Ashthon Jones (born February 27, 1986) is an Americansinger fromGoodlettsville, Tennessee. Jones finished as the 13th place finalist on thetenth season ofAmerican Idol.

Jones was born in 1986 to Michelle Anderson. She grew up inValdosta, Georgia, before moving toGoodlettsville, Tennessee, when she was 12.^[1] She attended W.G. Nunn Elementary School in Valdosta as a child. Her father died when she was 14, and she ran away from home at 15, but returned home after two and a half years.^[2] She worked as a retail manager inNashville before appearing onAmerican Idol.^[3]

Jones auditioned for the tenth season ofAmerican Idol inNashville, Tennessee. She was not one of the five female vote getters in the semi-final round to advance to the Top 13. She was one of the six selected to sing for a wild card and advanced to the Top 13. She is the third wild card finalist to be the eliminated first in the finals, with the previous ones being Leah LaBelle fromseason 3 andJasmine Murray fromseason 8 two years earlier. The judges unanimously agreed not to save her.

She performed onLive with Regis and Kelly after her elimination.^[4] She andKaren Rodriguez did not take part in the 2011American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011 Tour, but she did return for the American Idol finale and sang in the girls Beyoncé Medley with Haley Reinhart, Pia Toscano, Thia Megia, Naima Adedapo, and Karen Rodriguez, as well as singing "Born This Way" with the entire Top 13. On March 3, 2012 she released her first single, "Lookout."^{[citation needed]} She was featured withBig K.R.I.T. on the song "Mayday" from the albumGravity byLecrae.^[5][6] She was also featured on the song "Good 2getha" from Big K.R.I.T.'s mixtapeKing Remembered in Time.^[7]

Jones lists her musical influences asMary Mary,Whitney Houston,Chaka Khan, andThe Clark Sisters.^[8]

• Ashthon Jones onAmerican Idol

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