American Idol (season 13)
Order Contestant Song Result
1 MK Nobilette Fuckin ' Perfect Eliminated
2 Dexter Roberts Cruise Bottom 3
3 Jena Irene Clarity Safe
4 Alex Preston Story of My Life Safe
5 Malaya Watson When I Was Your Man Safe
6 Caleb Johnson The Edge of Glory Safe
7 C.J . Harris Invisible Safe
8 Jessica Meuse Pumped Up Kicks Safe
9 Majesty Rose Wake Me Up Bottom 3
10 Sam Woolf We Are Young Safe
Finals -- Top 10 – Billboard Top 10 Charts
The finalists picked songs from Top 10 Billboard charts from 2011 to 2014 . [ 50 ] Starting this week , the studio versions of each contestant performance are available at iTunes .
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, though Jackson returned as a mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine. On May 21, Caleb Johnson was announced the winner of the season, with Jena Irene as runner-up.