AJ Gil
S1 · Eliminated 8th
Career
After the show
- October 2002–November 2002Toured with the other season 1 top ten finalists on the 2002 American Idols Live! tour.[2][3]
- 2003Released the charity single "Calling All Angels", a duet with fellow finalist EJay Day, through Give Kids the World.[2]
- July 2003Released the single "She's Hot" (featuring Max-A-Million), written for the film Destination Fame.[2]
- July 2003Signed a five-year contract with New Artist Entertainment.[2]
- 2009Released the non-album singles "Roll with Me" and "Work Your Body".[2]
- January 2011Released his first mixtape, the R&B collection Love Me Later.[1][2]
- September 7, 2011Featured on five of the eight tracks of the album Hollywood Freeway Music by the artist MDK.[2]
- July 26, 2013Moved to Christian music and released the mixtape Life, Death & Resurrection, with the single "I Live".[1][2]
Discography
Awards
Checked October 6, 2026; none found.
Other activity
Sources
4 sources
- New music from a Season 1 Idol finalist — Idol Chatter (The York Dispatch blog), published July 26, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 1
- Opening paragraphs: “has released a mixtape on iTunes and Amazon called "Life, Death and Resurrection." It's a seven-track Christian-gospel CD”
- Second paragraph: “following "Love Me Later," an R&B/soul album released in January 2011”
- Second paragraph: “an R&B/soul album released in January 2011”
- Opening paragraphs: “featuring a lead single called "I Live,"”
- Opening paragraphs: “It's a seven-track Christian-gospel CD”
- AJ Gil — Wikipedia, updated September 1, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 2
- Discography, infoboxes for Love Me Later and Life, Death & Resurrection (Label: Juda Music Productions)
- Lead sentence: “born July 5, 1984”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|mf=y|1984|7|5}} - Lead section; Discography infoboxes (Label: Juda Music Productions): “Upon founding his own recording studio, Juda Music Productions, Gil began a career in R&B”
- Career, 2002-2003 section: “Through October and November 2002, Gil participated in the 2002 American Idols LIVE! tour, along with his fellow top ten finalists.”
- Career, 2002-2003 section; Singles table: “The two later performed "Calling All Angels" at an Orlando, Florida fundraising gala in June and released this duet as a single through Give Kids the World.”
- Career, 2002-2003 section: “One of the film's songs, "She's Hot", was released as a single by Gil (featuring Max-A-Million) in July 2003.”
- Career, 2002-2003 section: “in July, Gil signed a five-year contract to New Artist Entertainment.”
- American Idol season 1 — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 3
- Elimination chart row AJ Gil: Pl. 8, Eliminated in the Top 8 column (7/24); ratings table episode 'Top 8 Results', July 24, 2002
- Finals section: “a thirty-date tour with the top ten followed”
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 4
- Contestants table, row AJ Gil: season 1, place finish 8th