American Idol season 10 (2011)
Aired on Fox from January 19, 2011 to May 25, 2011. 13 finalists and 11 semifinalists, with their show results and what they did after the show.
The 13 finalists (Top 13).
Finalists
| Finalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| WinnerLast competed May 25, 2011 | Scotty McCreery records for Triple Tigers. On July 17, 2026 he released 15, a retrospective album of earlier hits and four new recordings. He hosts a monthly show on SiriusXM Prime Country, and in August 2026 he said he expects to play fewer concerts but does not plan to retire. | |
| Runner-upLast competed May 25, 2011 | Lauren Alaina released the studio album Stages on Big Loud Records on August 28, 2026. Her label announced a 15-date headlining Stages Tour scheduled for October 1 to November 12, 2026, ending with her first headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium. She has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2022. | |
| Eliminated 3rdLast competed May 19, 2011 | Haley Reinhart, now an independent artist, released the single Promise, written with Drew Dolan, in April 2026, with a fifth album expected later in the year. She sings on two tracks, Tattoo and Lover, on Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra's album Night Blooms, released on the Fontana label on June 5, 2026. | |
| Eliminated 4thLast competed May 12, 2011 | James Durbin issued the singles Hold Me and Capitola On My Mind in 2025 and Paradise in March 2026 under his own name, and performs around California's central coast as a solo artist and in several bands. His most recent albums are Screaming Steel (February 2024), credited to his heavy metal project Durbin, and We Are the Fire (October 2024) with the band Cleanbreak, both on Frontiers. | |
| Eliminated 5thLast competed May 5, 2011 | Jacob Lusk is the lead singer of the soul trio Gabriels, whose debut album Angels & Queens came out in two parts in 2022 and 2023. In January 2026 he sang on a new version of Moby's When It's Cold I'd Like to Die, the lead single of Moby's album Future Quiet, and in April 2026 he performed with Moby at the Coachella festival. | |
| Eliminated 6thLast competed April 28, 2011 | Casey Abrams released #Jazz, an 11-song jazz album, on his own Dogstubb label on August 20, 2026, and an album release show was scheduled at the Starlight Cabaret in Studio City, California, for October 17, 2026. In late 2025 he was billed as a vocalist and bassist on the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. | |
| Eliminated 7thLast competed April 21, 2011 | Stefano Langone records as Stefano and has released music independently since leaving Hollywood Records. He co-founded SpeakerMind Productions, which released his EP Obsession in 2016, and he released the singles "Call It Love", "Invincible", "Next Year" and "Why I'm Here" from June 2019 to December 2020. | |
| Eliminated 8thLast competed April 14, 2011 | Paul McDonald fronts the Nashville band Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves, formed in 2023. His album So Long to the Dark Side, recorded with that band and producer Bobby Holland, came out in July 2025. He founded the One Big Love festival in Nashville in 2022. | |
| Eliminated 9thLast competed April 7, 2011 | Pia Toscano announced in June 2026 that she had signed with the Nashville label Melody Place, and she released the single "Redirected" with the label on July 10, 2026, her first new music since 2023. She sang the U.S. national anthem before Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. Her first album of original music, I'm Good, came out in October 2022. | |
| Eliminated 12thLast competed March 17, 2011 | Karen Rodriguez signed with Roc Nation Latin in 2016. In March 2017 the label released her single Happy April Fools in English and Spanish (La Tonta de Abril), followed by No Me Verás Llorar (Spanglish) in October 2017. Earlier she co-wrote songs on Romeo Santos's 2014 album Formula, Vol. 2, among them Odio featuring Drake. | |
| Eliminated 13thLast competed March 10, 2011 | Ashthon Jones contributed the song Good Living to Songs for a Healthier America, a various-artists compilation released on September 30, 2013. In 2012 she released the single Lookout and sang the chorus of Lecrae's song Mayday, which also featured Big K.R.I.T. | |
| Eliminated 10th–11thLast competed March 31, 2011 | Naima Adedapo moved to Nashville, signed a songwriting deal with Given Music Publishing and released her seven-song EP Beautifully Made in 2015. | |
| Eliminated 10th–11thLast competed March 31, 2011 | Thia Megia played Haley Chen on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from December 2018 into 2020. The role earned her a nomination for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series at the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2020. |
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Other finalists
Semifinalists
Semifinal round: the Top 24, twelve men and twelve women, who each sang once.
| Semifinalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed March 3, 2011 | No career summary yet. |
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- Lauren Alaina Takes Her Next Chapter On The Road With Headlining The Stages Tour — Big Loud, May 26, 2026.
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