EJay Day

S1 · Eliminated 9th–10th

Latest documented update, September 4, 2014

EJay Day's most recent documented activity is the song "Need You in My Life", which he posted on his YouTube channel on 4 September 2014. Since the show he has worked mainly as a singer on cruise ships, including an act on Holland America's MS Veendam by 2011.⁠[1]

Career

Before the show

  1. 1999Shared the songwriting credit for "Pure Love" on Raven-Symoné's album Undeniable, before the show.⁠[1]

After the show

  1. October 2002–November 2002Toured with the other season 1 top ten finalists on the 2002 American Idols Live! tour and opened each show.⁠[1][2]
  2. 2003Performed in shopping malls on Coca-Cola's Behind the Scenes With American Idol promotional tour with other finalists from the first two seasons.⁠[1]
  3. 2003Released the charity single "Calling All Angels", a duet with fellow finalist AJ Gil, through Give Kids the World.⁠[1]
  4. July 2003Released his own single, "Come Into My World".⁠[1]
  5. 2005–2008Performed as a singer on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas, according to reports from 2005 to 2008.⁠[1]
  6. September 2006Recorded a full album, Come into My World, reported in September 2006; it was never released.⁠[1]
  7. 2011Had a musical act on Holland America's cruise ship MS Veendam.⁠[1]
  8. September 4, 2014Posted an original song, "Need You in My Life", on his YouTube channel.⁠[1]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 6, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • Placed in the top 20 of the second season of Popstars: USA, before American Idol.⁠[1]

Sources

3 sources

  1. EJay Day — Wikipedia, updated September 1, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Post-Idol section: “Two years later, on September 4, 2014, Day uploaded a song titled "Need You in My Life" to his YouTube channel.”
    • Post-Idol section: “By 2011, Day had established a musical act performing on Holland America's MS Veendam.”
    • Lead sentence: “born September 13, 1981”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{Birth date and age|1981|9|13}}
    • Early life and career beginnings section: “The same year, he shared songwriting credit for the track "Pure Love" on Raven-Symoné's album Undeniable.”
    • Post-Idol section: “Each of this tour's thirty shows was opened by Day singing Janet Jackson's "Black Cat".”
    • Post-Idol section: “Throughout the Spring, Day participated in Coca-Cola's Behind the Scenes With American Idol promotional tour”
    • Post-Idol section; Singles table: “Day and Gil would subsequently perform "Calling All Angels" at an Orlando, Florida fundraising gala in June and release this duet as a single through Give Kids the World.”
  2. American Idol season 1 — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Elimination chart row EJay Day: Pl. 9, Eliminated in the Top 10 column (7/17); ratings table episode 'Top 10 Results', July 17, 2002
    • Top 10 finalists section, EJay Day entry: “did not originally qualify for the semifinals, but was later chosen to replace disqualified contestant Delano Cagnolatti.”
    • Finals section: “a thirty-date tour with the top ten followed”
  3. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row EJay Day: season 1, place finish 9th–10th

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