Season 2, and Santiago finished in 6th place on Season 3 Caitlin Koch auditioned for Season 10 of American Idol. She was eliminated during the groups round in Hollywood Week. Stacy Francis appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 19 (UK). She was the sixth house guest evicted. Hayley Orrantia of Lakoda Rayne later landed a starring role on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Josh Kaufman was on Star Search at 16 as a junior vocalist. After he was eliminated in the first season's live show, he auditioned again in The Voice at the sixth season, where he was later crowned that season’s winner. Famous Relations Gina Rene, who was cut during the Boot Camp round, is the older sister of fellow contestant Chris Rene. Deaths Simone Battle, who was eliminated during the first live show, committed suicide on September 5, 2014. Reception U.S. Nielsen ratings Notes Controversy Nicole Scherzinger Scherzinger had been proven to be a unpopular judge, with her performance during her one-season stint being panned by critics, as well as early controversy of her replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel. In the quarter-final result show, Scherzinger who had the deciding vote, was clearly upset with the bottom two acts (Rachel Crow and Marcus Canty) because she admired both acts and was undecided about how she would vote. Her vote either meant that if she would eliminate Canty, Canty would be eliminated or if she voted against Crow, the result would go to deadlock and the public vote would determine the result. While Scherzinger was deliberating, she wanted the public vote to decide the outcome that week and sent the result to deadlock. Following this, Crow was voted out which led to Crow breaking down on stage and Scherzinger was booed off the stage and her future on the show was put in jeopardy. She subsequently received death threats from some viewers. Scherzinger was let go at the end of the season and later relocated to the United Kingdom to be a judge on the 2012 series of the UK show to replace Kelly Rowland. On the UK show, Scherzinger became a successful and popular judge. References External links Official website Season 1 2011 American television seasons United States 01