Desmond Roberts

S23 · Eliminated (13th–14th)

As of April 5, 2025

Desmond Roberts, who grew up in Orange County, said in an August 18, 2021 profile that he had graduated from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major and was working as a singer and songwriter for hire. On April 5, 2025 he was teaching music, living in Corona, and working in Los Angeles.⁠[1][2]

Career

Before the show

  1. August 18, 2021On August 18, 2021 he said he had graduated from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major and was working as a singer and songwriter for hire. He also said he had played piano from age eight, sung in a children's choir in Santa Ana, and started writing songs in eighth grade.⁠[1]

During or around the show

  1. April 5, 2025On April 5, 2025 he was teaching music, living in Corona, and working in Los Angeles. He said he had first tried out for American Idol 10 years earlier.⁠[2]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

4 sources

  1. Daily Inspiration: Meet Desmond Roberts — VoyageLA, published August 18, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Profile: “I grew up in Orange County”
    • Profile: “graduation from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major”
    • Profile: “I am a singer/performer and songwriter for hire”
    • Date: “datetime="2021-08-18"”
    • School: “graduation from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major”
    • Work: “I am a singer/performer and songwriter for hire”
    • Early work: “playing piano at age eight”
    • Early work: “singing in the children’s choir”
  2. Two Southern California talents sing their way to next round of American Idol — ABC7 Los Angeles, published April 5, 2025, updated April 5, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Home: “originally from Orange County, now lives in Corona and works in Los Angeles”
    • Work: “who now teaches music”
    • Date: “Saturday, April 5, 2025”
    • Audition: “he first tried out for the show 10 years ago”
  3. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Desmond Roberts: Season 23, Place finish 13th-14th
  4. American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 14 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (April 27) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Desmond Roberts: Pl. 13 (shared), 4/27 column

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