Hailing from Farmington Hills, Michigan, Jena Irene was the runner-up of the thirteenth season of American Idol. For her American Idol audition, Irene 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. She made it into the third part of Hollywood week by singing an original song called “Unbreakable Me.” Irene 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, at end of Season Thirteen. Irene joined the other Top 10 Idols for the American Idol Summer Tour 2014. In 2016, Jena released her debut album, Innocence. Jena Irene tours all over the world.
