American Idol (season 2)

The second season of American Idol will premiere on March 13, 2013.
== Changes ==
Season two will feature ten finalists, down from twelve in season one. This season will feature the "Judges' Save". The judges will be able to save one contestant up until the final five.
== Finalists ==
*Jana Crawford (born February 12, 1994) was crowned the winner on May 16, 2013.
*Danny Altan (born February 7, 1987) finished in second place on May 16, 2013.
*Kacey Graves (born August 21, 1988) was eliminated on May 9, 2013 and came in third place.
*Isabella Fuentes (born November 1, 1994) was eliminated on May 2, 2013 and came in fourth place. Her eliminated was a huge shock to both the judges and viewers, as she had been a frontrunner to win throughout the competition.
*Nathan Russo (born February 26, 1985) was eliminated on April 25, 2013 and came in fifth place.
*Brent Woodward (born June 18, 1987) was saved by the judges on March 28, 2013 after receiving the fewest votes. He was ultimately eliminated on April 18, 2013 and came in sixth place.
*Chase Mumford (born January 4, 1990) was eliminated on April 11, 2013 and came in seventh place.
*Jacy Jones (born July 5, 1996) was eliminated on April 4, 2013 and came in eighth place.
*Michael Kinney (born June 15, 1988) was eliminated on March 21, 2013 and came in ninth place.
*Sarah Palin (born February 11, 1985) was eliminated on March 14, 2013 and came in tenth place.
== Live shows ==
=== Top 10 – Billboard No. 1 Hits ===
Contestants will perform songs that reach number-one on any of Billboard's charts.
*Group performance: "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
*Guest performances: Amy Hill & Matthew Nichols - "You Remind Me", Tyler Rosin - "Alison Wonderland"
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Michael Kinney 	"So Sick" (Ne-Yo) 	Bottom 2
2 	Jana Crawford 	"Sparks Fly" (Taylor Swift) 	Safe
3 	Nathan Russo 	"Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.) 	Bottom 3
4 	Sarah Palin 	"Suds in the Bucket" (Sara Evans)	Eliminated
5 	Chase Mumford 	"Hard to Love" (Lee Brice) 	Safe
6 	Jacy Jones 	"Diamonds" (Rihanna) 	Safe
7 	Brent Woodward 	"Wanted" (Hunter Hayes) 	Safe
8 	Kacey Graves 	"If I Die Young" (The Band Perry)	Safe
9 	Danny Altman 	"Lonely No More" (Rob Thomas) 	Safe
10 	Isabella Fuentes	"Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) 	Safe
=== Top 9 – Year They Were Born ===
Contestants will perform songs that were released the year they were born.
*Group performance: TBA
*Guest performances: TBA
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Year	Result
1 	Danny Altan 	"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" (Cutting Crew)	1987	Safe
2 	Isabella Fuentes	"Without You" (Mariah Carey) 	1994	Safe
3 	Chase Mumford 	"The Dance" (Garth Brooks) 	1990	Bottom 2
4 	Jacy Jones 	"One in a Million" (Aaliyah) 	1996	Safe
5 	Nathan Russo 	"Heaven" (Bryan Adams) 	1985	Safe
6 	Jana Crawford 	"Independence Day" (Martina McBride) 	1994	Safe
7 	Michael Kinney 	"Dirty Diana" (Michael Jackson) 	1988	Eliminated
8 	Kacey Graves 	"I Know How He Feels" (Reba McEntire) 	1988	Safe
9 	Brent Woodward 	"Forever and Ever, Amen" (Randy Travis) 	1987	Bottom 3
=== Top 8 (Week 1) – Lennon-McCartney Songbook ===
Contestants will perform songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
*Group performance: TBA
*Guest performances: TBA
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Brent Woodward 	"Eleanor Rigby" 	Saved
2 	Kacey Graves 	"Let It Be" 	Safe
3 	Danny Atlan 	"With a Little Help From My Friends"	Safe
4 	Jacy Jones 	"Yesterday" 	Bottom 2
5 	Chase Mumford 	"Come Together" 	Bottom 3
6 	Isabella Fuentes	"Imagine" 	Safe
7 	Nathan Russo 	"Hey Jude" 	Safe
8 	Jana Crawford 	"Blackbird" 	Safe
=== Top 8 (Week 2) – Rock ===
Contestants were not permitted to perform ballads this week.
*Group performance: Shawn Davies ("Round Here")/Lara Rubio ("Heartbreak on Hold")
*Guest performances: TBA
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Nathan Russo 	"Somebody to Love" (Queen) 	Safe
2 	Chase Mumford 	"All Summer Long" (Kid Rock) 	Bottom 2
3 	Jana Crawford 	"Have a Nice Day" (Bon Jovi) 	Safe
4 	Danny Atlan 	"Radioactive" (Imagine Dragons) 	Safe
5 	Jacy Jones 	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)	Eliminated
6 	Isabella Fuentes	"Misery Business" (Paramore) 	Safe
7 	Brent Woodward 	"Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac) 	Bottom 3
8 	Kacey Graves 	"Ho Hey" (The Lumineers) 	Safe
=== Top 7 - Their Personal Idol ===
Contestants performed songs by their personal idols.
