Idol Birthdays
September is a popular month for American Idol alumni birthdays. Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, and Carly Smithson all celebrated their birthdays on Monday. Here are some other Idol alumni who are turning another year older this week.
Yesterday, September 13, was Season 1 finalist Ejay Day's 30th birthday. Ejay was able to join the semifinals after one contestant was disqualified. The Georgia native has performed for Muhammad Ali on a number of occasions, sang at the 2003 Tournament of Roses p...
Happy Birthday, Leah LaBelle!
Season 3's Leah LaBelle celebrates her 25th birthday today. Just 17 years old at the time, Leah was chosen by Paula Abdul as one of the wildcard contestants to advance in the competition. She was eliminated in 12th place.
Leah's parents immigrated to America from Bulgaria, which has inspired Leah to work hard to make her singing dreams come true. Leah has performed with hit singer Keri Hilson and she sang back-up vocals for Season 6 American Idol Jordin Sparks. Leah even appears in Jordin's mu...
Happy 30th Birthday, Blake Lewis!
Season 6's top guy, Blake Lewis, celebrates a big birthday today-he turns 30! The beatboxer was one of the first Idol finalists to really change up the songs and make them his own. Blake also sang modern songs when given the option. He only landed in the bottom once before coming in second place.
Blake's debut album, Audio Day Dream, hit the Billboard album charts at #10. On Blake's 28th birthday, he released his first single off his sophomore album: "Sad Song" from Heartbreak On Vinyl. The albu...
Happy Birthday, Scott MacIntyre!
Season 8's Scott MacIntyre celebrated his 26th birthday in Arizona on June 22nd. Scott has spent much of 2011 traveling around the nation, with concerts and keynote speeches in CA, AZ, TN, NJ, SC, AK, PA, and Washington DC. When he is not touring, he is hard at work writing his upcoming autobiographical book and looking forward to wedding bells later this year.
Last week, he visited the Season 10 Idols in Los Angeles during their American Idols LIVE! Tour rehearsal. He is looking forward to supp...
Happy Birthday, Kris Allen!
Season 8's American Idol, Kris Allen, celebrated his 26th birthday on Tuesday, June 21st! Since the husband from Conway, Arkansas became the 2009 American Idol, he's traveled the nation on tour with the Idols, Barenaked Ladies, Maroon 5, Train and more. Kris has released an album, volunteered with Idol Gives Back in Haiti, toured the country to promote his self-titled album, and scored three No. 1s on the Billboard charts.
Kris' fans showed their appreciation for the birthday boy by supporting D...
Happy Birthday, Brooke White!
Season 7 finalist Brooke White celebrates her 28th birthday today. Since coming in fifth place on American Idol three years ago, the nanny from Arizona has been busy making music, touring, acting, and more. While competing on American Idol, Brooke always stayed true to who she is as an artist, and she continued to stick to her roots on her 2009 album, High Hopes & Heartbreak. The album was released under the label June Baby Records, which Brooke started with Idol judge Randy Jackson. She pro...
Happy Birthday, Michael Lynche!
Season 9's fourth place finalist, Michael Lynche, celebrates his 28th birthday today. Michael will always be remembered for the birth of his daughter while he was at Hollywood auditions, and for being saved during the Top 9 Lennon-McCartney Songbook results show. After the judges used the save on Big Mike, he lasted for another five weeks in the competition! Watch the dramatic moment when Michael was saved by the judges. Mike and Casey Abrams are tied for most weeks lasted after "the save" - fiv...
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