American Idol season 9 (2010)
Aired on Fox from January 12, 2010 to May 26, 2010. 12 finalists and 12 semifinalists, with their show results and what they did after the show.
The 12 finalists (Top 12).
Finalists
| Finalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| WinnerLast competed May 26, 2010 | Lee DeWyze is a singer-songwriter. His album Gone For Days was released in August 2024 on Mavelle Records. In 2026 he was booked for concerts including the Fairfield Theatre Company in Connecticut on January 27 and the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix on June 28. His songs have been licensed to more than 100 shows, films and commercials. | |
| Runner-upLast competed May 26, 2010 | Crystal Bowersox records and tours as an independent artist. In June 2026 she said she was finishing a new album, and that she had recently played Patsy Cline in a New York workshop of Crazy for Loving You, a new show about Cline. She released the album HitchHiker on January 1, 2022 (Mamasox Inc.). | |
| Eliminated 3rdLast competed May 19, 2010 | Casey James is an independent artist based in Nashville. From 2020 to 2024 he was a member of the trio Texas Hill with Craig Wayne Boyd and Adam Wakefield. His first acoustic album, Me & My Guitar, Vol. 1, was released on April 24, 2026. | |
| Eliminated 4thLast competed May 12, 2010 | Michael Lynche sings as a guest vocalist with symphony orchestras in the United States and Canada, in soul pops programs such as Kings of Soul and Dancing in the Street - The Music of Motown, developed with conductor Jeff Tyzik. He was scheduled to sing in Kings of Soul with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on January 16 to 18, 2026. His self-titled debut album came out on Big3 Records on August 14, 2012. | |
| Eliminated 5thLast competed May 5, 2010 | Aaron Kelly released the country single Can't Make a Meant to Be on June 6, 2023, after the singles The World Is Round and Last Thing I Would Say in 2021. A concert at the Meadowlands Racetrack was scheduled for March 25, 2023. He writes songs in Nashville and has co-written with Bobby Braddock and Frank Myers. | |
| Eliminated 6thLast competed April 28, 2010 | Siobhan Magnus sings on Angel Wings, a track on Ridiculon's soundtrack for the video game Mewgenics, released in February 2026. She earlier sang on Ridiculon's soundtrack for The End Is Nigh (2017). Her own releases include the album Moonbaby (2012) and the EP Holiday Inspiration (2015). | |
| Eliminated 7thLast competed April 21, 2010 | Tim Urban is a singer who has recorded songs for Sandshifter Music, a music licensing company. His GREATEST HiTS EP, with radio edits and instrumental versions of Lucky Man, Beautiful Dream and Field of Hearts, was released in November 2021. He was director, co-writer and co-producer of Texas Home Improvement. | |
| Eliminated 10thLast competed March 31, 2010 | Didi Benami works as a vocal coach based in Nashville, giving private lessons in person and online. In 2023 she co-hosted the AXS TV music competition series Banded with Brandon Jenner. She released the album Reverie in 2014. | |
| Eliminated 11thLast competed March 24, 2010 | Paige Miles released her debut single, Definition of Me, on iTunes on June 26, 2011. In May 2011 she headlined TheatreZone's production of the musical Beehive. After the 2010 season she moved to Los Angeles and worked on a debut album with producer Micayle "Mack" McKinney. | |
| Eliminated 12thLast competed March 17, 2010 | Lacey Brown moved to Nashville in February 2011 and released her debut EP, Let It Go, a five-song set on LEB Records, on May 31, 2011. She released the Christmas single Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in November 2011. | |
| Eliminated 8th–9thLast competed April 14, 2010 | Andrew Garcia is a singer-songwriter who built a following on YouTube before American Idol. After the show he released the EPs Hell & Back (2015) and Love Wounds (2017), the acoustic set Agoustic Pack (2019) and a series of singles. On September 25, 2026, he was credited with Alexcis on her single Almost Understood. | |
| Eliminated 8th–9thLast competed April 14, 2010 | Katie Stevens is an actress and singer. In August 2025 she starred as Cora McLeod in Providence Falls, a three-part film series on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark+. She was cast in a recurring role in Criminal, a Prime Video crime series based on the comics by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, which in July 2026 was set to premiere later that year. |
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Other finalists
Semifinalists
Semifinal round: the Top 24, twelve women and twelve men, who sang over three weeks (Top 24, Top 20 and Top 16); the bottom two of each group left each week.
| Semifinalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 11, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 11, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 11, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 11, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 4, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 4, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 4, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 4, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 25, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 25, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 25, 2010 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 25, 2010 | No career summary yet. |
Sources
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- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- How DeWyze Won 'American Idol' — Pollstar (Associated Press), May 27, 2010.
- Lee DeWyze out to show he's so much more than a former 'American Idol' winner — TribLIVE (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review), October 10, 2024.
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- iTunes Lookup API: Crystal Bowersox (artist 356754102) albums — Apple.
- Casey James: Bio — Casey James.
- Boyd, Wakefield, James form Texas Hill — Country Standard Time, June 12, 2020.
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- Casey James - TKO — TKO (booking agency).
- Michael Lynche — Greenberg Artists.
- Michael Lynche — Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, November 12, 2024.
- Mark Your Calendars: January 2026 Events — Baltimore Fishbowl, December 29, 2025.
- Michael Lynche (album) (Wikipedia revision 1324448684) — Wikipedia, November 27, 2025.
- iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 1545507954 (Aaron Kelly) albums — Apple.
- American Idol Alum Coming to Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment — Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, December 7, 2022.
- Aaron Kelly — Journey Bank Community Arts Center, December 18, 2020.
- Angel Wings (Feat. Siobhan Magnus), by Ridiculon — Ridiculon (Bandcamp).
- MusicBrainz recording Angel Wings (Ridiculon feat. Siobhan Magnus) — MusicBrainz.
- The End Is Nigh OST, by Ridiculon — Ridiculon (Bandcamp), July 12, 2017.
- Siobhan Magnus (Wikipedia revision 1368505287) — Wikipedia, August 9, 2026.
- Familiar Faces — Sandshifter Music.
- American Idol's Tim Urban — Sandshifter Music.
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- iTunes Lookup API: tracks of New York Sessions, Beautiful Dream and GREATEST HiTS — Apple.
- Tim Urban List of Movies and TV Shows — TV Guide.
- Didi Benami | Vocal Coach & Artist — Didi Benami (official vocal coaching website).
- Didi Benami — Wikipedia, December 2, 2025.
- Motley Crue's Vince Neil To Serve As Guest Judge On 'Banded: The Musician Competition' Series — Blabbermouth.net, May 8, 2023.
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- Paige Miles | The Official Paige Miles Site — Paige Miles (official site), March 23, 2012.
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- Cover story: Reality bites after the lights go out — CNN, February 2, 2011.
- Lacey Brown — Wikipedia, September 2, 2026.
- iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 264619897 (Lacey Brown) albums — Apple.
- Christmas music, courtesy of the American Idols — Idol Chatter & Voice Views (Mark Franklin), December 24, 2011.
- Andrew Garcia | Spotify — Spotify.
- iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 442409104 (Andrew Garcia) albums — Apple.
- iTunes Lookup API: Agoustic Pack tracks — Apple.
- Almost Understood - Single by Alexcis | Spotify — Spotify.
- Providence Falls' most 'challenging' scene to film is a non-canon Easter egg The Way Home fans will not want to miss — TechRadar, August 3, 2025.
- Katie Stevens | Booking & Brand Partnerships | Artist & Brand — Artist & Brand.
- Garrett Hedlund, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lawrence Kao, Katie Stevens Among 8 Cast In Ed Brubaker's Prime Video Series 'Criminal' — Deadline, September 17, 2024.
- Criminal Series Set for 2026; Phillips "Did a Ton of Art": Brubaker — Bleeding Cool, July 8, 2026.
- Criminal (TV series) (Wikipedia revision 1373553540) — Wikipedia, September 6, 2026.