John Park (musician)
Week Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order Result
Audition Auditioner 's Choice I Love You More Than You 'll Ever Know Blood , Sweat and Tears N/A Advanced
Hollywood First Solo ( Acapella ) ( unaired ) N/A Advanced
Hollywood Group Performance The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani N/A Advanced
Hollywood Second Solo ( unaired ) N/A Advanced
Top 24 ( 12 men ) Billboard Hot 100 hits God Bless the Child Billie Holiday 8 Advanced
Top 20 ( 10 men ) Billboard Hot 100 hits Gravity John Mayer 2 Eliminated
American Idol 9
Park auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with `` I Love You More Than You 'll Ever Know '' by Blood , Sweat and Tears . The judges were impressed in his audition especially Shania Twain and he made it to the Hollywood round . He also performed `` Sweet Escape '' in the group round along with Haeley Vaughn , Jessica Furney and Kelsey Madsen who was cut that round . He made it to the semi-finals . During the top 24 , he sang Billie Holiday 's `` God Bless the Child '' and John Mayer 's `` Gravity '' for the top 20 , but he was eliminated .
John Andrew Park (born September 13, 1988) is an American singer of Korean descent. He was a semifinalist on the ninth season of American Idol; placing twentieth. He is the runner-up of Superstar K2, a Korean singing contest held by M.net. He is currently signed to Music Farm Entertainment.