Wild Card roundAfter ten singers advanced on Thursday, March 1, six of the remaining semifinalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. The judges selected three contestants to advance to the final group of 13. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 13 finalists- Phillip Phillips was from Leesburg, Georgia. He auditioned in North Charleston, singing "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with the guitar. He performed "I Only Have Eyes For You" with Heejun Han, Neco Starr, and Jairon Jackson in Hollywood.
- Jessica Sanchez was from San Diego, California. She auditioned in San Diego. She performed "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" with DeAndre Brackensick and Candice Glover in Las Vegas. She also performed "The Prayer" by Andrea Bocelli.
- Joshua Ledet was from Westlake, Louisiana. He had originally auditioned for the tenth season, but did not make it past the audition stage. He auditioned in Houston, and was dubbed "Mantasia" during semifinals. He performed "Blue Suede Shoes" with Shannon Magrane, Amber Holcomb, and Curtis Finch, Jr.
- Hollie Cavanagh was originally from Liverpool, England, but grew up in McKinney, Texas. She auditioned in Galveston. She had originally auditioned for the tenth season, but was encouraged by Jennifer Lopez to return in a couple of years with practice. Hollie sang "Mr. Sandman" with Naomi Gillies and Marissa Pontecorvo in Las Vegas. She also sang "Change" by American Idol fourth season winner Carrie Underwood.
- Skylar Laine was from Brandon, Mississippi. She auditioned in Galveston, singing "Hell on Heels" by Pistol Annies. In Las Vegas, she performed "Dedicated to the One I Love" with Colton Dixon, Chase Likens, and Cari Quoyeser.
- Elise Testone was from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She was originally from Kinnelon, New Jersey. She auditioned in North Charleston with "Get It While You Can" by Janis Joplin.
- Colton Dixon was from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He auditioned in North Charleston with his younger sister, Schyler. He and Schyler had originally auditioned for the tenth season, but were both cut before the semifinals. Dixon returned in the eleventh season; however he did not plan to audition, and was simply accompanying his sister to her audition. The judges implored Dixon to audition as well, where he sang David Cook's "Permanent". Colton performed "Dedicated to the One I Love" with Skylar Laine, Chase Likens, and Cari Quoyeser in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, Schyler was eliminated, bringing Colton to tears. He performed the Coldplay song "Fix You", and dedicated it to his sister.
- DeAndre Brackensick was from San Jose, California. He had originally auditioned for the tenth season, but was cut before the semifinals. He auditioned in San Diego. He performed "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" with Jessica Sanchez and Candice Glover in Las Vegas.
- Heejun Han was from Flushing, New York. He and his family migrated from Anyang, South Korea, when he was a child. He auditioned in Pittsburgh with "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You". His audition brought Jennifer Lopez to tears, and Steven Tyler stated: "I think you are really great. I think you could be the American Idol."
- Erika Van Pelt was from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. She auditioned in Pittsburgh with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by the Shirelles.
- Shannon Magrane was from Tampa, Florida. She is the daughter of Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joe Magrane. She auditioned in North Charleston with "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James.
- Jermaine Jones was from Pine Hill, New Jersey. He auditioned in Portland. Jones was not originally chosen for the semifinals, but was called back after the top 24 had been selected. On March 13, he was disqualified for having concealed prior arrests and outstanding warrants.
- Jeremy Rosado was from Valrico, Florida. Rosado had previously auditioned for American Idol four times.
Finals
There were twelve weeks of finals with thirteen contestants competing. At least one contestant was eliminated every week based on the public's votes, although the judges could veto one elimination through the use of the "judges' save". On March 15, 2012, during what would have been the top 12, it was announced that Jermaine Jones had been disqualified.
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served as a guest mentor this week. This week, all of the ladies performed one song from the Whitney Houston discography and all of the men performed one song from the Stevie Wonder discography. In a twist, the bottom three from each group were announced the next night. The man and the woman who each received the fewest votes faced the judges, who had to decide which contestant would be saved and which would be eliminated. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 11 – Contestants' birth yearwas disqualified prior to the performance show for failing to disclose his criminal past. Footage of executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick confronting Jones was shown during what would have been his performance slot, and he was not replaced in the competition. Footage of his rehearsal singing "Somewhere Out There" and his statement was shown during what would have been his performance slot.
will.i.am served as a guest mentor this week. Contestants each performed one song from the year they were born, and are listed in the order they performed.
was a guest mentor for this week. Each contestant performed one song from the Billy Joel discography, and are listed in the order they performed.
During the results show, the top 10 contestants performed "Happy Birthday to You" along with Joe Perry to celebrate the birthday of judge Steven Tyler.