*Guest performances: Joel Kennedy ("Crank It Up"), Shawn Davies ("Round Here")
Order	Contestant 	Song  	Idol 	Result
1 	Isabella Fuentes	"Behind These Hazel Eyes"	Kelly Clarkson 	Safe
2 	Brent Woodward 	"Then" 	Brad Paisley 	Bottom 3
3 	Kacey Musgraves 	"Wide Open Spaces" 	Dixie Chicks 	Safe
4 	Chase Mumford 	"The River" 	Garth Brooks 	Eliminated
5 	Danny Atlan 	"Superstition" 	Stevie Wonder 	Safe
6 	Jana Crawford 	"Blown Away" 	Carrie Underwood	1st
7 	Nathan Russo 	"Beat It" 	Michael Jackson 	Bottom 2
=== Top 6 - Songs They Wish They Had Written ===
Contestants will perform songs they wish they had written themselves.
*Group performance:
*Guest performances: TBA
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Jana Crawford 	"All Too Well" (Taylor Swift) 	Safe
2 	Nathan Russo 	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) 	Bottom 2
3 	Isabella Fuentes	"Someone Like You" (Adele) 	Bottom 3
4 	Brent Woodward 	"If I Didn't Have You" (Thompson Square)	Eliminated
5 	Kacey Graves 	"Kerosene" (Miranda Lambert) 	Safe
6 	Danny Atlan 	"Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson) 	Safe
=== Top 5 - Songs From Now & Then ===
Contestants will perform a hit song from the 2010s and one from the Great American Songbook standards.
*Group performance:
*Guest performances: TBA
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Kacey Graves 	"Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye) 	Bottom 2
2 	Danny Altan 	"Remember When (Push Rewind)" (Chris Wallace) 	Safe
3 	Isabella Fuentes	"Heart Attack" (Demi Lovato) 	Safe
4 	Nathan Russo 	"Tonight I'm Getting Over You" (Carly Rae Jepsen)	Eliminated
5 	Jana Crawford 	"The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga) 	Safe
6 	Kacey Graves 	"Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) 	Bottom 2
7 	Danny Altan 	"We'll Be Together Again" (Frank Sinatra) 	Safe
8 	Isabella Fuentes	"My Funny Valentine" (Frank Sinatra) 	Safe
9 	Nathan Russo 	"I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) 	Eliminated
10 	Jana Crawford 	"At Last" (Etta James) 	Safe
=== Top 4 - British Pop / One-Hit Wonders ===
*Group performance: "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell), "Paradise" (Coldplay)
*Guest performances: Lady Dee feat. Travis Webby - "Wherever I Go"
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Jana Crawford 	"I Will Be" (Leona Lewis) 	Bottom 2
2 	Kacey Graves 	"Chasing Pavements" (Adele) 	Safe
3 	Danny Altan 	"Candy" (Robbie Williams) 	Safe
4 	Isabella Fuentes	"Next to Me" (Emeli Sande) 	Eliminated
5 	Jana Crawford 	"Rehab" (Amy Winehouse) 	Bottom 2
6 	Kacey Graves 	"Achy Breaky Heart" (Billy Rae Cyrus) 	Safe
7 	Danny Altan 	"Just the Girl" (The Click Five) 	Safe
8 	Isabella Fuentes	"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinead O'Connor)	Eliminated
=== Top 3 - Contestant's Choice / Judges' Choice / America's Choice ===
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Chosen by 	Result
1 	Kacey Graves 	"Wagon Wheel" (Old Crow Medicine Show) 	Contestant	Eliminated
2 	Jana Crawford	"Anyway" (Martina McBride) 	Contestant	Safe
3 	Danny Altan 	"I Wanna Be Your Lover" (Prince) 	Contestant	Safe
4 	Kacey Graves 	"Mama's Broken Heart" (Miranda Lambert)	Judges 	Eliminated
5 	Jana Crawford	"Breathe" (Faith Hill) 	Judges 	Safe
6 	Danny Altan 	"Mirrors" (Justin Timberlake) 	Judges 	Safe
7 	Kacey Graves 	"Need You Now" (Lady Antebellum) 	America 	Eliminated
8 	Jana Crawford	"If I Die Young" (The Band Perry) 	America 	Safe
9 	Danny Altan 	"Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars) 	America 	Safe
*Group performance: "Little Talks" (Of Monsters & Men)
=== Top 2 - Favorite Performance / The Music Biz / Winner's Single ===
In addition to the top two finalists performing, Haley Allen and Papa Joe will take the stage to perform their latest hits.
