The Four: Battle for Stardom (season 2)

The second, and so far, most recent season of The Four: Battle for Stardom premiered on Fox on June 7, 2018. Fergie hosted the show, while Sean Combs, DJ Khaled and Meghan Trainor were judges. On August 2, 2018, the winner was announced as James Graham from Chelmsford, United Kingdom.

The Four: Battle for Stardom
Season 2
Hosted byFergie
Coaches
Winner James Graham
Runner-upSharaya J
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJune 7 (2018-06-07) 
August 2, 2018 (2018-08-02)
Season chronology

As of October 2020, Fox has not yet made an announcement regarding season 3.

The Four

Key:

  – Challenger against "The Four" won and secured a seat as a new member.
  – Member of "The Four" did not perform.
  – Member of "The Four" won the challenge and secured their seat.
  – Member of "The Four" lost the challenge and was eliminated.
  – Challenger to "The Four" lost their challenge and was eliminated.
  – An eliminated artist who was chosen to return to the competition via #TheFourComeback earned a chance to challenge "The Four"
  – Artist was chosen to return to the show, but lost their opportunity to challenge one of "The Four" when another comeback artist defeated them.
  – Not in the competition.
  – Final member of “The Four”
* – Original member of "The Four"
Artists Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Finale
Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2
James Graham* SAFE IN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT SAVE WIN SAFE WINNER
Sharaya J* IN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE N/A SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Leah Jenea WIN N/A SAFE OUT
Whitney Reign WIN SAFE OUT SAVE WIN OUT
Ali Caldwell WIN SAFE SAFE N/A OUT
JeRonelle McGhee WIN N/A OUT
Dylan Jacob OUT SAVE OUT
Carvena Jones* OUT SAVE OUT
Jesse Kramer WIN SAFE SAFE OUT LOSE
Ebon Lurks OUT LOSE
Lil Bri OUT LOSE
Stephanie Zelaya* SAFE OUT LOSE
Noah Barlass WIN OUT
Majeste Pearson WIN OUT

Challenge Episodes

Key:

  – Artist secured a spot and has remained in "The Four".
  – Artist won their challenge, but was eventually eliminated from the competition.
  – Artist was eliminated from the competition.
  – Artist lost their challenge, and was originally eliminated, but received a second chance via #TheFourComeback.

Week 1 (June 7)

Before the competition began, each original member of The Four performed a solo song.

Starting lineup of The Four
ArtistAgeHometownSongStarting seat
Carvena Jones 22 Jackson, Mississippi "Fine China" Put in seat 1
James Graham 21 Chelmsford, Essex, England "I Can't Make You Love Me" Put in seat 2
Stephanie Zelaya 26 Guatemala City, Guatemala "Chantaje" Put in seat 3
Sharaya J 34 Atlanta, Georgia "Banji Certified" Put in seat 4

Note : Sharaya J & James Graham Were also the final two.

Artist performances on the first episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 Chris Vanny 24 Orlando, Florida "Maria Maria"/
"Wild Thoughts"
Eliminated
2 Majeste Pearson 21 Tulsa, Oklahoma "Someone Like You" Advanced
3 Christina Castle 21 Sydney, Australia "Side to Side" Eliminated
4 Quinton Ellis 17 Conway, Arkansas "U Got It Bad" Advanced
5 Rebecca Black 20 Anaheim, California "Bye Bye Bye" Advanced
Challenge performances on the first episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
2.1 Carvena Jones "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" Eliminated
2.2 Majeste Pearson "Chandelier" Put in Seat 1
4.1 Stephanie Zelaya "Mi Gente" Safe
4.2 Quinton Ellis "So Sick" Eliminated
5.1 James Graham "A Song for You" Safe
5.2 Rebecca Black "Torn" Eliminated

Week 2 (June 14)

Artist performances on the second episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 Whitney Reign 25 Chicago, Illinois "Issues" Advanced
2 De'Stani Bryant 16 Odessa, Texas "So Gone" Eliminated
3 Stelle Amor 25 Nashville, Tennessee "Mad World" Eliminated
4 James Farrow 25 Minneapolis, Minnesota "Lean Back" Advanced
5 Skylar Dayne 21 Hialeah, Florida "Wolves" Eliminated
6 Jesse Kramer 21 Nashville, Tennessee "Hallelujah" Advanced
Challenge performances on the second episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Stephanie Zelaya "On The Floor" Eliminated
1.2 Whitney Reign "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Put in seat 3
4.1 Sharaya J "Plain Jane" Safe
4.2 James Farrow "Panda" Eliminated
6.1 Majeste Pearson "Stone Cold" Eliminated
6.2 Jesse Kramer "All Along The Watchtower" Put in seat 1

Week 3 (June 21)

Note: This is the first time that all four members have been challenged this season and this is the first time on The Four that all four members have defended their seats.

