American Idol (season 3)

The third season of American Idol premiered on April 1, 2014. The show is hosted by Ryan Seacrest. A new panel of judges consisting of Haley Allen, Brandon Bixby and Carlton Judd will debut this season. Veronica Bush was crowned the next American Idol, defeating James Keogh during the season finale on May 21, 2014.
== Judges ==
The producers opted to completely overhaul the judging panel. In March 2014, it was confirmed that singer-songwriter Haley Allen had signed on to appear as a judge. It was later confirmed that rapper Carlton Judd and Leaders of the Misled's frontman Brandon Bixby has signed on as well.
== Finalists ==
*Liam Anderson
*Veronica Bush
*Rochelle Evans
*James Keogh
*Will Lange
*Dillon Smith
*Casey Wright
*Cristin Vazquez
== Live shows ==
=== Top 8 - This Is Me ===
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Dillon Smith 	"Boys 'Round Here" (Blake Shelton) 	Bottom 2
2 	Cristin Vazquez	"Hips Don't Lie" (Shakira) 	Safe
3 	Liam Anderson 	"Best Song Ever" (One Direction) 	Eliminated
6 	Veronica Bush 	"Try" (Nelly Furtado) 	Safe
5 	James Keogh 	"Tessellate" (alt-J) 	Safe
6 	Casey Wright 	"You're Still the One" (Shania Twain)	Bottom 3
7 	Will Lange 	"Me and My Broken Heart" (Rixton) 	Safe
8 	Rochelle Evans 	"Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) 	Safe
*Group performance: "Happy" (Pharrell Williams)
=== Top 7 (Week 1) - Songs by the Judges ===
The finalists performed songs by the new panel of judges, Haley Allen, Brandon Bixby and Carlton Judd.
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Cristin Vazquez	"If I Lose Myself" (Haley Allen) 	Saved
2 	Will Lange 	"This Stupid Last Song" (Leaders of the Misled)	Safe
3 	Casey Wright 	"Be Still" (Haley Allen) 	Bottom 2
4 	James Keogh 	"Still Wish You Had Me" (Carlton Judd) 	Safe
5 	Rochelle Evans 	"Wonderful Life" (Haley Allen) 	Safe
6 	Dillon Smith 	"Need Somebody" (Leaders of the Misled) 	Bottom 3
7 	Veronica Bush 	"The Great Escape" (Haley Allen) 	Safe
*Group performance: "Lucky Day" (Haley Allen) / "Man" (Carlton Judd) / "Can't Be Undone" (Leaders of the Misled)
=== Top 7 (Week 2) - Legends of Music ===
Order	Contestant 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Veronica Bush 	"Like a Prayer" (Madonna) 	Safe
2 	Dillon Smith 	"Something Like That" (Tim McGraw) 	Eliminated
3 	Rochelle Evans 	"Always Be My Baby" (Mariah Carey) 	Safe
4 	Will Lange 	"Bad" (Michael Jackson) 	Bottom 3
5 	Casey Wright 	"Jolene" (Dolly Parton) 	Bottom 2
6 	Cristin Vazquez	"Love At First Sight" (Kylie Minogue)	Safe
7 	James Keogh 	"Your Song" (Elton John) 	Safe
*Group performance: "Beat It" / "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)
=== Top 6 - Competitors' Choice ===
Finalists will perform a song chosen by one of their competitors. In addition, they will perform a duet with that competitor.
Order	Contestant(s) 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Casey Wright 	"The Way You Love Me" (Faith Hill) 	Eliminated
2 	Cristin Vazquez 	"On the Floor" (Jennifer Lopez) 	Safe
3 	Veronica Bush & James Keogh 	"Say Something" (A Great Big World) 	
4 	Rochelle Evans 	"Can't Raise a Man" (K. Michelle) 	Bottom 2
5 	James Keogh 	"Lego House" (Ed Sheeran) 	Safe
6 	Will Lange & Casey Wright 	"Everything Has Changed" (Taylor Swift)	
7 	Veronica Bush 	"Domino" (Jessie J) 	Safe
8 	Will Lange 	"Story of My Life" (One Direction) 	Safe
9 	Rochelle Evans & Cristin Vazquez	"Beautiful Liar" (Beyonce) 	
*Group performance: "Roar" (Katy Perry)
=== Top 5 - A Week at the Movies ===
Order	Contestant(s) 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Veronica Bush 	"When Doves Cry" (Prince) 	Safe
2 	Will Lange 	"Some Kind of Monster" (Neon Trees) 	Bottom 2
3 	Veronica Bush, Rochelle Evans & Cristin Vazquez	"Don't Let Go" (En Vogue) 	
4 	James Keogh 	"Atlas" (Coldplay) 	Safe
5 	Rochelle Evans 	"Let It Go" (Idina Menzel) 	Safe
6 	James Keogh & Will Lange 	"Safe & Sound" (Taylor Swift) 	
7 	Cristin Vazquez 	"Queen of the Night" (Whitney Houston)	Eliminated
*Group performance: "Seasons of Love" (Rent cast)
=== Top 4 - Songs from Now & Then ===
The first song will be a hit song from the 2010s. The second song will be a hit song from a year they were born.
