Chayce Beckham

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Chayce Beckham
Born (1996-07-16) July 16, 1996 (age 27) [1]
Victorville, California, U.S. [2]
Origin Apple Valley, California
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals, guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels

Chayce Beckham (born July 16, 1996) [1] [lower-alpha 1] is a singer-songwriter from Apple Valley, California, who rose to fame after winning the nineteenth season of the singing reality show American Idol .

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Early life

Beckham was born in Victorville, California to Windie Petersen and spent his childhood in Victorville, Hesperia, and Apple Valley, California. [2] [3] He went to Carmel Elementary School in Hesperia, [2] Vanguard Preparatory School and Sitting Bull Academy in Apple Valley, before moving to Glendora High School at the age of 12, and continuing at Whitcomb High School, where he graduated in 2014. [4] He worked as a heavy machinery operator and formed a reggae band called the Sinking Sailors when he was 19 or 20. He cited Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., and Hank Williams Sr. as his musical influences, [5] In late 2020, two weeks before he auditioned for American Idol, he was involved in a near-fatal car wreck. [6]

American Idol

Beckham auditioned for the nineteenth season of the singing reality show American Idol in Los Angeles, California. After surviving Hollywood Week and making it into the Top 5, Beckham received the most votes to win, and on May 23, 2021, he was crowned the winner of the nineteenth season of American Idol, beating runner-up Willie Spence. [7]

On American Idol, he performed "23", which he wrote a year prior, and the song reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart after he performed the song. The song was released as his single. [8] The song made him the first Idol winner to do so with an original song. [9]

Performances:
WeekThemeSong(s)Original artist(s)
AuditionAuditioner's Choice"What Brings Life Also Kills"Kolton Moore & The Clever Few
Hollywood Week, Round 1Genre"Hard Times"Tyler Childers
Hollywood Week, Round 2Duet"July" (with Christina Daugherty) Noah Cyrus
Top 64Showstopper Round"You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton
Top 24Contestant's Choice"Afterglow" Ed Sheeran
"Drive" (with Brandon Boyd) Incubus
Top 16Contestant's Choice"Waiting in Vain" Bob Marley and The Wailers
Top 12Oscar Nominated Songs"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" Bryan Adams
Top 10 Disney Night"Baby Mine" Betty Noyes
Top 7 Coldplay "Magic" Coldplay
Mother's Day "Mama"Chayce Beckham
Top 4Personal Idol"Colder Weather" Zac Brown Band
Winner's song"23"Chayce Beckham
Reprise song"You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton
Duet"Break My Heart Again" (with Casey Bishop) Finneas O'Connell
FinaleJudges' Choice"Blackbird" The Beatles
Hometown Song"Fire Away" Chris Stapleton
Reprise Song"Afterglow" Ed Sheeran
Non-competition performances:
Collaborator(s)SongOriginal artist
Sofia Carson & American Idol Top 9"A Whole New World" Brad Kane and Lea Salonga
Macklemore & American Idol Top 3"Can't Hold Us" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton
Fall Out Boy & American Idol Top 4 Boys"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" Fall Out Boy
Lionel Richie & American Idol Top 8"One World" Lionel Richie
Luke Combs "Forever After All"Luke Combs
N/A"23"Chayce Beckham

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
Bad for Me
  • Released: April 5, 2024
  • Label: Wheelhouse
  • Format: CD, Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleDetails
Doin’ It Right
  • Released: April 15, 2022
  • Label: Wheelhouse
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[10] 		US Country
[11] 		US Country Airplay
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		CAN Country
[14]
"Can't Do Without Me"
(with Lindsay Ell)		2021——46——Non-album single
"23"20234581421Bad for Me
"Everything I Need"2024—————

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[17] 		US Country
[18] 		US Country Airplay
[19] 		CAN
[20] 		CAN Country
[21]
"Tell Me Twice" [22] 2022—————Doin' It Right
"Till the Day I Die"2023—————Non-album single

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References

  1. 1 2 American Idol [@americanidol] (July 16, 2023). "He's having a GOLDEN year! Happy Birthday to @chaycebeckhammusic! 🥳" . Retrieved 2024-04-06– via Instagram.
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  12. ↑ Peaks on the Country Airplay chart:
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  14. ↑ "Canada Country: Week of December 2, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Canadian certifications – Chayce Beckham". Music Canada . Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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  19. ↑ Peaks on the Country Airplay chart:
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  21. ↑ "Canada Country: Week of December 2, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  22. ↑ Chayce Beckham Releases "Tell Me Twice" Out Now BBR Music Group, March 25, 2022

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