2014-present: American Idol, Innocence, and Cold Fame 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. 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.
Performances on American Idol 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. In April 2015, Asciutto signed a record deal with Detroit-based label Original 1265 Records. 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. The music video for the second single, "Innocence", was released on April 20, 2016. On April 22, 2016, "You Gotta Help Me", was featured in the Billboard.com Editors' Picks. ==Discography==