Jena Irene Asciutto | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Jena Irene |
Born | Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States | July 13, 1996
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Original 1265 Recordings |
Website | www |
Jena Irene Asciutto (born July 13, 1996), also known as Jena Irene, is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence in 2014 as the runner-up on the thirteenth season of American Idol . Asciutto became the first female Wild Card contestant of the series to qualify into the finale and became the second Wild Card contestant, after Clay Aiken in the second season, to make it into the finale. In April 2015, she signed a long-term recording deal with the independent Detroit label Original 1265 Recordings. [1] Asciutto released her debut EP, Innocence , on April 22, 2016, which was followed by her debut album, Cold Fame, on June 2, 2017.
Jena Irene Asciutto was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on July 13, 1996, to George Asciutto and Julie (née Loiselle). [2] She graduated from North Farmington High School on June 8, 2014. [3] She participated in North Farmington's annual "Coffee House" talent show, and from ages 12–16 was a member of a band called Infinity Hour, before it disbanded in February 2013, prior to her American Idol audition. [4]
While on American Idol, she performed under the shortened name of Jena Irene. For her American Idol audition, Asciutto sang "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. During the audition process, production continually called her "Jena Irene", possibly due to a mistake she made when writing down her name, as "Irene" is not her surname, but rather her middle name. Although she initially made attempts to correct her name, she eventually decided to keep the name professionally. [5]
During the group round, she sang "Too Close" by Alex Clare, alongside Sikenya Thomson, Allie Odom, and Mufarid Zaidi. She made it into the third part of Hollywood week by singing an original song called "Unbreakable Me," which has since been released on iTunes. Asciutto performed the song again during her hometown visit after making it to the top 3. She was announced as the runner-up on May 21, 2014.
Episode | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 1 | A Capella | "Video Games" | Lana Del Rey | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 2 | Group Performance | "Too Close" with Sikenya Thompson, Allie Odom, and Munfarid Zaidi | Alex Clare | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 3 | Solo | "Unbreakable Me" (original composition) | Jena Irene | N/A | Advanced |
Top 31 (10 Women) | Personal Choice | "Paint It, Black" | The Rolling Stones | 4 | Wild Card |
Wild Card | Hollywood Solo | "Unbreakable Me" (original composition) | Jena Irene | 2 | Advanced |
Top 13 | This Is Me | "The Scientist" | Coldplay | 8 | Safe |
Top 12 | Home | "Suddenly I See" | KT Tunstall | 1 | Bottom 3 |
Top 11 | Songs from the Cinema | "Decode" | Paramore | 10 | Safe |
Top 10 | Billboard Top 10 | "Clarity" | Zedd feat. Foxes | 3 | Safe |
Top 9 | I'm with the Band! | "Bring Me to Life" | Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy | 9 | Safe |
Top 8 | Back to the Start | Duet "Just Give Me a Reason" with Alex Preston | Pink feat. Nate Ruess | 3 | Safe |
Solo "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 9 | |||
Top 8 | Songs from the 1980s | Solo "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Arrows | 1 | Safe |
Duet "It's Only Love" with Caleb Johnson | Bryan Adams & Tina Turner | 5 | |||
Top 7 | Competitors' Choice | Duet "Gimme Shelter" with Caleb Johnson | The Rolling Stones | 6 | Safe |
Solo "Creep" | Radiohead | 10 | |||
Top 6 | Rock 'n' Roll | "Barracuda" | Heart | 1 | Safe |
Country | "So Small" | Carrie Underwood | 10 | ||
Top 5 | America's Requests | Trio "Best Day of My Life" with Alex Preston & Sam Woolf | American Authors | 3 | Safe |
Solo "My Body" | Young the Giant | 6 | |||
Solo "Valerie" | Amy Winehouse | 9 | |||
Top 4 | Love Songs | "Heartbreaker" | Pat Benatar | 4 | Safe |
"Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | 7 | |||
"Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley | 11 | |||
Top 3 | Randy Jackson's Choice | "Titanium" | David Guetta feat. Sia | 3 | Safe |
Judges' Choice | "Heart Attack" | Demi Lovato | 6 | ||
Hometown's Choice | "Creep" | Radiohead | 9 | ||
Finale | Simon Fuller's Choice | "Dog Days Are Over" | Florence + the Machine | 1 | Runner-up |
Reprisal Song | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley | 3 | ||
Winner's Single | "We Are One" | Jena Irene | 5 |
Asciutto took part in the American Idols Live! Tour 2014 from June 24 through August 24, 2014. She began work on her debut album immediately after the show as well. [6]
In April 2015, Asciutto signed a record deal with Detroit-based label Original 1265 Records. [1] In October 2015, the music video for "Unbreakable" was released. [7] The single would later be on both debut EP, Innocence, which was released on April 22, 2016, and her album, Cold Fame, was released in late 2016. [8] [9] The music video for the second single, "Innocence", was released on April 20, 2016.[ citation needed ] On April 22, 2016, "You Gotta Help Me", was featured in the Billboard.com Editors' Picks.[ citation needed ]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat | ||
Innocence |
| 18 |
Cold Fame |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US | |||
"We Are One" | 2014 | — | — |
"Unbreakable" | 2016 | — | Innocence and Cold Fame |
"Innocence" | — | Innocence | |
"You Gotta Help Me" | — |
Title | Year |
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"Unbreakable" | 2015 |
"Innocence" | 2016 |
"Floating Down the River" | 2017 |
"So I Get High" | 2017 |
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