Dexter Roberts

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Dexter Roberts
Born (1991-07-12) July 12, 1991 (age 32)
Fayette, Alabama, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2008–present
LabelsFirst Launch Records

Dexter Roberts (born July 12, 1991) [1] is an American singer and songwriter who first came to prominence in 2014 as the seventh place finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2019, he placed third on the sixteenth season of The Voice . In between his appearances on American Idol and The Voice, he released two EPs.

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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".

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

The Voice

Roberts was a contestant on the sixteenth season of The Voice [9] on Blake Shelton’s team. He earned four chairs in the blind auditions from celebrity coaches Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. He made it to the finale and finished in third place.

The Voice performances

StageSongOriginal artistDateOrderResult
Blind Audition"Like a Cowboy" Randy Houser 4.10March 4, 2019 Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton turned, joined Team Blake
Battle Rounds"Hurricane" Luke Combs 9.4April 1, 2019Defeated Dalton Dover. Advanced to the Live Cross Battles
Live Cross Battles"Believe" Brooks & Dunn 12.13April 15, 2019Defeated Andrew Jannakos. Advanced to the Live Playoffs
Live Playoffs (Top 24)"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You"16.24April 29, 2019Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Quarterfinals (Top 13).
Live Quarterfinals (Top 13)"Something Like That" Tim McGraw 18.6May 6, 2019Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Semi-finals (Top 8).
Live Semi-finals (Top 8)"Here Without You" 3 Doors Down 20.7May 13, 2019Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the finals (Top 4).
"Hey Jude" (Duet with Gyth Rigdon) The Beatles 20.3
Live Finals (Top 4)"Anything Goes" Randy Houser 22.3May 20, 20193rd Place
"Looking Back" (Original song)Dexter Roberts22.7
"Hard Workin' Man" (Duet with Blake Shelton) Brooks & Dunn 22.10

Career

Roberts signed with First Launch Records and released his first single, "Dream About Me," on March 12, 2015. [10] He released a debut EP by the same title on March 24, 2015. [11] [12] In 2022, he released three singles: "Country As Country Comes", on February 10; [13] "Friday Night" on March 10; [14] and "Standing Knee Deep in a River" on May 19. [15]

Discography

EPs

YearTitle
2015Dream About Me
2017Dexter Roberts Unplugged, Vol. 1

Singles

YearSongAlbum
2015"Dream About Me"Dream About Me
2022"Country As Country Comes"
"Friday Night"
"Standing Knee Deep in a River"

American Idol and The Voice digital singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
Country Digital Song Sales
[16]
2014"Cruise"—Non-album single
"Boondocks"—
"One Mississippi"—
"Keep Your Hands to Yourself"—
"Muckalee Creek Water"—
2019"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You"—The Season 16 Collection (The Voice Performance)
"Something Like That"—
"Here Without You"23
"Anything Goes"—
"Hard Workin' Man"—
"Looking Back"—

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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". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  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. ↑ "AL's Dexter Roberts gets 4-chair turn on 'The Voice'". March 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Dexter (March 11, 2015). "@ImDexterRoberts". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Dexter (March 24, 2015). "@ImDexterRoberts". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 24, 2015). "American Idol Dexter Roberts To Issue Debut Single". Roughstock. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "@imdexterroberts". Twitter. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ Roberts, Dexter (March 8, 2022). "@ImDexterRoberts". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ Roberts, Dexter (May 18, 2022). "@ImDexterRoberts". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chart History Dexter Roberts (Country Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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