{"artistName":"Jacob Lusk","artistId":117652,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a7/5a7858e72a29d5e981382a5eae55d43c_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a7/5a7858e72a29d5e981382a5eae55d43c_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a7/5a7858e72a29d5e981382a5eae55d43c_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a7/5a7858e72a29d5e981382a5eae55d43c_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a7/5a7858e72a29d5e981382a5eae55d43c_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eJacob Lusk (born June 23, 1987) is an American singer from Compton, California, who finished in fifth place on the tenth season of American Idol. \n Early life\nLusk was born in 1987 to Anglia and Gregory Lusk, and is from Compton, California. His father worked as a music producer, but he died when Lusk was twelve. Lusk began singing when he was four years old, and performed at his church from the age of five. He attended United Faith Community School in Long Beach, California, and was the lead singer in the school choir, plays and programs. \nHe is a minister of music at his church. Prior to American Idol, he worked as a spa concierge. In 2007, he joined a gospel group called InNate Praise formed by the late hip-hop singer Nate Dogg, and he performed with the group at churches around Los Angeles County. \nHe was arrested in November 2010 for missing a court hearing after being cited for riding on an L.A. metro train without buying a ticket, and spent three days in jail. He was also initially sentenced to two years probation but was reprieved after pleading to the judge that the sentence would jeopardize his chance of appearing on American Idol. \n American Idol\n Overview: \nLusk auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol in Los Angeles, California. \nLusk was first shown in the group stage of the competition where he performed with fellow finalist Naima Adedapo, Vegas Contestant Sophia Shorai, and Matthew Nuss, and Da'Quela Payne. all advanced to the top 102 \nHe received high praise from Randy Jackson for his performance of \"God Bless the Child\" during the Hollywood rounds as the best ever seen on Idol. He was one of the top five males in the semi-final round, and therefore advanced to the Top 13. Lusk was eliminated on May 5, 2011, finishing in fifth place. During the finale, he performed with Kirk Franklin and Gladys Knight. \n Performances/Results: \nEpisode\nTheme\nSong choice\nOriginal artist\nOrder #\nResult\n Audition \nAuditioner's Choice \n\"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone\" \nThe Undisputed Truth \nN/A \nAdvanced \n \"A Change Is Gonna Come\" \nSam Cooke \n Hollywood Round, Part 1 \nFirst Solo \nN/A \nN/A \nN/A \nAdvanced \n Hollywood Round, Part 2 \nGroup Performance \n\"Get Ready\" \nThe Temptations \nN/A \nAdvanced \n Hollywood Round, Part 3 \nSecond Solo \n\"God Bless the Child\" \nBillie Holiday \nN/A \nAdvanced \n Las Vegas Round \nSongs of The Beatles, \nGroup Performance \n\"The Long and Winding Road\" \nThe Beatles \nN/A \nAdvanced \n Hollywood Round Final \nFinal Solo \n\"A Song for You\" \nLeon Russell \nN/A \nAdvanced \n Top 24 (12 Men) \nPersonal Choice \n\"A House Is Not a Home\" \nBrook Benton \n11 \nAdvanced \n Top 13 \nYour Personal Idol \n\"I Believe I Can Fly\" \nR. Kelly \n8 \nSafe \n Top 12 \nYear You Were Born \n\"Alone\" \ni-TEN \n12 \nSafe \n Top 11 \nMotown \n\"You're All I Need to Get By\" \nMarvin Gaye \u0026amp; Tammi Terrell \n3 \nSafe \n Top 11 \nElton John \n\"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word\" \nElton John \n10 \nSafe \n Top 9 \nRock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame \n\"Man in the Mirror\" \nMichael Jackson \n1 \nBottom 3 \n Top 8 \nSongs from the Movies \n\"Bridge over Troubled Water\" -- The Pursuit of Happyness \nSimon \u0026amp; Garfunkel \n7 \nSafe \n Top 7 \nSongs from the 21st Century \n\"Dance with My Father\" \nLuther Vandross \n4 \nBottom 3 \n Top 6 \nCarole King \nSolo \"Oh No Not My Baby\" \nMaxine Brown \n1 \nSafe \n Duet \"I'm into Something Good\" with James Durbin \nEarl-Jean \n9 \n Top 5 \nSongs from Now and Then \n\"No Air\" \nJordin Sparks \u0026amp; Chris Brown \n2 \nEliminated \n \"Love Hurts\" \nThe Everly Brothers \n7 \n ^Note 1 Due to the judges using their one save to save Casey Abrams, the Top 11 remained intact for another week, when two contestants were eliminated., \n^Note 2 Lusk was saved first from elimination, before Stefano Langone as Pia Toscano was eliminated., \n^Note 3 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Lusk was among the Bottom 3 but declared safe second, as Stefano Langone was eliminated., \n Post-Idol\nLusk and the rest of the top 11 took part in the 2011 American Idols Live Tour, which began in West Valley City, Utah, on July 6, 2011, and ended in Manila, Philippines on September 20, 2011. He performed on Live with Regis and Kelly on May 9, 2011, and on the Today show on May 10, 2011.