Happy Birthday, Casey James!
Season 9's second runner-up, Casey James, celebrates his 29th birthday today! Time after time, the judges complimented Casey James on his outstanding guitar playing and on his honest vocals.
Last August, the Cool, TX native signed a record deal with Sony Nashville and 19 Recordings/BNA Records. In March, Casey joined popular Country duo Sugarland on their The Incredible Machine Tour. Casey is currently in the studio working on his highly anticipated BNA Records debut album, set for release later...
Happy Birthday, Matt Giraud!
Season 8's jazz crooner, Matt Giraud, celebrates his 26th birthday today. Matt will always be remembered as the first person to be "saved" by the judges on American Idol. The four judges thought his performance of Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" was worthy of using the save on him, and he returned the next week to sing the applicable disco hit, "Stayin' Alive." Matt made it all the way to fifth place, when he was eliminated during Rat Pack Week, despite receiving solid reviews...
Happy Birthday, Aaron Kelly!
Season 9 finalist Aaron Kelly turned 18 on April 2nd! It was a big birthday for Aaron-he got his driver's license!
Aaron's fans, The Twangers, put together a cute video wishing their Idol a very happy 18th birthday. Aaron is currently in third place out of 14 on J-14.com's Rising Star Awards (Season 8 American Idol Kris Allen came in first!).
It's amazing to think that Aaron's Idol journey started when he won the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios and advanced to the front of...
Happy Birthday, Lee DeWyze!
America's reigning Idol, Lee DeWyze, celebrated his 25th birthday on April 2nd! To celebrate his birthday and give back, Lee performed at Millions of Milkshakes at the Westfield Culver City in southern California. He launched his own shake, signed autographs, and performed.
Feeding America will receive 50% of proceeds from the sale of each Lee DeWyze shake sold in Millions of Milkshakes stores beginning on April 2nd, 2011 and continuing through July 2nd, 2011. Feeding America was one of the char...
Happy Birthday, Michael Sarver!
Season 8's tenth place finalist, Michael Sarver, turns the big 3-0 today! The former oil rig worker and father of two has been busy working on his music since his time on American Idol.
Michael released his self-titled debut album in 2010 with Dream Records/Universal. The album includes the singles "You Are," "Cinderella Girl," and "Ferris Wheel." The winter before he released his album, he sang new music while on the "American Stars in Concert Tour" with fellow Season 8 alum Alexis Grace, Seaso...
Happy Birthday, Jason Castro!
Season 7's dreadlocked singer, Jason Castro, celebrates his 24th birthday today. He's been very busy since his time on American Idol. Last year was a big one for Jason. On January 2, 2010, Jason married Mandy Mayhall. A week later, he released The Love Uncompromised EP and then promoted his music on tour with singer-songwriter Matt Hires. Then, on April 13, Jason released his self-titled debut album, which peaked at #7 on the US Billboard Top Digital Albums Chart. Seven months later on November ...
Happy Birthday, Carrie Underwood!
Season 4's American Idol, Carrie Underwood, celebrates her 28th birthday today, and her first birthday as Mrs. Fisher. The birthday girl has a big month ahead of her.
Carrie is nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award for Top Female Vocalist of the Year. Carrie's no stranger to this award show! She's a two-time reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year and a three-time ACM Female Vocalist winner. We'll find out if she brings the title home again on April 3rd.
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