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====Season 13 (2014)====
{{Main|American Idol season 13{{!}}''American Idol'' season 13}}
[[File:Caleb Johnson Wolf Trap.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Caleb Johnson]], the [[American Idol season 13|thirteenth season]] winner]]
The thirteenth season premiered on January 15, 2014. Ryan Seacrest returned as host and [[Keith Urban]] returned as a judge.  Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return as a judge for the thirteenth season. [[Randy Jackson]] returned, though Jackson moved from the judging panel to the role of in-mentor. [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Nicki Minaj]] left the panel after one season. Former judge [[Jennifer Lopez]] and former mentor [[Harry Connick, Jr]]. joined Urban on the panel. Connick Jr. served as a mentor for ''Idol'' in 2010 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Idol {{!}} Harry Connick Jr. - Official Site |url=https://www.harryconnickjr.com/television/american-idol#:~:text=Harry%20Connick,%20Jr.,a%20second%20time%20in%202012. |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.harryconnickjr.com}}</ref> Also, [[Nigel Lythgoe]] and [[Ken Warwick]] were replaced as executive producers by Per Blankens, Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Pragger. Bill DeRonde replaced Warwick as a director of the audition episodes, while Louis J. Horvitz replaced Gregg Gelfand as a director of the show.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 19, 2013 |title=Louis J. Horvitz To Direct 'American Idol' This Season |url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/louis-j-horvitz-to-direct-american-idol-this-season-654964/ |website=Deadline}}</ref>

This was the first season where the contestants were permitted to perform in the final rounds songs they wrote themselves. In the Top 8, [[Sam Woolf (singer-songwriter)|Sam Woolf]] received the fewest votes, but he was saved from elimination by the judges. The 500th episode of the series was the Top 3 performance night.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=May 14, 2014 |title=American Idol' Celebrates 500th Episode: The Highs and Lows of 13 Seasons |work=Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-celebrates-500th-episode-704201}}</ref>

[[Caleb Johnson]] was named the winner of the season, with [[Jena Irene]] as the runner-up.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perlman |first=Jake |title=American Idol season finale recap: And the Winner is... |url=https://ew.com/recap/american-idol-2014-finale-part-two/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 21, 2014}}</ref>  Johnson released "[[As Long as You Love Me (Caleb Johnson song)|As Long as You Love Me]]" as his coronation single while Irene released "We Are One".<ref>{{cite web |last=Paul Grein |date=August 20, 2014 |title=Chart Watch: A New Low For 'American Idol' |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-a-new-low-for-american-idol-192029756.html |website=Yahoo! Music}}</ref>