Katie Stevens grew up in a large Portuguese family. She is fluent in Portuguese. Katie’s grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimers, is a great inspiration in the young singer’s life. “I want her to see me succeed in my dream before she forgets who I am,” Katie said. Katie plays guitar, piano, flute and cello.

This musician got started at an early age, as his father was a DJ that introduced him to various types of music. He sang Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody for his audition and has spent time in a production of the play Wicked.

For his semifinal audition, Lambert wowed viewers with his range on The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction.” He then received raves for his performance of “Black and White” on Michael Jackson night. We could go on and on, as season eight was filled with nothing but praise for this unique, talented star.

In June 2009, Adam officially came out of the closet: he was dating a man named Drake LaBry, although the pair broke up a couple months later. Lambert handled the issue of his sexuality with class and candor throughout the American Idol season.

Lambert’s debut album came out on November 23, 2009. The day prior, he put on a controversial performance at the American Music Awards, grabbing crotches and making out with male singers. Expect him to often push the envelope going forward.

This American Idol contestant hails from Los Angeles. She auditioned for season nine in that same city and received a golden ticket to Hollywood after singing “Hey Jude” by The Beatles.

In a sad moment, Benami broke down in front of the judges because she dedicated her performance to a friend that passed away four years earlier. She considers herself a country/pop singer and plays the guitar.

Justin Williams was born in Ravenna Ohio. With his Aternative pop sound, Justin began performing at a very young age as a member of the Cincinnati Boys Choir, & Performing as Tiny Tim in the Musical “The Christmas Carol” at age 7. He began teaching himself how to play the piano at the age of 6 years old. Justin has since toured in Tokyo Japan as the Winner of the John Lennon Singer Song Writer Competition, traveling with the One Voice Children’s Choir, Performed at the MGM Grande in Las Vegas as the Winner of the national talent competition, Played the lead roll as Tony in the musical “West Side Story”, has performed with multiple artists and worked on projects on multiple compilation albums. Justin has spent some time in California mentoring with internationally known artists and song writers; Battling Cancer at the age of 20 years old Justin has a very special and positive outlook on life and lives it to the fullest.