Top 9 – Personal idolsserved as a guest mentor this week. Contestants performed two songs each from their own personal idols: one solo and one trio with two fellow contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 8 – Music from the 1980sand Tony Kanal served as guest mentors this week. Each contestant performed two songs: one solo and one duet with a fellow contestant. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 7 (April 12) – Music from the 2010swas a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs: one solo and either one duet with a fellow contestant or one trio with two fellow contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. The judges chose to use their "judges' save" when Jessica Sanchez was announced as the performer to be eliminated. As a result, no one was eliminated this week.
Top 7 (April 19) – Music from now & thenEach contestant performed two songs: one Billboard number one hit from the 21st century and one song from the classic soul era. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 6 – QueenEach contestant performed two songs, one of which was from the Queen discography. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 5 – Music from the 1960s & British popserved as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed two songs: one solo and either one duet with a fellow contestant or one trio with two fellow contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 4 – Music of California & songs the contestants wish they'd writtenEach contestant performed three songs: one solo, one duet with a fellow contestant, and one song with all four contestants. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 3Each contestant performed three songs: one chosen by one of the judges, one chosen by the contestant, and one chosen by mentor Jimmy Iovine. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Top 2 – FinaleEach contestant performed three songs, one of which was chosen by producer Simon Fuller, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Performers | Song | | Jason Derulo | "Undefeated" | | Scotty McCreery | "Please Remember Me" | | Top 12 | "Runaway Baby" | Phillip Phillips
with John Fogerty | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
"Bad Moon Rising" | Joshua Ledet
with Fantasia Barrino | "Take Me to the Pilot" | Shannon Magrane, Erika Van Pelt,
Elise Testone, Skylar Laine,
Hollie Cavanagh & Jessica Sanchez
with Chaka Khan | Chaka Khan medley:
"Ain't Nobody"
"Through the Fire"
"I'm Every Woman" | | Rihanna | "Where Have You Been" | Skylar Laine
with Reba McEntire | "Turn On the Radio" | | Jessica Sanchez | "I Will Always Love You" | Jeremy Rosado, Heejun Han,
DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon
& Joshua Ledet
with Neil Diamond | Neil Diamond medley:
"America"
"Cracklin' Rosie"
"I'm a Believer"
"Sweet Caroline" | Jennifer Lopez,
Lil Jon & Flo Rida | "Goin' In" | | Jennifer Lopez & Wisin & Yandel | "Follow the Leader" | Hollie Cavanagh
with Jordin Sparks | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Jeremy Rosado, Heejun Han,
DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon,
& Joshua Ledet | Bee Gees medley:
"Words"
"How Deep Is Your Love"
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
"To Love Somebody" | Jessica Sanchez
with Jennifer Holliday | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | | Aerosmith | "Legendary Child"
"Walk This Way" | | Phillip Phillips & Jessica Sanchez | "Up Where We Belong" | | Phillip Phillips | "Home" |
Elimination chart'''Color key:'''Compilation albumAmerican Idol Season 11 Duets and Trios Highlights, a compilation album by the top 6 finalists, was released on July 3, 2012. It consisted of the following songs:ControversiesOn March 14, finalist Jermaine Jones was disqualified for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants. Jones, however, denied that he had concealed his previous arrests and had admitted his arrests when he signed up for Idol. A police official where he was the target of two arrest warrants said that "the case wasn't big enough to merit going after him in California," and a New Jersey legislator commented that for the show "to expose, embarrass and interrogate a young man without an attorney in front of 40 million viewers was an outrage." Critics suggested that the show may have staged the disqualification to boost ratings. When asked about speculations that producers had had prior knowledge of his criminal past and that the producers were simply out to exploit him on-air, Jones replied that "I haven't even taken my mind into that and why they did what they did, because then I'll drive myself crazy."U.S. Nielsen ratingsThe premiere was watched by 21.93 million viewers. While at the time it drew the second largest audience of any entertainment program in the television season, it was down 16 percent from the previous year's premiere, which was watched by 26.23 million viewers. After seven consecutive years as the most watched program on primetime television, the eleventh season of American Idol came in second place to NBC Sunday Night Football in total viewers, as well as in the 18/49 demo.
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- This episode was shown on Sunday, January 22, 2012, after the NFC Championship Game, but was repeated on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 with ratings of 5.7/9 overall and 3.4/9 for the 18/49 demographic. Overall, the episode averaged 9.64 million viewers.
- Episode was bumped out of primetime due to the NFC Championship Game going into overtime, therefore it was not included in the weekly rankings.
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