
| Mariah Faith | 6 | "Cry to Me" | Not Chosen |
| Iam Tongi | 7 | "The Winner Takes It All" | Safe |
| Haven Madison | 8 | "Mean Girls" | Safe |
| Oliver Steele | 9 | "Too Soon" (original song) | Safe |
| Lucy Love | 10 | "Boulders" (original song) | Not Chosen |
| Hannah Nicolaisen | 11 | "Somebody to Love" | Not Chosen |
| Olivia Soli | 12 | "I Surrender" | Not Chosen |
| Marybeth Byrd | 13 | "People Pleaser" (original song) | Safe |
| Michael Williams | 14 | "Lose You to Love Me" | Not Chosen |
| Paige Anne | 15 | "Say Something" | Not Chosen |
| Nutsa | 16 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Not Chosen |
| Tyson Venegas | 17 | "180" (original song) | Safe |
| Megan Danielle | 18 | "Holy Water" | Safe |
| Colin Stough | 19 | "Pretty Heart" | Safe |
| Wé Ani | 20 | "Skyfall" | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wé Ani | 1 | "This Is Me" | Safe |
| Michael Williams | 2 | "golden hour" | Eliminated |
| Hannah Nicolaisen | 3 | "Royals" | Eliminated |
| Warren Peay | 4 | "It's Not My Time" | Safe |
| Mariah Faith | 5 | "If It Hadn't Been for Love" | Eliminated |
| Haven Madison | 6 | "15" (original song) | Safe |
| Nailyah Serenity | 7 | "Alive" | Eliminated |
| Paige Anne | 8 | "I Am Here" | Eliminated |
| Matt Wilson | 9 | "For Tonight" | Eliminated |
| Tyson Venegas | 10 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Safe |
| Colin Stough | 11 | "Dancing On My Own" | Safe |
| Marybeth Byrd | 12 | "Cover Me Up" | Safe |
| Kaeyra | 13 | "If I Were Your Woman" | Eliminated |
| Oliver Steele | 14 | "You're Still the One" | Safe |
| Olivia Soli | 15 | "God is a woman" | Eliminated |
| Iam Tongi | 16 | "Stuck on You" | Safe |
| Zachariah Smith | 17 | "Hold the Line" | Safe |
| Lucy Love | 18 | "Radioactive" | Judges' Save |
| Megan Danielle | 19 | "Thank God I Do" | Safe |
| Nutsa | 20 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Judges' Save |
| Order | Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Smokey Robinson | "I Second That Emotion" & "If We Don't Have Each Other" |
| 13.2 | Noah Thompson and HunterGirl | "One Day Tonight" |
Live shows
Color key:
Contestant was saved by America's vote |
Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the Top 8 |
Contestant was eliminated |
Week 1: Top 12 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night / Top 10 – Judge's Song Contest (April 30 and May 1)
The Top 12 performed songs from inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Adam Lambert served as a guest mentor. The judges picked songs for each of the Top 10 to perform, without knowing who chose it until after performing. Katy won with the most songs selected and saved one contestant from elimination.
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Venegas | 1 | "For Once in My Life" | Safe |
| Warren Peay | 2 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Safe |
| Haven Madison | 3 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Safe |
| Lucy Love | 4 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Eliminated |
| Oliver Steele | 5 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Safe |
| Colin Stough | 6 | "Midnight Rider" | Safe |
| Marybeth Byrd | 7 | "Dancing Queen" | Safe |
| Wé Ani | 8 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Safe |
| Nutsa | 9 | "The Show Must Go On" | Eliminated |
| Megan Danielle | 10 | "Angel from Montgomery" | Safe |
| Zachariah Smith | 11 | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Safe |
| Iam Tongi | 12 | "Bring It On Home to Me" | Safe |
| Contestant | Order | Song | Judge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachariah Smith | 1 | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | Lionel Richie | Safe |
| Haven Madison | 2 | "The Only Exception" | Katy Perry | Safe |
| Wé Ani | 3 | "I Have Nothing" | Luke Bryan | Safe |
| Oliver Steele | 4 | "High and Dry" | Katy Perry | Judges' Save |
| Warren Peay | 5 | "Colder Weather" | Lionel Richie | Safe |
| Iam Tongi | 6 | "What a Wonderful World" | Luke Bryan | Safe |
| Marybeth Byrd | 7 | "Wasted on You" | Lionel Richie | Eliminated |
| Tyson Venegas | 8 | "Someone You Loved" | Katy Perry | Eliminated |
| Megan Danielle | 9 | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | Luke Bryan | Safe |
| Colin Stough | 10 | "It's Been Awhile" | Katy Perry | Safe |
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | Adam Lambert | "I Can't Stand the Rain" |
| 16.1 | Chayce Beckham | "Till The Day I Die" |
Week 2: Top 8 – Alanis Morissette/Ed Sheeran (May 7)
The Top 8 performed songs by guest judges Alanis Morissette and Ed Sheeran, with the latter being duets. Morissette also served as a guest mentor.[21]
| Contestant | Order | Alanis Morissette Song | Order | Ed Sheeran Duet Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wé Ani | 10 | "Uninvited" | 5 | "Perfect" | Safe |
| Warren Peay | 1 | "All I Really Want" | Eliminated | ||
| Zachariah Smith | 2 | "Ironic" | 7 | "Thinking Out Loud" | Safe |
| Haven Madison | 4 | "You Learn" | Eliminated | ||
| Colin Stough | 6 | "Hand in My Pocket" | 11 | "Dive" | Safe |
| Megan Danielle | 8 | "Head over Feet" | Safe | ||
| Iam Tongi | 9 | "Guardian" | 3 | "Photograph" | Safe |
| Oliver Steele | 12 | "You Oughta Know" | Eliminated |
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 17.1 | Alanis Morissette | "Thank U" |
| 17.2 | Ed Sheeran | "Eyes Closed" |
Week 3: Top 5 – Disney Night (May 14)
The Top 5 each performed two Disney songs. Sofia Carson served as a guest mentor.
