American Idol (season 12)
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The twelfth season of American Idol took place between January until May 2013. There were three changes in the jury occupation, as Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban were joined by Randy Jackson. Winner of the show was Candice Glover.
- 4.1 Women
- 4.2 Men
- 4.3 winners 4.3.1 Women
- 4.3.2 Men
Changes the show
After the audience had waned in the eleventh season, the president of Fox Entertainment, Kevin Reilly had announced that there would be changes in the twelfth season. In mid-July, the two judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler announced they would no longer participate in the show. Ryan Seacrest will remain as before and for at least two more season moderator of the format.
Regional reject
In order to bring into the show fresh wind, reject became the major regional Decide also in smaller towns organized. These were conducted as part of the American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Billings, Montana, Caspar, Wyoming, Rock Rapids, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Joplin, Missouri, Dodge City, Kansas, and Grand Junction, Colorado instead.
Next there is the Nominate at Idol ( nominate a star ) program in which family members or friends can propose their candidates by to submit an application with a video or a site of their next idol on the internet. The performance must be a solo and a cappella performance. Selected participants will be surprised by a TV crew and have the opportunity to participate in the next round.
Since Season 12, there is also the opportunity to apply online.
The cities were separating for the major:
Week in Hollywood and Las Vegas Retiring
For the first time the separating of Hollywood in the Valley Performance Arts Center were held in Northridge, California. Participants were separated according to gender. The male participants were off in the first, the female participants in the second week. There was every week three decisions: an A cappella, a group and a solo decision.
Of 40 participants in the " sudden death" ( sudden death, in the sense of sudden goers ) came only 20. There were four rounds, each with ten female and male participants, of which five progressed to the live semi-finals. The Las Vegas - goers took place at The Beatles Love by Cirque De Soleil at The Mirage.
Women 1
Men 1
Women 2
Men 2
Semifinal
The semi-finals took place, rather like its Las Vegas - goers, at The Beatles Love by Cirque De Soleil at The Mirage. The event, which lasted three nights, was the first in which spectators were allowed to vote from home to see who would progress in the show.
Women
Winner
- Group Song: "Shine Your Way"
Women
- Amber Holcomb Performed " I'm Every Woman" ( Chaka Khan)
- Angie Miller Performed "I Was Here" ( Beyonce )
- Candice Glover Performed " I'm Going Down" ( Rose Royce )
- Janelle Arthur Performed " Home" ( Dierks Bentley )
- Kree Harrison Performed " Evidence" (Susan Tedeschi )
- Burnell Taylor Performed "Ready for Love" ( India.Arie )
- Curtis Finch, Jr. Performed " So High " ( John Legend)
- Devin Velez Performed "The Power of One ( Change the World )" ( Israel Houghton )
- Lazaro Arbos Performed "Bridge over Troubled Water " (Simon & Garfunkel )
- Paul Jolley Performed "Alone" ( Heart )