Aaron Kelly

S9 · Eliminated 5th

Latest documented update, August 12, 2024

Aaron Kelly released the country single Can't Make a Meant to Be on June 6, 2023, after the singles The World Is Round and Last Thing I Would Say in 2021. A concert at the Meadowlands Racetrack was scheduled for March 25, 2023. He writes songs in Nashville and has co-written with Bobby Braddock and Frank Myers.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Before the show

  1. 2006In 2006, at age 12, he won first place in the Colgate Showdown contest at the Lycoming County Fair in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, and went on to the next round in Hershey.⁠[7]
  2. February 2009In February 2009 he was the top vote-getter at The American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The prize was a Dream Ticket to the front of the line at the season 9 auditions, which he used in Orlando in June 2009.⁠[4][8]

During or around the show

  1. March 11, 2010The three-track EP His First Recordings was released on March 11, 2010.⁠[9][10]

After the show

  1. July 1, 2010–August 31, 2010He toured with the season 9 finalists on the 44-date American Idols Live! Tour 2010 from July 1 to August 31, 2010. His solo songs were Somebody Like You, Walking in Memphis and Fast Cars and Freedom.⁠[4][11][12]
  2. September 11, 2010On September 11, 2010, thousands of fans came to his concert at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville, Pennsylvania. He said that after high school he would go to Nashville, where he had signed a recording contract.⁠[13]
  3. March 19, 2012He released the single Coincidence on March 19, 2012.⁠[4][9]
  4. September 25, 2012The signing of Kelly by Buddy Lee Attractions to its performer and entertainment roster was announced on September 25, 2012. He was then preparing a cross-country tour and his first album with producer Mark Moffat, planned for spring 2013.⁠[14]
  5. January 2021He released the single The World Is Round, with a music video filmed in downtown Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Sources give two release dates, January 2 and January 4, 2021.⁠[1][15]
  6. March 13, 2021A concert at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was scheduled for March 13, 2021, as the venue reopened after its COVID-19 closure.⁠[15][16]
  7. November 30, 2021He released the single Last Thing I Would Say on November 30, 2021.⁠[1][4]
  8. March 25, 2023A concert at the Meadowlands Racetrack was scheduled for March 25, 2023.⁠[2]
  9. June 6, 2023He released the country single Can't Make a Meant to Be on June 6, 2023.⁠[1][4]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
His First Recordings⁠[9][10]EP2010

Awards

Checked October 7, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • At age 11, before American Idol, he was a finalist on PAX-TV's America's Most Talented Kid.⁠[3][4]
  • May 2010After his elimination in May 2010 he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He performed on Late Show with David Letterman and Access Hollywood on May 10, 2010, and on The Wendy Williams Show on May 11, 2010.⁠[4]
  • May 26, 2010On the season 9 finale on May 26, 2010, he sang How Deep Is Your Love with Siobhan Magnus, and the Bee Gees joined them.⁠[4][16]
  • 2017He sang the national anthem at the 2017 Little League World Series championship game, broadcast on ABC.⁠[3][16]

