Andrew Adrian Garcia (born October 18, 1985)[1] is an American singer-songwriter who was the ninth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Garcia has released two EPs and numerous standalone singles. He has also collaborated with several artists.
In 2014, Garcia was featured on the track "GTFO My Room" by Ryan Higa, which placed on the BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales chart. That same year, Garcia was part of a group whose rendition of "Roar" received a Streamy Award nomination for Best Cover Song. Garcia was also featured on the song "Airplanes and Terminals", which received a Streamy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
Early life and career
According to The New York Times, Garcia was "already something of a star" by the time he auditioned for American Idol, due to popularity he had accumulated covering songs on YouTube.[2]
^Note 1 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Garcia was among the Bottom 3 but declared safe second, as Michael Lynche was saved from elimination by the judges.
^Note 2 Due to the judges using their one save to save Michael Lynche, the Top 9 remained intact for another week.
Post-Idol
Garcia was featured in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010, where he sang "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul and "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5.
Garcia released his first single "Crazy" on June 7, 2011. That same year, he was featured on the track "BRB" from the album DFD, by the artist Dumbfoundead.[5][6]
In 2011, Garcia performed shows with a group called Yesterday, Today, Forever (or YTF), a musical and comedy performing group.[7][8] The group performed their first concert on October 9, 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii.[9]
In 2013 Garcia released the single "Dumb".[10][11]
Garcia has appeared in Nigahiga videos,[12] and in 2014, the two collaborated on the song "GTFO My Room", which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Comedy Digital Track Sales chart.[7][13] That same year, Garcia shared a Streamy Award nomination for Best Cover Song with Andy Lange, Chester See, and Josh Golden for their rendition of "Roar".[14][15] Another song by Garcia, "Airplanes and Terminals", received a 2014 Streamy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Garcia recorded "Airplanes & Terminals" with G Seven and Traphik.[16][17]
In 2015, Garcia released the EP Hell and Back.[18] The track "Ghost" was released as a single in 2014, leading up to the EP's release.[19][20][21] That same year, Garcia was featured on the track "Waiting" from the EP Redline, by Avalon Young, who a year later, placed in the top 8 on American Idol's fifteenth season.
In 2017, Garcia released the EP, Love Wounds. A week before the EP's release, the single "Hurts Like Hell" premiered on Billboard.[18]<ref>Andrew Garcia (August 18, 2017). "@andrewagarcia". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Thank you Taylor for the amazing convo. Thank you @billboard for premiering my 2nd single 'Hurts Like Hell'
In 2018, Garcia released the non-album singles "Lose You" and "Groupie".
↑ Andrew Garcia (July 14, 2014). "@andrewagarcia". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Subscribe to my YouTube For the acoustics release of my single "Ghost" off my EP Hell & Back!
↑ Jesse Barrera (July 14, 2014). "@jessebarrera". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Peep this live performance of @andrewagarcia's new single that I co-wrote called "Ghost"! His new EP drops this fall
↑ Andrew Garcia (July 14, 2014). "@andrewagarcia". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Check out my YouTube channel: Andrewagarcia for my single "GHOST" (acoustic) off my upcoming EP Hell & Back...
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