Order	Contestant(s) 	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	Rochelle Evans	"We Found Love" (Rihanna) 	Eliminated
2 	James Keogh 	"I Wanna Be Better" (Bleachers) 	Safe
3 	Veronica Bush 	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson)	Safe
4 	Will Lange 	"Sleeping with a Friend" (Neon Trees) 	Safe
5 	Rochelle Evans	"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) 	Eliminated
6 	James Keogh 	"Orange Crush" (R.E.M.) 	Safe
7 	Veronica Bush 	"Hold On" (Wilson Phillips) 	Safe
8 	Will Lange 	"You Make Me Wanna..." (Usher) 	Safe
*Group performance:
=== Top 3 - Contestant's Choice / Judges' Choice / America's Choice ===
Order	Contestant(s)	Song (original artist) 	Chosen by 	Result
1 	Will Lange 	"She Looks So Perfect" (5 Seconds of Summer)	Contestant	Eliminated
2 	Veronica Bush	"Beautiful Design" (Rebecca Ferguson) 	Contestant	Safe
3 	James Koegh 	"Stolen Dance" (Milky Chance) 	Contestant	Safe
4 	Will Lange 	"Forever" (Chris Brown) 	Carlton 	Eliminated
5 	Veronica Bush	"Chandelier" (Sia) 	Haley 	Safe
6 	James Keogh 	"Stay With Me" (Sam Smith) 	Brandon 	Safe
7 	Will Lange 	"Not a Bad Thing" (Justin Timberlake) 	America 	Eliminated
8 	Veronica Bush	"Ain't It Fun" (Paramore) 	America 	Safe
9 	James Keogh 	"Let Her Go" (Passenger) 	America 	Safe
*Group performance:
=== Top 2 - Favorite Performance / Contestant's Choice / Winner's Single ===
Order	Contestant(s)	Song (original artist) 	Result
1 	James Keogh 	"Tessellate" (Alt-J) 	Runner-up
2 	Veronica Bush	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson)	Winner
3 	James Keogh 	"Midnight" (Mousiki) 	Runner-up
4 	Veronica Bush	"Close Your Eyes" (Katie Davis) 	Winner
5 	James Keogh 	"Here and Now" 	Runner-up
6 	Veronica Bush	"Shine" 	Winner
==Elimination chart==
Females	Males	Top 8	Winner
Safe	Bottom 3	Bottom 2	Eliminated	Judges' Save
Stage:	Stage: 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals 	Finals	Finals	Finals 	Finals
Week: 	Week: 	4/2 	4/9 	4/16 	4/23 	4/30 	5/7 	5/14 	5/21 	
Place 	Contestant 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result	Result	Result 	
1 	Veronica Bush 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Winner 	
2 	James Keogh 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Runner-Up	
3 	Will Lange 	 	 	Bottom 3	 	Bottom 2	 	Elim 	 	
4 	Rochelle Evans 	 	 	 	Bottom 2	 	Elim 	 	 	
5 	Cristin Vazquez	 	Saved 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	
6 	Casey Wright 	Bottom 3	Bottom 2	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Dillon Smith 	Bottom 2	Bottom 3	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Liam Anderson 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Results show performances==
Week 	Performer(s) 	Title 	Hot 100 reaction	Digital sales reaction
Top 8 	Lady Dee 	"Get It Right" 	 	
Top 7(Week 1)	Josh Spears feat. Beckett O'Connor 	"Signs" 	 	
Top 7(Week 2)	Amanda Madison 	"Linger" 	 	
Top 6 	Nicki Lee feat. Samantha Marquez 	"Battle Cry" 	 	
Top 5 	Danny Altan 	"Sky High" 	 	
Top 4 	Isabella Fuentes 	"Got My Girls" 	 	
Top 4 	Young Trev 	"Love This Life" 	 	
Top 3 	Kacey Graves 	"Keep It to Yourself" 	 	
Top 3 	Mr. Whiz feat. Tyler Rosin 	"Thank You" 	 	
Finale 	American Idol Finalists (minus Veronica Bush & James Keogh)	"Get the Party Started" 	 	
Finale 	Veronica Bush 	"Pretty Hurts" 	 	
Finale 	James Keogh 	"Am I Wrong" 	 	
Finale 	Yonas feat. Moosh & Twist 	"The Transition"/"Roller Coaster" 	 	
Finale 	American Idol Girls & Rachel Simpson 	"Let There Be Love" 	 	
Finale 	Jana Crawford 	"Too Good to Be True" 	 	
Finale 	American Idol Boys & Ryan Cohen 	"Where Did the Party Go"/"If We Had It All"	 	
Finale 	Cristin Vazquez & Heather Fairbanks 	"Elevate" 	 	
Finale 	Carlton Judd 	"Don't Kill My Vibe" 	 	
Finale 	Rochelle Evans & Serena 	"Standing on the Sun" 	 	
Finale 	Haley Allen feat. Kyle Carter 	"True Love" 	 	
Finale 	Will Lange & Justin Pratt 	"Rock Me" 	 	
Finale 	Leaders of the Misled 	"Molder of Consensus" 	 	
Finale 	Veronica Bush & Katie Davis 	"3 Words"/"The Distance Between Us" 	 	
Finale 	James Keogh & Andrew Miller 	"This Isn't Who You Are" 	 	
Finale 	Angel Garza feat. Patricia Velásquez 	"We Are One" 	 	
Finale 	Veronica Bush & James Keogh 	"Stay" 	 	
Finale 	Veronica Bush 	"Shine"