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The eleventh season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. The show aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez all returned as judges. Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis.〔(Nigel Lythgoe Says No Big Changes Planned for 'American Idol' (VIDEO) ). Aoltv.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.〕 This season followed the same format as season 10, although a new title screen and logo were created, with a different font. Tyler and Lopez announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale. Though Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's thirteenth season.〔(Official: J. Lo and Harry Connick Jr. join 'American Idol' ) Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved September 22, 2013〕 The season set a record when 132 million votes were gathered for the finale. On May 23, 2012, Phillip Phillips became the winner of the eleventh season of ''American Idol'', beating Jessica Sanchez, the first female recipient of the judges' save.〔(【引用サイトリンク】American Idol season 11 Winner is Phillip Phillips! - BeautyMania.Biz )〕 Six contestants from this season were signed to record labels. The signed artists are Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon, DeAndre Brackensick and Heejun Han. Several contestants that were not signed by a record label have independently released music, such as Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, Erika Van Pelt, Jeremy Rosado and Shannon Magrane. Additionally, Skylar Laine signed to 19 Entertainment's management and was in the process of finding a label, but she later parted ways with them.〔http://tasteofcountry.com/skylar-laine-ex-boyfriend-hate-crime/〕 ==Regional auditions== Auditions took place in the following cities: *The New Jersey audition episode was not aired due to scheduling changes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Idol Auditions End This Week? (Schedule Change!) )〕 The New Jersey audition was a late addition to the schedule,〔(American Idol" to Hold Auditions in East Rutherford, New Jersey Thursday, September 22 ). Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.〕 the audition was held although the attendance was reportedly low.〔(Idol Craze: Hundreds at Izod Center for 'American Idol' auditions ). Bergen.com (September 22, 2011). Retrieved 2012-05-27.〕 However, the audition episode was not shown, the first time that a scheduled audition that had taken place was not shown. Contestants known to have auditioned in New Jersey were listed as having auditioned elsewhere on the official ''American Idol'' website, for example Alex Wong who auditioned in New Jersey has San Diego listed as his audition city on the official website.〔(Nigel Lythgoe Twitter )〕〔(Alex Wong ). Americanidol.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Idol (season 11)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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