Ava Maybee
S20 · Eliminated (12th–14th)
Career
Before the show
- October 16, 2020She released the single Lay Low on October 16, 2020.[2]
- June 4, 2021She released Colors on June 4, 2021. By June 2, 2025 that song had 12 million streams on Spotify.[1][2]
After the show
- March 10, 2023She released Puke on March 10, 2023. The copyright names Venice Music as the distributor.[2]
- April 26, 2024She released Self Doubt on April 26, 2024. The copyright names VERSION III.[2]
- 2025–2025She was scheduled to tour the United States in the spring and summer of 2025.[5]
- April 9, 2025Gold Star Sticker was out on April 8, 2025 in that day's news story. Its digital release date is April 9, 2025.[2][5]
- May 16, 2025She released the six-track EP Orange Drive on May 16, 2025. Jake Nuffer and Alex Agresti worked on it with her.[1][2][5]
- June 2, 2025She was scheduled to perform at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City on June 2, 2025.[1]
- January 16, 2026She released I Pray For Composure on January 16, 2026. The copyright year on that single is 2025.[2]
Date not documented
- She began taking music seriously at 16.[1]
Discography
Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Sources
6 sources
- This former 'American Idol' star just released her debut EP — Deseret News, published June 2, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 1
- Headline: “made it to the top 14”
- Opening: “The Los Angeles-based singer”
- Colors paragraph: “her 2021 song “Colors,””
- Colors paragraph: “12 million streams on Spotify”
- Dateline: “June 2, 2025”
- Caption: “recently released her debut EP, "Orange Drive."”
- Caption: “performs at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City on June 2”
- Kilby paragraph: “where she performs Monday night”
- Apple album lookup for artist 1534262667 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 2
- I Pray For Composure - Single:
"releaseDate":"2026-01-16T08:00:00Z" - Lay Low - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2020 Ava Maybee" - Lay Low - Single:
"releaseDate":"2020-10-16T07:00:00Z" - Puke - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2023 Ava Maybee, Distributed by Venice Music" - Puke - Single:
"releaseDate":"2023-03-10T08:00:00Z" - Self Doubt - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2024 VERSION III" - Self Doubt - Single:
"releaseDate":"2024-04-26T07:00:00Z" - Lay Low - Single:
"collectionName":"Lay Low - Single"
- I Pray For Composure - Single:
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 3
- Contestants table, row Ava Maybee: Season 20, Place finish 12th-14th
- American Idol season 20 — Wikipedia, updated December 31, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 4
- Top 14 – Breakout hits (April 24) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Ava Maybee: Pl. 12 (shared), Top 14 column (4/24)
- Chad Smith's Daughter Ava Maybee Announces Debut EP — Exclaim!, published April 8, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (6) of source 5
- Tour paragraph: “going on tour this spring and summer”
- Tour paragraph: “all of the dates are in the US”
- Dateline: “Apr 8, 2025”
- Opening: “"Gold Star Sticker," is out today”
- Opening: “will be out May 16”
- Collaborators: “Jake Nuffer and Alex Agresti”
- MusicBrainz artist ccfe1648-f2c0-42b9-8392-7b9f352cc717 — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 6
- Release group Orange Drive EP:
"title":"Orange Drive EP" - Release group Orange Drive EP:
"id":"8f6dc547-70f3-44de-ac8c-c148915896d4" - Release group Orange Drive EP:
"primary-type":"EP" - Release group Orange Drive EP:
"first-release-date":"2025-05-16"
- Release group Orange Drive EP: