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56d3686b59d6e41400146307 | American_Idol | In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan o... | What year did producers attempt to sell the Pop Idol format in the United States? | {
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3
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56d3686b59d6e41400146308 | American_Idol | In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan o... | Who talked Rupert Murdoch into buying American Idol for FOX? | {
"text": [
"his daughter Elisabeth"
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281
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} |
56daeed2e7c41114004b4b3d | American_Idol | In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan o... | Who is the head of Fox's parent company? | {
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"Rupert Murdoch"
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202
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} |
56daeed2e7c41114004b4b3f | American_Idol | In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan o... | What was Pop Idol renamed to for its American debut? | {
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"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar"
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361
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56d368b859d6e4140014630e | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | For how many seasons were the three original judges on American Idol? | {
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"eight"
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606
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56d368b859d6e4140014630f | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | How many judges were originally planned for American Idol? | {
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42
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56d368b859d6e41400146310 | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | What New York radio personalty was hired as a judge for American Idol in season two but declined? | {
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"Angie Martinez"
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383
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} |
56d368b859d6e41400146311 | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | What radio DJ was originally hired as a judge in season one but declined? | {
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"Stryker"
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259
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56daf04ae7c41114004b4b47 | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | How many judges were originally intended for the show? | {
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"four"
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42
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56daf04ae7c41114004b4b48 | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | Which judge quit before the premiere, citing image concerns? | {
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"DJ Stryker"
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256
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} |
56daf04ae7c41114004b4b49 | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | During Season two, which judge quit after a few days? | {
"text": [
"Angie Martinez"
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383
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} |
56daf04ae7c41114004b4b4b | American_Idol | The show had originally planned on having four judges following the Pop Idol format; however, only three judges had been found by the time of the audition round in the first season, namely Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen but he dropped out citing "ima... | When did American Idol change to a four-judge panel? | {
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"season eight"
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599
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} |
56d3692959d6e41400146316 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | Who was added as a fourth judge in the eighth season of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"Kara DioGuardi"
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84
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} |
56d3692959d6e41400146317 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | Who replaced Paula Abdul as a judge in season nine of American Idol? | {
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"Ellen DeGeneres"
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325
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} |
56d3692959d6e41400146318 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | For how many seasons was Steven Tyler a judge on American Idol? | {
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"two"
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143
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} |
56d3692959d6e41400146319 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | What year did Simon Cowell announce that he was leaving American Idol? | {
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"2010"
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426
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} |
56d3692959d6e4140014631a | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | What show did Simon Cowell launch in 2011 after leaving American Idol? | {
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"The X Factor"
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539
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} |
56daf1b9e7c41114004b4b51 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | Who was added as a fourth judge for the eighth season? | {
"text": [
"Kara DioGuardi"
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"answer_start": [
84
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} |
56daf1b9e7c41114004b4b52 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | When did Paula Abdul quit as a judge? | {
"text": [
"before season nine"
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218
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} |
56daf1b9e7c41114004b4b53 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | When did Simon Cowell announce he was no longer going to be a judge? | {
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"January 11, 2010"
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414
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} |
56daf1b9e7c41114004b4b54 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | Which talk show host replaced Paula Abdul? | {
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"Ellen DeGeneres"
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325
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} |
56daf1b9e7c41114004b4b55 | American_Idol | In season eight, Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge. She stayed for two seasons and left the show before season ten. Paula Abdul left the show before season nine after failing to agree terms with the show producers. Emmy Award-winning talk show ... | When did Steven Tyler become a judge? | {
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"season ten"
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180
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} |
56d369ca59d6e41400146320 | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | In what season was Lionel Richie a guest judge on American Idol? | {
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"season two"
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48
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} |
56d369ca59d6e41400146321 | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | Which season eight contestant was a guest judge in season fourteen? | {
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"Adam Lambert"
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576
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} |
56d369ca59d6e41400146322 | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | In what season was Donna Summer a guest judge on American Idol? | {
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"season three"
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128
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} |
56d369ca59d6e41400146323 | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | In which season was Shania Twain a guest judge on American Idol? | {
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"season six"
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440
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} |
56d369ca59d6e41400146324 | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | Which season of American Idol featured Katy Perry as a guest judge? | {
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"season nine"
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535
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} |
56daf26ae7c41114004b4b5b | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | Who were the guest judges in season two? | {
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"Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb"
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81
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} |
56daf26ae7c41114004b4b5c | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | When was Shania Twain a guest judge for auditions? | {
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"season eight"
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468
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} |
56daf26ae7c41114004b4b5e | American_Idol | Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season two, guest judges such as Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb were used, and in season three Donna Summer, Quentin Tarantino and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for s... | When did Donna Summer help the contestants during the final rounds? | {
"text": [
"season three"
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"answer_start": [
128
]
} |
56d369f459d6e4140014632b | American_Idol | The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Dunkleman quit thereafter, making Seacrest the sole emcee of the show starting with season two. | Who was the only host of American Idol after season one? | {
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"Ryan Seacrest"
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34
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} |
56daf29ee7c41114004b4b66 | American_Idol | The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Dunkleman quit thereafter, making Seacrest the sole emcee of the show starting with season two. | Which host quit after the first season? | {
"text": [
"Brian Dunkleman"
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"answer_start": [
52
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} |
56d36a6c59d6e4140014632e | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | Who was a mentor to the contestants on American Idol in its thirteenth season? | {
"text": [
"Randy Jackson"
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"answer_start": [
253
]
} |
56d36a6c59d6e41400146330 | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | Who mentored contestants in the fourteenth and fifteenth seasons of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"Scott Borchetta"
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"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56daf310e7c41114004b4b74 | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | What two things did the mentors help the contestants with? | {
"text": [
"song choice and performance"
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"answer_start": [
145
]
} |
56daf310e7c41114004b4b75 | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | Who was the mentor for seasons 10 - 12? | {
"text": [
"Jimmy Iovine"
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"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
56daf310e7c41114004b4b76 | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | Who was the mentor for season 13? | {
"text": [
"Randy Jackson"
],
"answer_start": [
253
]
} |
56daf310e7c41114004b4b77 | American_Idol | Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance. Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Bo... | Who was the mentor for seasons 14 and 15? | {
"text": [
"Scott Borchetta"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56d36a9f59d6e41400146339 | American_Idol | The eligible age-range for contestants is currently fifteen to twenty-eight years old. The initial age limit was sixteen to twenty-four in the first three seasons, but the upper limit was raised to twenty-eight in season four, and the lower limit was reduced to fifteen in season ten. The contestants must be legal U.S. ... | What is the upper age limit for contestants on American Idol? | {
"text": [
"twenty-eight"
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"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
56daf3c0e7c41114004b4b89 | American_Idol | The eligible age-range for contestants is currently fifteen to twenty-eight years old. The initial age limit was sixteen to twenty-four in the first three seasons, but the upper limit was raised to twenty-eight in season four, and the lower limit was reduced to fifteen in season ten. The contestants must be legal U.S. ... | When was the age limit increased to 28? | {
"text": [
"season four"
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214
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} |
56daf3c0e7c41114004b4b8b | American_Idol | The eligible age-range for contestants is currently fifteen to twenty-eight years old. The initial age limit was sixteen to twenty-four in the first three seasons, but the upper limit was raised to twenty-eight in season four, and the lower limit was reduced to fifteen in season ten. The contestants must be legal U.S. ... | Currently, contestants can not have a recording track by what stage of the competition? | {
"text": [
"semi-final stage"
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"answer_start": [
462
]
} |
56d36b3d59d6e4140014633f | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | How many auditions are there before contestants audition for the judges? | {
"text": [
"at least three"
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23
]
} |
56d36b3d59d6e41400146340 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | Which audition stage is televised? | {
"text": [
"the judges"
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"answer_start": [
438
]
} |
56d36b3d59d6e41400146341 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | How many contestants make it through the initial auditions in each city? | {
"text": [
"a few hundred"
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"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
56daf479e7c41114004b4b91 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | What is the only televised portion of the preliminary audition rounds? | {
"text": [
"in front of the judges"
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"answer_start": [
426
]
} |
56daf479e7c41114004b4b92 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | How many rounds can a contestant make it through before Hollywood? | {
"text": [
"three"
],
"answer_start": [
32
]
} |
56daf479e7c41114004b4b93 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | Who do contestants sing for in the second round of cuts during auditions? | {
"text": [
"producers"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
} |
56daf479e7c41114004b4b94 | American_Idol | Contestants go through at least three sets of cuts. The first is a brief audition with a few other contestants in front of selectors which may include one of the show's producers. Although auditions can exceed 10,000 in each city, only a few hundred of these make it past the preliminary round of auditions. Successful c... | If contestants get approval from the judges, where do they go next? | {
"text": [
"Hollywood"
],
"answer_start": [
545
]
} |
56d36bc559d6e41400146346 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | Which season did not have a group round in Hollywood? | {
"text": [
"seven"
],
"answer_start": [
634
]
} |
56d36bc559d6e41400146347 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | In which seasons were contestants required to write original lyrics? | {
"text": [
"two and three"
],
"answer_start": [
500
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} |
56d36bc559d6e41400146348 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | How many Hollywood rounds were there in the first nine seasons? | {
"text": [
"usually three"
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"answer_start": [
121
]
} |
56d36bc559d6e41400146349 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | In which season were contestants separated by gender to form groups? | {
"text": [
"twelve"
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"answer_start": [
831
]
} |
56daf539e7c41114004b4ba4 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | How many rounds of cuts were in the Hollywood stage until season ten? | {
"text": [
"three"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
56daf539e7c41114004b4ba5 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | What was eliminated from the Hollywood round in Season seven? | {
"text": [
"groups"
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"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
56daf539e7c41114004b4ba7 | American_Idol | Once in Hollywood, the contestants perform individually or in groups in a series of rounds. Until season ten, there were usually three rounds of eliminations in Hollywood. In the first round the contestants emerged in groups but performed individually. For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups ... | Which seasons did contestants have to write an original lyric or melody? | {
"text": [
"seasons two and three"
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"answer_start": [
492
]
} |
56d36c0559d6e4140014634e | American_Idol | In seasons ten and eleven, a further round was added in Las Vegas, where the contestants perform in groups based on a theme, followed by one final solo round to determine the semi-finalists. At the end of this stage of the competition, 24 to 36 contestants are selected to move on to the semi-final stage. In season twel... | In what city did contestants perform an additional round in seasons ten and eleven? | {
"text": [
"Las Vegas"
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"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
