Alexis Grace

S8 · Eliminated 11th

As of June 30, 2025

Alexis Grace released the single West Coast, produced by John Paul Keith, on June 27, 2025, with a one-take music video. In July 2024 she was working with Keith on her first full-length album. Her debut EP is Kiddo, and she has acted in film and television, including the series Trailer Park Boys.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Career

After the show

  1. December 2009Performed on the American Stars in Concert Christmas tour with Idol alumni Michael Sarver, Gina Glocksen and David Hernandez.⁠[7][8]
  2. 2012Appeared in the Finalists Live show at the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, with Idol alumni Siobhan Magnus, Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo.⁠[9]
  3. December 7, 2013–February 23, 2014Released her first post-Idol singles, James Dean, Someone Else and Rooftop.⁠[1][10]
  4. November 11, 2014Released the single I'm So Done, the lead track of her debut EP.⁠[1][10]
  5. January 2015Released her first music video, for I'm So Done.⁠[11]
  6. January 20, 2015Released her debut EP, Kiddo, a five-track record named for her father's nickname for her and funded in part through an Indiegogo campaign.⁠[1][10][11]
  7. July 2024Was featured in episode 2840 of the Memphis music program Beale Street Caravan, recorded live at Germantown Community Theater, while working on her first full-length album with Memphis musician John Paul Keith.⁠[4]
  8. June 27, 2025Released the single West Coast, produced by John Paul Keith, with a one-take music video directed by Edward Valibus.⁠[1][2][3]

Date not documented

  1. Sang on several singles by Swedish Gun Factory, the recording project of Thomas Bergstig.⁠[10]
  2. Worked as a morning DJ at the Memphis Top 40 radio station Q107.5; she was still a DJ there in January 2015.⁠[11][12]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Kiddo⁠[1][2][11]EP2015

Awards

Checked October 7, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • Appeared in film and television projects including the comedy series Trailer Park Boys, Hallmark's Wedding at Graceland and the documentary Show Business Is My Life, But I Can't Prove It.⁠[2]
  • Starred as Roxie Hart in a Memphis production of Chicago, a role that earned her a best actress in a musical nomination at a Memphis theater awards show; she also appeared in a community production of Legally Blonde.⁠[9][12]

Sources

12 sources

  1. Apple Music catalog lookup for artist id 777852753 (Alexis Grace) — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Collection West Coast - Single (collectionId 1817399463): "releaseDate":"2025-06-27T07:00:00Z"
    • Collection James Dean - Single (collectionId 777852644): "copyright":"℗ 2013 Alexis Grace"
    • Collection Kiddo - EP (collectionId 959769365): "copyright":"℗ 2015 Alexis Grace"
    • Collection West Coast - Single (collectionId 1817399463): "copyright":"℗ 2025 Alexis Grace"
    • Collection James Dean - Single (collectionId 777852644): "releaseDate":"2013-12-07T08:00:00Z"
    • Collection Rooftop - Single (collectionId 828509192): "releaseDate":"2014-02-23T08:00:00Z"
    • Collection I'm so Done - Single (collectionId 939796310): "releaseDate":"2014-11-11T08:00:00Z"
    • Collection Kiddo - EP (collectionId 959769365); also shows: "trackCount":5: "releaseDate":"2015-01-20T08:00:00Z"
  2. About — Alexis Grace — Alexis Grace (official site). Label or artist. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Meet Alexis Grace, paragraph 5: “Her upcoming single "West Coast" — out June 27th and produced by Memphis powerhouse John Paul Keith”
    • Meet Alexis Grace, paragraph 4: “She has appeared in several film and television projects, including the cult comedy series Trailer Park Boys”
    • Meet Alexis Grace, paragraph 3: “In 2014, she released her debut EP Kiddo”
    • Meet Alexis Grace, paragraph 4: “including the cult comedy series Trailer Park Boys, Hallmark’s Wedding at Graceland, and the offbeat documentary Show Business is My Life, But I Can’t Prove It”
  3. Music Video Monday: "West Coast" by Alexis Grace — Memphis Flyer, published June 30, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Paragraphs 1-4: “I wanted to rebel against that a bit and plan a one-take, no-cut music video.”
    • Paragraph 3: “Edward Valibus directed, shot, and edited the video”
  4. #2840 - Alexis Grace — Beale Street Caravan, published July 24, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Episode description: “Alexis is currently working on her first full-length album with Memphis music veteran, John Paul Keith”
    • Episode description; posted July 24, 2024: “we feature Memphis singer and American Idol alum Alexis Grace, live from Germantown Community Theater”
  5. American Idol season 8 — Wikipedia, updated August 31, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Top 13 finalists
    • Elimination chart row Alexis Grace: Pl. 11, Eliminated in the Top 11 column (3/18); ratings table episode 'Top 11 Results', March 18, 2009
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Alexis Grace: season 8, place finish 11th
  7. Michael Sarver: From the oil rigs to iTunes — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published December 8, 2009. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Last paragraph: “Right now, Michael's also involved in an "American Stars in Concert" tour, also featuring Alexis Grace from season eight”
  8. Look back and an update on Idol's season eight contestants — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published January 11, 2010. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Entry 1, Alexis Grace, Update: “But she recently completed a Christmas music tour with three other Idols — Michael Sarver, Gina Glocksen and David Hernandez.”
  9. Alexis Grace says she's working on a debut album — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published September 2, 2012. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Paragraph 4: “Earlier this year, she appeared in the new Finalists Live show at the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri”
    • Paragraph 4: “starring as Roxie Hart in a Memphis Theatre production of "Chicago" that was impressive enough to earn her a nomination for best actress in a musical”
  10. Former Idol finalist Alexis Grace planning January release for debut EP — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published December 6, 2014. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Paragraph 3: “"James Dean," "Rooftop" and "Someone Else" were released last winter.”
    • Paragraph 3: “Last month, she released "I'm So Done." The first single from the EP”
    • Paragraph 1: “has launched an indiegogo campaign in hopes of raising $6,000 toward the cost of a six-track EP and accompanying music video”
    • Paragraph 6: “Bergstig is working on an EP as well as Swedish Gun Factory and has already released a series of singles, several featuring vocals by Alexis.”
  11. Alexis Grace does battle with herself in new video — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published January 26, 2015. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Dateline (January 26, 2015) and paragraph 1: “Grace has released her first music video.”
    • Paragraph 1: “And the video is for “I’m So Done,””
    • Paragraphs 1-2: “The video comes on the heels of Alexis' first EP, the five-track "Kiddo," that landed on iTunes last week.”
    • Paragraph 2: “(Kiddo) was my nickname he gave me.”
    • Last paragraph: “She also works as a DJ at Q107.5 in Memphis, Tenn.”
    • Paragraph 2: “Alexis' first EP, the five-track "Kiddo," that landed on iTunes last week”
  12. Alexis Grace launches an EP pledge drive — Idol Chatter (Mark Franklin), published July 16, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Paragraph 3: “Alexis is a morning DJ for a Top 40 radio station, Q107.5.”
    • Paragraph 3: “She has also appeared in a couple of Memphis community theater productions — "Chicago" and "Legally Blonde."”

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