Braden Rumfelt

S24 · Eliminated (4th–5th)

As of May 11, 2026

Braden Rumfelt is from Murphy, North Carolina. His commercial recordings are American Idol performances on 19 Recordings and Atlantic, beginning with Love On The Brain on March 17, 2026. On April 27, 2026, in the Top 7 round, he sang Cardigan and This Love. He was eliminated in the Top 5 round on May 4, 2026, and at the May 11 finale he sang Rewind and Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me with Clay Aiken.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

During or around the show

  1. March 17, 2026On March 17, 2026 Love On The Brain (from American Idol) came out on 19 Recordings and Atlantic Recording Corporation. Later Idol performance singles on the same artist id run through Lose Control on May 3, 2026.⁠[2][3]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • April 27, 2026On April 27, 2026, in the Top 7 round of American Idol, he sang Cardigan and This Love. He is a Murphy, North Carolina native.⁠[1][3]
  • May 4, 2026He was eliminated in the Top 5 round of American Idol on May 4, 2026. At the season finale on May 11, 2026 he sang Rewind and Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me with Clay Aiken.⁠[3]

Sources

5 sources

  1. American Idol 2026: Braden Rumfelt Shines on Taylor Swift night — mjsbigblog, published April 28, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Hometown: “Murphy, North Carolina native”
    • Post: “Cardigan”
  2. Apple album lookup for artist 1462349435 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Love On The Brain: "releaseDate":"2026-03-17T07:00:00Z"
    • Copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2026 19 Recordings, Inc., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation"
    • Earliest Idol single: "releaseDate":"2026-03-17T07:00:00Z"
    • Title: "collectionName":"Love On The Brain (from American Idol) - Single"
    • Love On The Brain: "collectionName":"Love On The Brain (from American Idol) - Single"
    • Last single: "collectionName":"Lose Control (from American Idol) - Single"
    • Last single: "releaseDate":"2026-05-03T07:00:00Z"
  3. American Idol season 24 (Wikipedia revision 1364749034) — Wikipedia, updated July 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Top 7 (April 27) table: “|+ Top 7 (April 27)”
    • Top 7 (April 27) table, Braden Rumfelt rows: “| "[[Cardigan (song)|Cardigan]]"”
    • Top 7 (April 27) table, Braden Rumfelt rows: “| "[[This Love (Maroon 5 song)|This Love]]"”
    • Top 5 heading: “===Top 5 – Class of 2006 Reunion / ''American Idol'' X ''Dancing with the Stars'' (May 4)===”
    • Top 5 (May 4) table, Braden Rumfelt row: “| "[[Lose Control (Teddy Swims song)|Lose Control]]"”
    • Top 5 (May 4) table, Braden Rumfelt row: “rowspan="2" style="background:#FF91A4;"| Eliminated”
    • Lead: “won the season on May 11, 2026”
    • Finale, non-competition performances: “Braden Rumfelt with Clay Aiken”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Braden Rumfelt: Season 24, Place finish 4th-5th
  5. American Idol season 24 — Wikipedia, updated July 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 5 – Class of 2006 Reunion (May 4) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Braden Rumfelt: Pl. 4, 5/4 column

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