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Jacob+Lusk","playStationPath":"/stations/283168639/play","stationId":283168639,"bioPath":"/music/Jacob+Lusk/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Diana+DeGarmo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/990/990dac62d44fbe0e77dc1b443bef43a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Diana DeGarmo","artistId":108763,"station_id":281863294},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+McDonald","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f3f/f3ff6f18ff37ea43133efd57c904e29e_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul McDonald","artistId":119637,"station_id":283329208},{"musicPath":"/music/Kree+Harrison","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dae/dae24e6b0916234da5ab822a5ed58889_md.jpg","artistName":"Kree Harrison","artistId":457894,"station_id":401285092},{"musicPath":"/music/Kristy+Lee+Cook","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/906/90655ff4b5d73bcd01300e83760d98c4_md.jpg","artistName":"Kristy Lee Cook","artistId":11131,"station_id":113468212},{"musicPath":"/music/Kimberley+Locke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b27/b27e60ccfb3eadd388705670ec371e81_md.jpg","artistName":"Kimberley Locke","artistId":11188,"station_id":113292429},{"musicPath":"/music/Taylor+Hicks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5fc/5fcb1144c10c0aab80b601f4d28fdfe7_md.jpg","artistName":"Taylor Hicks","artistId":9739,"station_id":113302479},{"musicPath":"/music/Lakisha+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/418/418c6953b2efe1586038a3813425b7fa_md.jpg","artistName":"Lakisha Jones","artistId":17807,"station_id":158962617},{"musicPath":"/music/Brooke+White","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/891/8913544b768ef83522039122ca87c804_md.jpg","artistName":"Brooke White","artistId":28617,"station_id":168296142},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Johns","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/104/1044aab2d4add354ba9db8d0a2ad14a1_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Johns","artistId":118719,"station_id":283254075},{"musicPath":"/music/Justin+Guarini","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/711/71196cc0bbf114db047585ea44812458_md.jpg","artistName":"Justin Guarini","artistId":106952,"station_id":281862214},{"musicPath":"/music/George+Huff","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ab/6abe406423049a322e908904289f3c51_md.jpg","artistName":"George Huff","artistId":72047,"station_id":266316059},{"musicPath":"/music/Vonzell+Solomon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/827/827f143d83c406b5924d8bc98fd40293_md.jpg","artistName":"Vonzell Solomon","artistId":65813,"station_id":264013851},{"musicPath":"/music/Bo+Bice","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/46a/46ae9cde13447a33a173592ab86f4c22_md.jpg","artistName":"Bo Bice","artistId":11001,"station_id":113531924},{"musicPath":"/music/Jason+Castro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/201/201e5f2a2e04ddcb549d9ee0adb13c3c_md.jpg","artistName":"Jason Castro","artistId":50864,"station_id":227184657},{"musicPath":"/music/Casey+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3be/3bef7de777b47c9aaa8d6d57f1807097_md.jpg","artistName":"Casey James","artistId":115707,"station_id":283090002},{"musicPath":"/music/Tamyra+Gray","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8d/e8d24d220b5c93096c0c7b47160bf104_md.jpg","artistName":"Tamyra Gray","artistId":74142,"station_id":266113603},{"musicPath":"/music/Crystal+Bowersox","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/57e/57e3c9e8bc3c4fbbaa4b78651c76244a_md.jpg","artistName":"Crystal Bowersox","artistId":71793,"station_id":264906967},{"musicPath":"/music/Naima+Adedapo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/13f/13f0e18df92730207d2902a88683caa8_md.jpg","artistName":"Naima Adedapo","artistId":105986,"station_id":281862028}]}