Chikezie

S7 · Eliminated 10th

Latest documented update, March 26, 2009

Chikezie performed in American Stars In Concert at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 26, 2009.⁠[1][2]

Career

After the show

  1. July 1, 2008–September 13, 2008He sang on the American Idols Live! Tour 2008, which ran from July 1 to September 13, 2008.⁠[1][5][6]
  2. November 28, 2008On November 28, 2008, he had just signed on for a holiday tour with Diana DeGarmo, Kimberley Locke and David Hernandez, with a scheduled stop at the Lycian Centre.⁠[6]
  3. March 26, 2009His biography lists American Stars In Concert at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 26, 2009.⁠[1]

Date not documented

  1. Before American Idol he worked as a Transportation Security Administration screener and as a cashier. He attended the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Bethel College in Kansas, and Santa Monica College.⁠[1]
  2. He was among the headliners of a later show, Idols in Concert for the Holidays, with David Hernandez, Diana DeGarmo, and Kimberley Locke.⁠[5]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 7, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • The season 7 finalist blurb says he had auditioned during season 6, reached Hollywood, and was cut before the top 44. That blurb gives no date.⁠[3]
  • March 26, 2008He was eliminated on the March 26, 2008, Top 10 results show and finished in tenth place.⁠[1][3]

Sources

6 sources

  1. Chikezie (Wikipedia revision 1371036207) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Tours: “2009: American Stars In Concert - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI March 26, 2009”
    • Tours: “2008: American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008”
    • Early life: “he was a Transportation Security Administration screener and a cashier”
    • Early life: “attended high school at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies”
    • American Idol section: “eliminated on March 26, 2008, finishing in tenth place”
  2. MusicBrainz release groups for Chikezie — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Release-group response: "release-group-count":0
  3. American Idol season 7 — Wikipedia, updated July 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Elimination chart row Chikezie: Pl. 10, Eliminated in the Top 10 column (3/27); ratings table episode 'Top 10 Results', March 26, 2008
    • Finalists, Chikezie: “previously auditioned during the show's sixth season, and made it to Hollywood, but was cut before the top 44”
    • Elimination chart, Chikezie row: “10”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Chikezie: season 7, place finish 10th
  5. American Idols Live! Tour 2008 (Wikipedia revision 1371401853) — Wikipedia, updated August 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Infobox: “start_date = July 1, 2008”
    • Infobox: “end_date = September 13, 2008”
    • Closing paragraph: “The former Idol contestants headlining the tour include David Hernandez (season 7), Diana DeGarmo (season 3), Kimberley Locke (season 2) and Chikezie (season 7).”
  6. Former 'American Idol' Chikezie Eze speaks out — Times Herald-Record, published November 28, 2008. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Article body: “on the road as part of the "American Idols Live Tour 2008"”
    • Article body: “just signed on for a holiday tour with former "AI" contestants Diana DeGarmo, Kimberley Locke and David Hernandez”
    • Article body: “brings him to the Lycian Centre on Sunday”

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