Artist performances on the third episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 Ebon Lurks 22 Tulsa, Oklahoma "Photograph" Advanced
2 Elijah Connor 28 Detroit, Michigan "Love" Eliminated
3 Matt Bloyd 25 Modesto, California "How Will I Know" Advanced
4 Lil Bri 17 Houston, Texas "Hate It Or Love It" Advanced
5 Christian Gonzalez 16 Miami, Florida "Bailando" Advanced
Challenge performances on the third episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Jesse Kramer "You Are So Beautiful" Safe
1.2 Ebon Lurks "Mine" Eliminated
3.1 Whitney Reign "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Safe
3.2 Matt Bloyd "Tennessee Whiskey" Eliminated
4.1 Sharaya J "Stir Fry" Safe
4.2 Lil Bri "Crush On You" Eliminated
5.1 James Graham "Lately" Safe
5.2 Christian Gonzalez "Hold On We're Going Home" Eliminated

Week 4 (June 28)

Artist performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 Felix Thompson 24 Monroe, Georgia "Can We Talk" Advanced
2 Alma Lake 21 Medellín, Colombia "Ex's and Oh's" Eliminated
3 Ali Caldwell 29 Woodbridge, New Jersey "Tell Me Something Good" Advanced
4 Dion Rene 28 Banes, Cuba "Hero" Advanced
5 Brennan Villines 30 Memphis, Tennessee "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" Advanced
Challenge performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Jesse Kramer "Hold On, I'm Comin'" Safe
1.2 Felix Thompson "That's What I Like" Eliminated
3.1 Whitney Reign "If You Don't Know Me By Now" Eliminated
3.2 Ali Caldwell "Set Fire To The Rain" Put in seat 3
4.1 James Graham "Human Nature" Safe
4.2 Dion Rene "Flor Pálida" Eliminated
5.1 Sharaya J "Go Raya (Original Song)" Safe
5.2 Brennan Villines "Let It Go" Eliminated

Week 5 (July 12)

Artist performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 Dylan Jacob 16 Las Vegas, Nevada "Flava In Ya Ear" Advanced
2 Jade Milan 20 Baltimore, Maryland "Grenade" Eliminated
3 Ronnie Smith Jr. 25 Miami, Florida "U Don't Have To Call" Advanced
4 Noah Barlass 26 Welch, Oklahoma "The Middle" Advanced
5 Kateri Bluford 23 Milwaukee, Wisconsin "I'm Getting Ready" Advanced
Challenge performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Sharaya J "She's a Bitch" Safe
1.2 Dylan Jacob "Dat Cheese" (Original Song) Eliminated
3.1 James Graham "On Bended Knee" Safe
3.2 Ronnie Smith Jr. "Let Me Love You" Eliminated
4.1 Jesse Kramer Nothing Compares 2 U Eliminated
4.2 Noah Barlass "Who You Are" Put in Seat 1
5.1 Ali Caldwell "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" Safe
5.2 Kateri Bluford "Because You Loved Me" Eliminated

Week 6 (July 19)

Artist performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongJudges' verdictTrainorCombsKhaled
1 JeRonelle McGhee 24 Omaha, Nebraska "Too Close" Advanced
2 Mackenzie Johnson 25 Bucks County, Pennsylvania "Love Yourself" Eliminated
3 Leah Jenea 17 Newark, New Jersey "Best Part" Advanced
4 AJ Reynolds 25 Lee, New Hampshire "Cheeks" (Original Song) Advanced
5 Anthony Gargiula 19 Orlando, Florida "In My Blood" Advanced
Challenge performances on the fourth episode
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Noah Barlass "Chains" Eliminated
1.2 JeRonelle McGhee "This Woman's Work" Put in seat 1
3.1 James Graham "Want to Want Me" Eliminated
3.2 Leah Jenea "Call Out My Name" Put in seat 2
4.1 Sharaya J "I Don't Fuck with You" Safe
4.2 AJ Reynolds "King" (Original Song) Eliminated
5.1 Ali Caldwell "No More Drama" Safe
5.2 Anthony Gargiula "I'm Not the Only One" Eliminated

Comeback Performances

Week 7 (July 26)

Similar to last season, America voted on which of the eliminated contestants they wanted to return to the competition by tweeting the hashtag #TheFourComeback and the hashtag of the contestant’s name. However, this season, people who challenged The Four and lost were also eligible in addition to previous members. On July 23, @TheFourOnFox (via Instagram) posted pictures which announced that Carvena Jones, Dylan Jacob, Ebon Lurks, James Graham, Jesse Kramer, Lil Bri, Stephanie Zelaya, and Whitney Reign were the top eight vote-getters, and will be returning to the competition.

