Breanna Nix
S23 · Third place
Career
During or around the show
- May 18, 2025She released her debut single Higher, a cover of Toby Lightman's song, on May 18, 2025.[1][2]
After the show
- May 23, 2025By May 23, 2025 Higher had reached No. 1 on Apple's Country chart. That day it was fourth on Apple's overall country chart and No. 9 on the Apple Songs chart.[5]
- May 29, 2025As reported on May 29, 2025, Higher was No. 4 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 5,000 copies sold, topped Christian Digital Song Sales, and was No. 40 on Hot Christian Songs.[6]
- June 16, 2025Brandon Lake released a deluxe edition of King of Hearts on June 16, 2025, including a live recording of Daddy's DNA that features Breanna Nix.[1][7]
- November 7, 2025She released Another Mile on November 7, 2025, on 19 Recordings.[1][2]
Discography
No releases are documented yet.
Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Sources
7 sources
- Breanna Nix — Wikipedia, updated May 20, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 1
- Lead: “finalist from [[Denton, Texas|Denton]]”
- Career: “debut single, a cover of [[Toby Lightman]]'s "Higher", on May 18, 2025.”
- Singles: “|"Another Mile"”
- Feature: “live recording of "[[Daddy's DNA]]" by [[Brandon Lake]]”
- Feature: “released on June 16, 2025.”
- Lead sentence: “born August 7, 1999”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|1999|08|07}} - Singles: “date=2025-11-07”
- Breanna Nix album lookup 1814894218 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (6) of source 2
- Another Mile - Single:
"releaseDate":"2025-11-07T08:00:00Z" - Higher - Single:
"releaseDate":"2025-05-18T07:00:00Z" - Higher - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2025 19 Recordings, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC" - Ain't Down In Georgia - Single:
"releaseDate":"2026-08-28T07:00:00Z" - Ain't Down In Georgia - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2026 Breanna Nix Music" - Another Mile - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2025 19 Recordings, Inc."
- Another Mile - 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 Breanna Nix: Season 23, Place finish 3rd
- American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 4
- Lead section; Top 3 – Finale (May 18) table (Third place); Elimination chart, row Breanna Nix: Pl. 3, 5/18 Third place: “Breanna Nix finished in third place”
- Christian singer Breanna Nix hits No. 1 on iTunes country songs chart — The Christian Post, published May 23, 2025, updated July 7, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (3) of source 5
- Chart: “reached the No. 1 spot on Apple’s Country chart with her single “Higher.””
- Chart: “currently holds the fourth position on Apple’s overall country”
- Chart: “On the broader Apple Songs chart, “Higher” sits at No. 9”
- American Idol Winner Jamal Roberts Tops Gospel Song Charts — The Christian Beat, published May 29, 2025, updated May 29, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (6) of source 6
- Chart: “Jamal Roberts is joined on the Digital Song Sales by two other American Idol finalists”
- Chart: “Breanna Nix with “Higher” (No. 4 with 5,000 copies sold)”
- Chart: “topping the”
- Chart: “Christian Digital Song Sales”
- Chart: “hitting No. 40 on the”
- Chart: “Hot Christian Songs”
- Brandon Lake Drops Surprise Full Deck Deluxe Version Of King Of Hearts — The Christian Beat, published June 16, 2025, updated June 16, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 7
- Deluxe: “Today (June 16)”
- Feature: “features from Gabby Barrett and Breanna Nix”