Dexter Roberts

Dexter Roberts
Born	July 12, 1991 Fayette, Alabama, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2008-present
Labels	First Launch Records

Dexter Roberts (born July 12, 1991)^[1] is an American singer from Fayette, Alabama, who was a finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol, finishing in seventh place.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

American Idol

Roberts performed "Drive" for his audition for American Idol, and for the group round he was part of the group Backstreet Cowboys together with Casey Thrasher and fellow finalist Ben Briley, performing the song "I Want It That Way". For the final solo he performed an original song, "Farmer's Grandson".

Episode	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	"Drive"	Casey James	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1	A Capella	"Barton Hollow"	The Civil Wars	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2	Group Performance	"I Want It That Way" with Ben Briley and Casey Thrasher	Backstreet Boys	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3	Solo	"Farmer's Grandson" (original composition)	Dexter Roberts	N/A	Advanced
Top 31 (10 Men)	Personal Choice	"This Ole Boy"	Joe Nichols	6	Advanced
Top 13	This Is Me	"Aw Naw"	Chris Young	1	Safe
Top 12	Home	"Lucky Man"	Montgomery Gentry	4	Safe
Top 11	Songs from the Movies	"Sweet Home Alabama"	Lynyrd Skynyrd	4	Safe
Top 10	Billboard Top 10	"Cruise"	Florida Georgia Line	2	Bottom 3[lower-alpha 1]
Top 9	I'm with the Band!	"Boondocks"	Little Big Town	3	Safe
Top 8	Back to the Start	Solo "One Mississippi"	Brett Eldredge	7	Safe
		Duet "Alright" with CJ Harris	Darius Rucker	10
Top 8[lower-alpha 2]	Songs from the 1980s	Solo "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"	The Georgia Satellites	2	Safe
		Duet "Islands in the Stream" with Jessica Meuse	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	10
Top 7	Competitors' Choice	Solo "Muckalee Creek Water"	Luke Bryan	5	Eliminated
		Trio "Compass" with CJ Harris and Jessica Meuse	Lady Antebellum	9

1. When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in this particular night, Roberts was among the bottom 3, but was declared safe second, as MK Nobilette was eliminated.
2. Due to the judges using their one save on Sam Woolf, the top 8 remained intact for another week.

Roberts, as a finalist, joined the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2014 after the show. However, he left the tour after a few shows by mutual agreement due to the illness.^[7] He had contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever due to tick bites during a turkey hunt in Kentucky that he attended soon after the thirteenth season finale.^[8]

Roberts signed with First Launch Record and his first single, "Dream About Me," will be released on March 24, 2015.^[9]

Discography

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2015	"Dream About Me"	TBA

Digital singles

Year	Song
2014	"Cruise"
	"Boondocks"
	"One Mississippi"
	"Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
	"Muckalee Creek Water"

References

1. Fred Bronson (March 20, 2014). "'American Idol' Season 13: Dexter Roberts First Practiced on a Plastic Guitar". The Hollywood Reporter.
2. ‘American Idol’ Recap: Dexter Roberts Kills It With Montgomery Gentry’s “Lucky Man” | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com
3. What will Alabama's Jess Meuse, Dexter Roberts and C.J. Harris sing tonight on 'American Idol'? (video) | AL.com
4. Alabama's Dexter Roberts on 'American Idol': Top 12 performance recap (video, poll) | AL.com
5. Say hello to Dexter Roberts of Fayette, Alabama, competing in top 31 on 'American Idol' (photos, video) | AL.com
6. Juliette Vara, American Idol, Top 13, Ben Briley, Dexter Roberts, CJ Harris, country music, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, @countryne...
7. Michele Amabile Angermiller (July 11, 2014). "Dexter Roberts Exits 'American Idol' Live Tour". The Hollywood Reporter.
8. Michele Amabile Angermiller (July 31, 2014). "'American Idol' Alum Dexter Roberts Reveals Why He Left the Summer Tour". The Hollywood Reporter.
9. Bjorke, Matt (February 24, 2015). "American Idol Dexter Roberts To Issue Debut Single". Roughstock. Retrieved February 25, 2015.