<P> Pia Toscano, one of the presumed favorites to advance far in the season, was unexpectedly eliminated on April 7, 2011, finishing in ninth place . Her elimination drew criticisms from some former Idol contestants, as well as actor Tom Hanks . </P> <P> The two finalists in 2011 were Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery, both teenage country singers . McCreery won the competition on May 25, being the youngest male winner and the fourth male in a row to win American Idol . McCreery released his first single, "I Love You This Big", as his coronation song, and Alaina released "Like My Mother Does". McCreery's debut album, Clear as Day, became the first debut album by an Idol winner to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 since Ruben Studdard's Soulful in 2003, and he became the youngest male artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 . </P> <P> Season 11 premiered on January 18, 2012 . On February 23, it was announced that one more finalist would join the Top 24 making it the Top 25, and that was Jermaine Jones . However, on March 14, Jones was disqualified in 12th place for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants . Jones denied the accusation that he concealed his arrests . </P> <P> Finalist Phillip Phillips suffered from kidney pain and was taken to the hospital before the Top 13 results show, and later received medical procedure to alleviate a blockage caused by kidney stones . He was reported to have eight surgeries during his Idol run, and had considered quitting the show due to the pain . He underwent surgery to remove the stones and reconstruct his kidney soon after the season had finished . </P>

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