American Idol (season 12)
Order Contestant Song Result
1 Jenny Beth Willis Heaven , Heartache and the Power of Love Eliminated
2 Tenna Torres Soulmate Advanced
3 Adriana Latonio Ai n't No Way Advanced
4 Brandy Hotard Anymore Eliminated
5 Shubha Vedula Born This Way Eliminated
6 Kamaria Ousley Mr. Know It All Eliminated
7 Kree Harrison Up to the Mountain ( MLK Song ) Advanced
8 Angie Miller Nobody 's Perfect Advanced
9 Isabelle Pasqualone God Bless the Child Eliminated
10 Amber Holcomb My Funny Valentine Advanced
Vegas semifinal rounds -- Female Group 1
The twelfth season of American Idol premiered on January 16, 2013, as part of the mid-season of the 2012-13 network television season. Ryan Seacrest returned to host. Randy Jackson returned for his twelfth season as judge and was joined by new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, who replaced Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. The season was the third to have four judges, after the eighth and ninth seasons. It was also the first season in the show's history where all the finalists of one gender (male) were eliminated before any finalists of the opposite gender, thus making it the first to not only have an all-female top 5, but also the first season since the sixth to produce a female winner, as well as the first season since the third to have a finale consisting of two women. It was also the first season where the judges did not use the Judges' Save since its introduction in the eighth season. This was the third season where both finalists were in the bottom three or two at some point in the competition. On May 16, 2013, Candice Glover was announced the winner of the twelfth season of American Idol, making Kree Harrison the runner-up. Glover also became the third African-American female behind Fantasia Barrino and Jordin Sparks to win the show. Glover was also the last female contestant to win the competition in the show's run on Fox. In a series first, Glover's debut album, Music Speaks, was available for pre-order immediately following the finale broadcast. This was the only season to feature Carey and Minaj as judges, who both decided to leave the show in May 2013 to focus on their music careers.