The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler 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. This season followed the same format as the tenth season. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale, although Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's thirteenth season.
A helicopter view of American Idol auditions at Petco Park, San Diego, July 8, 2011
Image: Phillip Phillips in Paris, March 2013
Image: Jessica Sanchez cropped
Image: Joshua Ledet at the White House
Jennifer Lynn Affleck, also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. Often dubbed the "Queen of Dance", Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for her impact on popular culture through fashion, branding, and shifting mainstream beauty standards.
Lopez in 2019
Lopez arriving at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2004
Lopez in 2008
Lopez performing during her Dance Again World Tour in Paris, France in 2012