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Danny Altan 	"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" (Cutting Crew)	Runner-up
2 	Jana Crawford	"All Too Well" (Taylor Swift) 	Winner
3 	Danny Altan 	"Break" (Ryan Cohen) 	Runner-up
4 	Jana Crawford	"Very Last Love" (Amanda Madison) 	Winner
5 	Danny Altan 	"In Your Hands" 	Runner-up
6 	Jana Crawford	"Bring Me Back" 	Winner
==Elimination chart==
Females	Males	Top 10	Winner
Safe	Bottom 3	Bottom 2	Eliminated	Judges' Save
Stage:	Stage: 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals	Finals 	Finals	Finals
Week: 	Week: 	3/14 	3/21 	3/28 	4/4 	4/11 	4/18 	4/25 	5/2 	5/9 	5/16 	 	
Place 	Contestant 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result	Result 	 	
1 	Jana Crawford 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Bottom 2	 	Winner 	 	
2 	Danny Altan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Runner-Up	 	
3 	Kacey Graves 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Bottom 2	 	Elim 	 	 	
4 	Isabella Fuentes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	
5 	Nathan Russo 	Bottom 3	 	 	 	Bottom 2	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Brent Woodward 	 	Bottom 3	Saved 	Bottom 3	Bottom 3	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Chase Mumford 	 	Bottom 2	Bottom 3	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Jacy Jones 	 	 	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Michael Kinney 	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Sarah Palin 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Results show performances==
Week 	Performer(s) 	Title 	Hot 100 reaction	Digital sales reaction
Top 10 	Amy Hill feat. Matthew Nichols 	"You Remind Me" 	 	
Top 10 	Tyler Rosin 	"Alison Wonderland" 	 	
Top 9 	Galaxy Starship 	"Here We Go" 	 	
Top 9 	Heather Fairbanks 	"How Soon Is Now" 	 	
Top 8(Week 1)	Katy Smith 	"No Tomorrow" 	 	
Top 8(Week 1)	Marvin V & Sheki 	"Nervous" 	 	
Top 8(Week 2)	Hybrid Theory 	"I'll Be Gone" 	 	
Top 8(Week 2)	Lara Rubio 	"Heartbreak on Hold" 	 	
Top 7 	Joel Kennedy 	"Crank It Up" 	 	
Top 7 	Shawn Davies 	"Round Here" 	 	
Top 6 	The Hive 	"I Can Hear Your Heart Beat" 	 	
Top 6 	Mischa Tryton 	"Freedom" 	 	
Top 5 	Angel Garza 	"Rock Your Body" 	 	
Top 5 	Samantha Marquez 	"I Forgive You" 	 	
Top 4 	Josh Spears 	"Wipe Your Eyes" 	 	
Top 4 	Lady Dee feat. Travis Webby 	"Wherever I Go" 	 	
Top 3 	Caitlin Roberts 	"Cry" 	 	
Top 3 	Jake Sutherland 	"All Back" 	 	
Top 2 	Haley Allen 	"If I Lose Myself" 	 	
Top 2 	Papa Joe feat. DJ Danko 	"Drinking From the Bottle" 	 	
Finale 	Top 10 Finalists(minus Danny Altan & Jana Crawford)	"Glad You Came" 	 	
Finale 	Jana Crawford 	"The House That Built Me" 	 	
Finale 	Danny Altan 	"Suit & Tie" 	 	
Finale 	Sam Tsui 	"Say (All I Need)" 	 	
Finale 	Top 5 Girls & Kymbyrly Creek 	Medley: "Let's Go Back to Missouri" / "Love Ain't Supposed to Go Like This" / "Girls Gotta Stick Together"	 	
Finale 	Nathan Russo & Brandon Bixby 	"Need Somebody" 	 	
Finale 	The Diamonds 	"Missing You" 	 	
Finale 	Top 5 Boys & Nate Nash 	Medley: "If You Were My Girl" / "Critical" / "Words I Couldn't Say" 	 	
Finale 	Isabella Fuentes & Kate McGill 	"Once" 	 	
Finale 	Anna Thomas 	"With the Music I Die" 	 	
Finale 	Kacey Graves & Brenda Young 	"Blood Like Poison" 	 	
Finale 	Adam Alexander & Katie Davis 	"Beneath Your Beautiful" 	 	
Finale 	Jana Crawford & Erica Posey 	"Starts With Goodbye" 	 	
Finale 	Danny Altan & Niall Maynard 	"Golden Girl" 	 	
Finale 	Serena 	Medley: "End of Time" / "I Miss You" 	 	
Finale 	Danny Altan & Jana Crawford 	"We Are the Champions" 	 	
Finale 	Jana Crawford 	"Bring Me Back"