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Law And Order Svu 9Th Season' title='Law And Order Svu 9Th Season' />Timbaland, who all helped the contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance, while also producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed. Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the shows musical director and leader of Idols live band. Specific changes in the competition itself included extending extra rounds such as the Las Vegas show and a final solo round, while also returning the judges wild card choice. The show additionally lowered the age of eligibility to 1. Season 1. 0 was the first season where 1. Returning this Fall to NBC. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their roles in Will Grace, an exclusive 12episode event. The signed artists are Scotty Mc. Creery, Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart, James Durbin, Casey Abrams, Stefano Langone, Pia Toscano and Naima Adedapo. Changes. Nigel Lythgoe returned as the executive producer, and Ray Chew has been hired as the shows new musical director, replacing Rickey Minor, who left the show along with vocal coach Dorian Holley to become the musical director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Were not going to ask a country singer to sing an R B song, or an R B singer to do Led Zeppelin,. If the theme is 8. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, every song will be customized to that contestant. Whats most important, is that the song suit the finalists voice. Those who made the final sixty were then taken to Las Vegas in an extra round where they were asked to sing songs from The Beatles, and then a further solo round in Los Angeles. It was originally planned that 2. Hollywood rounds, however, 2. The judges were given three wild card picks, making a total of thirteen finalists. The partnership was superseded by a new deal with Universal Music Group, meaning that the winner would now be signed to Interscope Records. Interscopes sister labels, A M Records and Geffen Records, would also be involved in promoting and distributing the albums of the shows finalists. Some suggested changes, such as allowing the finalists to release music while the season is still in progress rather than waiting to record an album. The maximum age however still remained 2. Roommate Season 2 Sub Thai there. To audition, they were required to upload a 4. There were a record number 3. The contestants emerged in groups of ten and each performed individually a cappella. After the whole group had finished their performances, those who failed were cut immediately. In the next round, the contestants performed solo, accompanied by a band or an instrument. The contestants were then separated into four rooms, with two of the four rooms containing eliminated contestants and the other two containing contestants who made it into the next round. Only 6. 1 of the 1. This year, due to the large number of contestants, two more rounds were added. The 6. 1 remaining contestants proceeded to Las Vegas where they performed songs from The Beatles as duos and trios in the Love theatre at The Mirage for this newly added Las Vegas round. After that, 4. 1 advanced to the final. In that round, each contestant performed a song of their own choosing at Howard Hughes Spruce Goose aircraft hangar. This episode was notable for the emotional breakdown of judge Jennifer Lopez after telling contestant Chris Medina that he had been eliminated. Semi finalists. This year, the producers used a new format. Below are the two semi final groups males and females with contestants listed in their performance order. The top five males and top five females, along with the three wild card choices by the judges, advanced to the finals. There were twenty four semifinalists, twelve females and twelve males. The males started the semifinal round, and the females continued on following nights episode, the contestants perform songs of their choice there was no particular theme. Females. The Wild Card round immediately began, following the announcement of the ten finalists. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges then selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 1. Finalists. He auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Josh Turners. He reprised. He also performed. For his final solo he performed Josh Turners. Mc. Creery was announced as the winner on May 2. InterscopeMercury Nashville. His debut album, Clear as Day, was released on October 4, 2. Lauren Alaina born November 8, 1. Rossville, Georgia and 1. She auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee with Faith Hills. She also performed. She also performed Soul Brothers Sixs. She performed. Alaina was announced as the runner up and was signed to 1. InterscopeMercury Nashville, and her debut album, Wildflower, was released on October 1. Haley Reinhart born September 9, 1. Wheeling, Illinois and 2. Watch What`S The Matter With Kansas? Online Full Movie. She originally auditioned in Chicago in the ninth season and did not advance to the Hollywood round. She auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with The Beatles She performed Corinne Bailey Raes. In the group round she forgot her words of the song but still made it through, and in the Hollywood rounds she performed Billie Holidays. In the Las Vegas group round, she performed The Beatles. For her final solo she performed The Shirelles song. Reinhart was eliminated on May 1. Reinhart was signed to Interscope Records after the show. Her first single,. He originally auditioned in the eighth season and was not selected. He auditioned in San Francisco, California with Muddy Waterss. He performed The Beatles He was the lead singer with a band The Hollywood Scars prior to Idol. He has Tourette and Aspergers syndromes. Durbin was eliminated on May 1. He was signed to Wind up Records in with an album, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster released on November 2. Jacob Lusk born June 2. Compton, California and 2. Before American Idol, he worked as a spa concierge. He auditioned in Los Angeles, California. He was first shown in the group stage of the competition where he performed with fellow finalist Naima Adedapo, Vegas contestant Sophia Shorai, and Matthew Nuss, and DaQuela Payne. Randy Jackson considered his performance of Billie Holidays. He also performed The Temptations. In the Top 2. 4 round, he earned standing ovation for his performance of. After singing. He auditioned in Austin, Texas with Ray Charles. He impressed the judges with his performance of. He also performed Ella Fitzgeralds. He played the double bass and melodica on the show. He suffers from ulcerative colitis which resulted in him missing the Top 1. He got the one judges save of the season on the Top 1. Abrams was eliminated on April 2. Abrams was signed to Concord Music Group after the show. Stefano Langone born February 2. Kent, Washington and 2. He auditioned in San Francisco, California with Marvin Gayes. He performed Stevie Wonders. He survived a near fatal car accident in 2. Langone was eliminated on April 2. Langone was signed to Hollywood Records after the show. Watch Kung Fu Panda 2 Online Ibtimes. He released his debut single. He auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee with Rod Stewarts. Prior to Idol, he was the lead singer of the band Hightide Blues formed in 2. The Grand Magnolias in 2. He performed Fleetwood Macs. Mc. Donald was eliminated on April 1. Pia Toscano born October 1. Howard Beach, New York and 2. She had auditioned for Idol four times before and made it through Hollywood in the sixth season and did not continue further. She auditioned in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was a make up artist. 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