56d36c0559d6e4140014634f | American_Idol | In seasons ten and eleven, a further round was added in Las Vegas, where the contestants perform in groups based on a theme, followed by one final solo round to determine the semi-finalists. At the end of this stage of the competition, 24 to 36 contestants are selected to move on to the semi-final stage. In season twel... | What was the Las Vegas round called in season twelve? | {
"text": [
"Sudden Death"
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"answer_start": [
352
]
} |
56d36c0559d6e41400146350 | American_Idol | In seasons ten and eleven, a further round was added in Las Vegas, where the contestants perform in groups based on a theme, followed by one final solo round to determine the semi-finalists. At the end of this stage of the competition, 24 to 36 contestants are selected to move on to the semi-final stage. In season twel... | In which season was the "Hollywood or Home" round added to the competition? | {
"text": [
"twelve"
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"answer_start": [
316
]
} |
56d36c4859d6e41400146355 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | How many text message votes were there in season eight? | {
"text": [
"178 million"
],
"answer_start": [
1137
]
} |
56d36c4859d6e41400146356 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | In which season was online voting introduced? | {
"text": [
"ten"
],
"answer_start": [
833
]
} |
56d36c4859d6e41400146357 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | What company counts the votes on American Idol? | {
"text": [
"Telescope Inc"
],
"answer_start": [
1270
]
} |
56daf672e7c41114004b4bb5 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | At what point does the public begin voting for contestants? | {
"text": [
"the semi-finals"
],
"answer_start": [
5
]
} |
56daf672e7c41114004b4bb7 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | How many votes were cast for contestants in the first season? | {
"text": [
"Over 110 million"
],
"answer_start": [
765
]
} |
56daf672e7c41114004b4bb8 | American_Idol | From the semi-finals onwards, the fate of the contestants is decided by public vote. During the contestant's performance as well as the recap at the end, a toll-free telephone number for each contestant is displayed on the screen. For a two-hour period after the episode ends (up to four hours for the finale) in each US... | How many votes were cast by season ten for all contestants? | {
"text": [
"nearly 750 million"
],
"answer_start": [
873
]
} |
56d36ce959d6e4140014635e | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | How many finalists were there on the first season of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"ten"
],
"answer_start": [
173
]
} |
56d36ce959d6e41400146360 | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | What is the name of the round that gives failed contestants another chance? | {
"text": [
"wildcard"
],
"answer_start": [
367
]
} |
56daf725e7c41114004b4bc7 | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | How were the semi-finalists split up to perform in season one? | {
"text": [
"three groups of ten"
],
"answer_start": [
157
]
} |
56daf725e7c41114004b4bc8 | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | How were the semi-finalists split up to perform in seasons two and three? | {
"text": [
"four groups of eight"
],
"answer_start": [
281
]
} |
56daf725e7c41114004b4bc9 | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | When did the wildcard round become a factor? | {
"text": [
"season one"
],
"answer_start": [
134
]
} |
56daf725e7c41114004b4bca | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | How many finalists were chosen for season one? | {
"text": [
"ten"
],
"answer_start": [
173
]
} |
56daf725e7c41114004b4bcb | American_Idol | In the first three seasons, the semi-finalists were split into different groups to perform individually in their respective night. In season one, there were three groups of ten, with the top three contestants from each group making the finals. In seasons two and three, there were four groups of eight, and the top two o... | How many finalists made it to the finals for seasons two and three? | {
"text": [
"12"
],
"answer_start": [
689
]
} |
56d36d2859d6e41400146366 | American_Idol | From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top t... | How many semi-finalists were there in season 4? | {
"text": [
"twenty-four"
],
"answer_start": [
41
]
} |
56d36d2859d6e41400146367 | American_Idol | From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top t... | How were the semi-finalists divided in season four? | {
"text": [
"by gender"
],
"answer_start": [
81
]
} |
56d36d2859d6e41400146368 | American_Idol | From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top t... | How many men were in the top twelve on season five of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"six"
],
"answer_start": [
282
]
} |
56d36d2859d6e41400146369 | American_Idol | From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top t... | How many women were in the top twelve on season nine of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"six"
],
"answer_start": [
282
]
} |
56d36d2859d6e4140014636a | American_Idol | From seasons four to seven and nine, the twenty-four semi-finalists were divided by gender in order to ensure an equal gender division in the top twelve. The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top t... | How many women were semi-finalists on season six of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"twelve"
],
"answer_start": [
146
]
} |
56d36d5f59d6e41400146370 | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many wildcards were chosen by the judges in season eight? | {
"text": [
"four"
],
"answer_start": [
223
]
} |
56d36d5f59d6e41400146371 | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many wildcard contestants were advanced in the competition in season ten? | {
"text": [
"three"
],
"answer_start": [
64
]
} |
56d36d5f59d6e41400146372 | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many women were in the top ten in season twelve? | {
"text": [
"five"
],
"answer_start": [
382
]
} |
56d36d5f59d6e41400146373 | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many finalists were there in season eight? | {
"text": [
"thirteen"
],
"answer_start": [
626
]
} |
56daf8e2e7c41114004b4bd9 | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | What season saw the return of the Wild Card round? | {
"text": [