| Contestant | Order | First Song | Featured Film | Order | Second Song | Featured Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wé Ani | 1 | "Into the Unknown" | Frozen II | 6 | "The Climb" | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Eliminated |
| Zachariah Smith | 2 | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" | The Lion King | 7 | "Life Is a Highway" | Cars | Eliminated |
| Colin Stough | 3 | "Real Gone" | Cars | 8 | "Nobody Knows" | Pete's Dragon | Safe |
| Megan Danielle | 4 | "You Can't Stop the Girl" | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | 9 | "Carried Me with You" | Onward | Safe |
| Iam Tongi | 5 | "Lava" | Lava | 10 | "Father and Son" | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Safe |
| Order | Performers | Song | Featured Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | Sara Bareilles and the Top 5 | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Pinocchio |
| 18.2 | Halle Bailey | "Part of Your World" | The Little Mermaid |
Elimination chart
Color key
| Place | Contestant | Top 26 | Top 20 | Top 12 | Top 10 | Top 8 | Top 5 | Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/16 | 4/17 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/1 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 5/21 | ||
| Colin Stough | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Iam Tongi | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Megan Danielle | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| 4-5 | Wé Ani | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |
| Zachariah Smith | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||
| 6–8 | Haven Madison | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||
| Warren Peay | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||
| Oliver Steele | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||
| 9–10 | Marybeth Byrd | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||
| Tyson Venegas | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| 11–12 | Lucy Love | Safe | N/A | Safe | Eliminated | ||||
| Nutsa | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||||||
| 13–20 | Hannah Nicolaisen | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Kaeyra | Safe | N/A | |||||||
| Mariah Faith | Safe | ||||||||
| Matt Wilson | Safe | ||||||||
| Michael Williams | N/A | Safe | |||||||
| Nailyah Serenity | Safe | N/A | |||||||
| Olivia Soli | N/A | Safe | |||||||
| Paige Anne | Safe | ||||||||
| 21–26 | Dawson Wayne | Eliminated | |||||||
| Elijah McCormick | |||||||||
| Malik Heard | |||||||||
| Elise Kristine | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Emma Busse | |||||||||
| PJAE | |||||||||
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions, Part 1" | February 19, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/6 | 5.27[24] | 0.2 | 1.63 | 0.8 | 6.90[25] |
| 2 | "Auditions, Part 2" | February 26, 2023 | 0.7/7 | 5.25[26] | — | 1.35 | — | 6.60[27] | |
| 3 | "Auditions, Part 3" | March 5, 2023 | 0.7/6 | 5.62[28] | 0.2 | 1.38 | 0.9 | 7.00[27] | |
| 4 | "Auditions, Part 3A" | March 13, 2023 | Monday 12:15 a.m. | 0.6/11 | 3.34[29] | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | "Auditions, Part 4" | March 19, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/5 | 4.88[30] | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | "Auditions, Part 5" | March 26, 2023 | 0.7/6 | 5.25[31] | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | "Hollywood Week Part #1" | April 2, 2023 | 0.7/6 | 5.06[32] | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | "Hollywood Week Part #2" | April 3, 2023 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.42[33] | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #1" | April 9, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.58[34] | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #2" | April 10, 2023 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/5 | 4.46[35] | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | "Top 26 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #1" | April 16, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/6 | 5.35[36] | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | "Top 26 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #2" | April 17, 2023 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 4.36[37] | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | "Top 20" | April 23, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/7 | 5.37[38] | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | "Top 12 Reveal!" | April 24, 2023 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/5 | 4.90[39] | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night" | April 30, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/7 | 5.92[40] | 0.4 | 1.58 | 1.1 | 7.50[41] |
| 16 | "Judge's Song Contest" | May 1, 2023 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/5 | 5.41[42] | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | "Top 8: Alanis Morissette/Ed Sheeran" | May 7, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/7 | 6.12[43] | 0.3 | 1.58 | 1.1 | 7.70[41] |
| 18 | "Disney Night" | May 14, 2023 | 0.9/10 | 6.33[44] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 19 | "Journey to the Finale" | May 15, 2023 | Monday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3/3 | 2.70[45] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "Season Finale" | May 21, 2023 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Notes
- Anne was originally eliminated, but was invited back after contestant Beckett Rex dropped out.[14]
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