American Idol (season 13)
| Broadcast from | January 15 – May 21, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Jennifer Lopez Keith Urban Harry Connick, Jr. |
| Host(s) | Ryan Seacrest |
| Broadcaster | Fox |
| Finals venue | Nokia Theatre Los Angeles |
| Caleb Johnson | |
| Origin | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Song | "As Long as You Love Me" |
| Genre(s) | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal |
| Jena Irene | |
The thirteenth season of American Idol, styled as American Idol XIII, premiered on the Fox television network on January 15, 2014.Ryan Seacrest returned as host for his thirteenth season. Keith Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return. Former judge Jennifer Lopez, who returned after one season absence, and Harry Connick, Jr. joined the judging panel following the departures of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson.
On May 21, Caleb Johnson was announced the winner of the season, with Jena Irene as runner-up.
There were a number of other major changes in the season, from the judges to the format of the show itself including the opening intro, which used the "Gyroscope 2.0". On May 9, 2013, Randy Jackson announced that he would no longer serve as a judge. On May 30, 2013, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj also announced they would not return to the judging panel. On August 1, 2013, it was confirmed that Keith Urban would return as a judge for another season. Executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick were succeeded by Per Blankens, previously of Idol, the Swedish version of the Idols format. On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that producers Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager would join Blankens as executive producers of the show. Bill DeRonde replaced Warwick as a director of the audition episodes, and Louis J. Horvitz also replaced Gregg Gelfand as a director of the show, who had been directing since the sixth season. Fox television executive Mike Darnell who helped launch American Idol in 2002 left as programming head of Fox, and Fox Sports executive David Hill was hired to oversee the series.Rickey Minor returned to the show as musical director after having left at the end of the ninth season to go to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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