"season eight"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56daf8e2e7c41114004b4bdb | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many contestants moved forward from each round? | {
"text": [
"three"
],
"answer_start": [
64
]
} |
56daf8e2e7c41114004b4bdc | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many wildcard contestants were chosen? | {
"text": [
"four"
],
"answer_start": [
223
]
} |
56daf8e2e7c41114004b4bdd | American_Idol | The wildcard round returned in season eight, wherein there were three groups of twelve, with three contestants moving forward – the highest male, the highest female, and the next highest-placed singer - for each night, and four wildcards were chosen by the judges to produce a final 13. Starting season ten, the girls an... | How many contestants were finalists for season 12? | {
"text": [
"10"
],
"answer_start": [
612
]
} |
56d36db659d6e41400146378 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | Where studio hosts the live final rounds on American Idol? | {
"text": [
"CBS Television City"
],
"answer_start": [
44
]
} |
56d36db659d6e41400146379 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | Who was the mentor on season ten of American Idol? | {
"text": [
"Jimmy Iovine"
],
"answer_start": [
732
]
} |
56d36db659d6e4140014637a | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | How many weeks did the finals of season thirteen last? | {
"text": [
"thirteen"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56d36db659d6e4140014637c | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | How many weeks did the finals last in the first season? | {
"text": [
"eight"
],
"answer_start": [
134
]
} |
56daf966e7c41114004b4be3 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | Where are the finals broadcast from? | {
"text": [
"CBS Television City"
],
"answer_start": [
44
]
} |
56daf966e7c41114004b4be5 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | Who was a mentor for the contestants in Season 10? | {
"text": [
"Jimmy Iovine"
],
"answer_start": [
732
]
} |
56daf966e7c41114004b4be6 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | How many songs do contestants sing initially in the finals? | {
"text": [
"one"
],
"answer_start": [
156
]
} |
56daf966e7c41114004b4be7 | American_Idol | The finals are broadcast in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted eight weeks in season one, eleven weeks in subsequent seasons until seasons ten and eleven which lasted twelve weeks except for season twelve, which lasted ten weeks, and season thirteen... | When do contestants start singing two songs? | {
"text": [
"top four or five"
],
"answer_start": [
879
]
} |
56d36e2059d6e41400146382 | American_Idol | The most popular contestants are usually not revealed in the results show. Instead, typically the three contestants (two in later rounds) who received the lowest number of votes are called to the center of the stage. One of these three is usually sent to safety; however the two remaining are not necessarily the bottom ... | In what season was the "Judges Save" introduced to give contestants a second chance? | {
"text": [
"eight"
],
"answer_start": [
708
]
} |
56d36e2059d6e41400146386 | American_Idol | The most popular contestants are usually not revealed in the results show. Instead, typically the three contestants (two in later rounds) who received the lowest number of votes are called to the center of the stage. One of these three is usually sent to safety; however the two remaining are not necessarily the bottom ... | How many time can the judges save be used each season? | {
"text": [
"once"
],
"answer_start": [
837
]
} |
56db01c5e7c41114004b4c26 | American_Idol | The most popular contestants are usually not revealed in the results show. Instead, typically the three contestants (two in later rounds) who received the lowest number of votes are called to the center of the stage. One of these three is usually sent to safety; however the two remaining are not necessarily the bottom ... | When three are called, one is often sent to what? | {
"text": [
"safety"
],
"answer_start": [
255
]
} |
56db01c5e7c41114004b4c29 | American_Idol | The most popular contestants are usually not revealed in the results show. Instead, typically the three contestants (two in later rounds) who received the lowest number of votes are called to the center of the stage. One of these three is usually sent to safety; however the two remaining are not necessarily the bottom ... | Which season was the Idol Gives Back episode? | {
"text": [
"season six"
],
"answer_start": [
535
]
} |
56d36e4b59d6e4140014638c | American_Idol | The "Fan Save" was introduced in the fourteenth season. During the finals, viewers are given a five-minute window to vote for the contestants in danger of elimination by using their Twitter account to decide which contestant will move on to the next show, starting with the Top 8. | In which season was the "Fan Save" first used? | {
"text": [
"fourteen"
],
"answer_start": [
37
]
} |
56d36e4b59d6e4140014638d | American_Idol | The "Fan Save" was introduced in the fourteenth season. During the finals, viewers are given a five-minute window to vote for the contestants in danger of elimination by using their Twitter account to decide which contestant will move on to the next show, starting with the Top 8. | How do people vote using the fan save? | {
"text": [
"Twitter"
],
"answer_start": [
182
]
} |
56db0286e7c41114004b4c2f | American_Idol | The "Fan Save" was introduced in the fourteenth season. During the finals, viewers are given a five-minute window to vote for the contestants in danger of elimination by using their Twitter account to decide which contestant will move on to the next show, starting with the Top 8. | What was introduced in season 14 to allow the fans to help save a contestant? | {
"text": [
"Fan Save"
],
"answer_start": [
5
]
} |
56db0286e7c41114004b4c31 | American_Idol | The "Fan Save" was introduced in the fourteenth season. During the finals, viewers are given a five-minute window to vote for the contestants in danger of elimination by using their Twitter account to decide which contestant will move on to the next show, starting with the Top 8. | How do viewers vote for a contestant using Fan Save? | {
"text": [
"Twitter"
],
"answer_start": [
182
]
} |
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