Part 1: Head-To-Head Battles

During the first part of the competition, the comeback artists split into pairs and performed for the favor of the audience. The audience selected one from each pair to immediately challenge one of the members of "The Four"

Head-to-Head Battle Results
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
1.1 Whitney Reign "Mamma Knows Best" Advanced
1.2 Stephanie Zelaya "Bailamos" Eliminated
3.1 Lil Bri "All I Do is Win (No Matter What") Eliminated
3.2 Dylan Jacob "A Milli" Advanced
5.1 Carvena Jones "I Will Always Love You" Advanced
5.2 Ebon Lurks "Congratulations" Eliminated
7.1 Jesse Kramer "Come Together" Eliminated
7.2 James Graham "Writing's on the Wall" Advanced

Part 2: Comeback Artist Challenge Performances

After winning their Head-to-Head battles, the four comeback artists each immediately challenged a member of "The Four" for an opportunity to claim a seat. This time, the judges decided who would advance to the finale instead of the audience.

Challenge Performance Results
OrderArtistSongChallenge result
2.1 Ali Caldwell "My All" Eliminated
2.2 Whitney Reign "Don't Let Go " Put in seat 3
4.1 Sharaya J "Mama Said Knock You Out" Safe
4.2 Dylan Jacob "Quiet Storm" Eliminated
6.1 Leah Jenea "Focus" Safe
6.2 Carvena Jones "Feeling Good" Eliminated
8.1 JeRonelle McGhee "All of Me" Eliminated
8.2 James Graham "Without You" Put in seat 1

Finale

Week 8 (August 2)

  • Group performance: "Hard"

Part 1: Head-to-Head Battles

In Part 1, the finalists each performed two songs. For the first song, each finalist performed in hopes of winning over the audience. After performing, the audience voted on their favorite performance, and the finalist with the most votes earned the power to choose who they wanted to battle against in the head-to-head challenge. For their second song, each selected pair went head-to-head. The judges picked a winner from each pair to move on to the final battle.

Selection Power Performances
Order Artist Song Result Opponent
1 Whitney Reign "Lady Marmalade" Did not receive Sharaya
2 Leah Jenea "True Colors" Did not receive James
3 Sharaya J "Juicy" Selected Whitney Whitney
4 James Graham "Rock With You" Did not receive Leah
Head-to-Head Performances
Order Artist Song Result
5 Whitney Reign "Million Reasons" Eliminated
6 Sharaya J "Cops Shot the Kid" Advanced
7 Leah Jenea "Golden" Eliminated
8 James Graham "Hello (It's me) Advanced
Non-Competition Performances
Order Artist Song
8.1 Evvie McKinney "How Do You Feel"

Part 2: The Final Battle

For the final battle, the two finalists performed once more for the votes of the judges. The winner of this battle would be crowned the winner of The Four.

Final Head-to-head Performance Results
Order Artist Song Result
9 Sharaya J "Say Less" (Original Song) Runner-Up
10 James Graham "Fix You" Winner

Artists who appeared on previous shows

  • James Graham was a member of the band Stereo Kicks which finished fifth on The X Factor during the eleventh season in 2014.
  • Carvena Jones auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol but was cut in Hollywood week.
  • Chris Vanny appeared on the second season of La Banda under the name Christian Castro. He was one of the five winners who were put together to form the winning band, MIX5.
  • Christina Castle competed on the third season of The X Factor Australia under her real name, Christina Parie. She finished in sixth place.
  • Skylar Dayne turned no chairs on the sixth season of The Voice and auditioned contestant on Idol Kids Puerto Rico, but was cut in the semi-finals.
  • Ali Caldwell was a contestant on the eleventh season of The Voice on Team Miley Cyrus finishing in 5th place.
  • Lil Bri appeared on the fourth season of Lifetime’s The Rap Game finishing in second place.

Ratings

Episode Original airdate Time slot (ET) Viewers
(in millions)
Adults (18–49) Source
Rating Share
1 "Week One" June 7, 2018 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 2.43 0.7 3 [1]
2 "Week Two" June 14, 2018 2.19 0.7 3 [2]
3 "Week Three" June 21, 2018 2.38 0.7 3 [3]
4 "Week Four" June 28, 2018 2.58 0.8 4 [4]
5 "Week Five" July 12, 2018 2.81 0.8 4 [5]
6 "Week Six" July 19, 2018 2.86 0.9 5 [6]
7 "Comeback Week" July 26, 2018 3.12 0.9 5 [7]
8 "The Finale" August 2, 2018 3.40 1.0 5 [8]

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