Sources

16 sources

  1. iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 1545507954 (Aaron Kelly) albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Can't Make A Meant To Be - Single, releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2023-06-06T07:00:00Z"
    • Can't Make A Meant To Be - Single, primaryGenreName: "primaryGenreName":"Country"
    • World Is Round - Single, releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2021-01-02T08:00:00Z"
    • Last Thing I Would Say - Single, releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2021-11-30T08:00:00Z"
    • World Is Round - Single, collectionName: "collectionName":"World Is Round - Single"
    • Last Thing I Would Say - Single, collectionName: "collectionName":"Last Thing I Would Say - Single"
    • Can't Make A Meant To Be - Single, collectionName: "collectionName":"Can’t Make A Meant To Be - Single"
  2. American Idol Alum Coming to Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment — Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, published December 7, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Event details: “When: Saturday, March 25, 2023”
    • Announcement: “American Idol alum, Aaron Kelly will take the stage at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday, March 25!”
  3. Aaron Kelly — Journey Bank Community Arts Center, published December 18, 2020, updated August 12, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Biography, paragraph 3: “Aaron has also grown up writing songs, working in Nashville, and co-writing with some of the biggest names in music such as Bobby Braddock, Frank Myers”
    • Biography, paragraph 2: “At age eleven, Aaron first stepped into the television spotlight on “America’s Most Talented Kids.””
    • Biography, paragraph 2: “Aaron Kelly performed the National Anthem in front of the world on the ABC network during the Little League World Series”
  4. Aaron Kelly (singer) (Wikipedia revision 1309090115) — Wikipedia, updated September 2, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead sentence: “born April 2, 1993”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1993|4|2}}
    • American Idol section: “front of the line for the real ''American Idol'' auditions in Orlando in June 2009”
    • Post-Idol: “started the [[American Idols Live! Tour 2010]] on July 1, 2010”
    • Discography, Singles table, 2012: “"Coincidence"”
    • Discography, Singles table: “"The Last Thing I Would Say"”
    • Discography, Singles table, 2023: “"Can't Make a Meant to Be"”
    • Lead and Early life: “At 11, he was a finalist on [[ION Television|PAX-TV's]] ''[[America's Most Talented Kid]]''.”
  5. American Idol season 9 — Wikipedia, updated August 11, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart row Aaron Kelly: Pl. 5, Eliminated in the Top 5 column (5/5); ratings table episode 'Top 5 Results Show', May 5, 2010
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Aaron Kelly: season 9, place finish 5th
  7. Young Star Garners Local Support — Muncy Luminary, published March 16, 2010. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Photo caption: “In 2006 at age 12, Aaron Kelly appeared in a contest at Lycoming County Fair.”
    • Paragraph 1: “He entered the Colgate Showdown contest, won first place and went on to compete at the next level in Hershey.”
  8. American Idol Experience winner makes it to the TV show's top 5 — Attractions Magazine, published May 6, 2010. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Paragraph 2: “Only four days after the grand opening in February 2009, Kelly put his talents on display for park guests and the attraction’s judges.”
    • Paragraph 3: “Kelly was then awarded The American Idol Experience Dream Ticket, which allowed him a front-of-line spot at a regional audition for the ninth season”
  9. iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 193140935 (Aaron Kelly) albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • His First Recordings - EP, collectionName: "collectionName":"His First Recordings - EP"
    • His First Recordings - EP, releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2010-03-11T08:00:00Z"
    • His First Recordings - EP, trackCount: "trackCount":3
    • Coincidence - Single, collectionName: "collectionName":"Coincidence - Single"
    • Coincidence - Single, releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2012-03-19T07:00:00Z"
  10. MusicBrainz artist Aaron Kelly — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • release-groups, His First Recordings: "primary-type":"EP"
    • release-groups, His First Recordings: "title":"His First Recordings"
    • release-groups, His First Recordings: "first-release-date":"2010"
  11. American Idols Live! Tour 2010 (Wikipedia revision 1255661444) — Wikipedia, updated November 6, 2024. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Infobox: “start_date = July 1, 2010”
    • Infobox: “end_date = August 31, 2010”
    • Infobox: “number_of_shows = 44”
    • Performers table: [[Aaron Kelly (singer)|Aaron Kelly]] (5th place)
  12. Interview: Aaron Kelly from American Idol — Blogcritics, published August 19, 2010. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Introduction: “Catching up with high school student Aaron Kelly while on the road with the American Idol Live tour.”
  13. Aaron Kelly welcomes fans at the fairgrounds — Muncy Luminary, published September 16, 2010. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Photo caption: “Thousands of fans turned out to hear Aaron Kelly at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville on September 11.”
    • Paragraph 4: “then he is off to Nashville where he has signed up with a recording contract.”
  14. Industry Ink Tuesday — MusicRow, published September 25, 2012. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Aaron Kelly item: “Buddy Lee Attractions (BLA) has signed Aaron Kelly to its performer/entertainment roster.”
    • Aaron Kelly item: “He is preparing to embark on a cross-country tour and recording his first album alongside producer Mark Moffat, which is due out in spring 2013.”
  15. Kelly looks forward to performance — Williamsport Sun-Gazette, published March 4, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Paragraph 8: “Kelly's new single, "The World is Round," was released on Jan. 4 and was filmed throughout downtown Williamsport.”
    • Paragraph 8: “The music video will be shown during his concert at the CAC on March 13.”
    • Paragraph 1: “Aaron Kelly will grace the Community Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m., March 13.”
  16. 'American Idol' finalist Aaron Kelly helps Community Arts Center come back from pandemic — Williamsport Sun-Gazette, published January 7, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Paragraph 2: “"American Idol" finalist Aaron Kelly will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on March 13.”
    • Paragraph 1: “After being shuttered for nearly nine months by COVID-19, Williamsport's Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., is ready to again welcome audiences”
    • Paragraph 6: “Kelly was recalled by "America Idol" producers to sing "How Deep Is Your Love" during the show's finale in May 2010.”
    • Paragraph 7: “Local baseball fans fondly remember Kelly singing the National Anthem for ABC's coverage of the 2017 Little League World Series Championship Game.”

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