Soon after Tim Urban was eliminated from American Idol in seventh place, he participated in a press call. At this time, he shared what it was like to go home during the Idol Gives Back show, his killer smile, and the road ahead.
The well-spoken contestant was poised and mature as he fielded questions from the press, and this good attitude is something Simon commented on during the competition. Thats actually something that was my goal on the show, Tim stated. It was not just to improve as an artist, but to just be a very good contestant, and to take what everybody was saying, and to just treat the situationnot let it get me down, but to take what they were saying and work at it and improve, but also, not to really complain or to talk back. Just take the criticism and work from it. It was cool to get that recognition about that. Its something that Im very proud of.
Tim is the comeback kid and endured an interesting ride during Season 9! Honestly, when I auditioned I didnt even think Id make it past the stadium, just because of how many people were there, and how few people were getting through. So when I was at the stadium, I was honestly expecting to just go up there and sing and have them say that I wasnt what they were looking for and not get any farther than that. I didnt really have any grand pictures, so this whole thing has blown me away. When I made it to Hollywood week, I was like, Wow, this is crazy! And then when I got sent home from Hollywood week, I was ... read more
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