American Idol (season 12) American Idol (season 12) The twelfth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 16, 2013, as part of the mid-season of the 2012–13 network television season. Ryan Seacrest returned to host. Randy Jackson returned for his twelfth season as judge and was joined by new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, who replaced Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. The season was the third to have four judges, after the eighth and ninth seasons. It was also the first season in the show's history where all the finalists of one gender (male) were eliminated before any finalists of the
Latin American Idol (season 4) Latin American Idol (season 4) The fourth season of Latin American Idol premiered on September 9, 2009. This season brings new changes as host Monchi Balestra and judge Gustavo Sánchez leave the show. The show was hosted by Erika de la Vega, judges Jon Secada and Mimi return to judge once again and a new judge joins them, Oscar Mediavilla, an Argentine producer. The auditions for Season 4 were on July 2009. There was a form to fill in the "Latin American Idol" MySpace site to try for auditions for 2009. Auditioners had to be between the ages of 18