Francisco Martin

S18 · Finale, 3rd–5th

As of April 29, 2025

Francisco Martin finished in the top 5 of American Idol season 18. He plays drums and sings with the San Francisco band The Aura. 19 Recordings released his EPs Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind in 2021, Manic in 2022, and Breakfast for Dinner in 2023, along with a run of singles from Swollen in 2020 through Evil Eye in 2023. On April 24, 2025 he released the self-produced single Friend.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

After the show

  1. October 9, 202019 Recordings released his single Swollen on October 9, 2020.⁠[1]
  2. February 5, 202119 Recordings released his single Wild Girl on February 5, 2021.⁠[1]
  3. October 15, 202119 Recordings released his single If U Need Me on October 15, 2021.⁠[1][8]
  4. April 30, 2022He performed at the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 coronation night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on April 30, 2022.⁠[1]
  5. June 29, 202219 Recordings released his single Hate You to Love Myself on June 29, 2022.⁠[1]
  6. December 1, 202319 Recordings released his single Evil Eye on December 1, 2023.⁠[1]
  7. February 15, 2024He released the single Jekyll N Hyde on February 15, 2024.⁠[1]
  8. April 24, 2025He released the self-produced single Friend on April 24, 2025. The recording credit on that single is stupid youth.⁠[2][3]

Date not documented

  1. By January 2022 he had also released a single titled Bittersweet.⁠[8]
  2. Plays drums and sings with The Aura, a San Francisco band founded and managed by his father. He had already played drums with the band on a cover of Buwan before American Idol.⁠[1]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind⁠[1][6][9]EP202119 Recordings
Manic⁠[1]EP202219 Recordings
Breakfast for Dinner⁠[1][10]EP202319 Recordings

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

10 sources

  1. Francisco Martin biography: 13 things about American Idol Season 18 finalist — CONAN Daily, published February 15, 2024, updated October 22, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Biography: “He finished in the Top 5 in the 18th season of the ABC singing reality show “American Idol.””
    • Biography: “He is the drummer and one of the vocalists of The Aura , a San Francisco-based Filipino band”
    • Dated list: “On May 7, 2021, 19 Recordings released his extended play “Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind”.”
    • Dated list: “On August 26, 2022, 19 Recordings released his EP “Manic”.”
    • Dated list: “On July 7, 2023, 19 Recordings released his EP “Breakfast for Dinner”.”
    • Dated list: “On October 9, 2020, 19 Recordings released his single “Swollen”.”
    • Biography: “He is the drummer and one of the vocalists of The Aura , a San Francisco-based Filipino band founded and managed by his father.”
    • Dated list: “On February 5, 2021, 19 Recordings released his single “Wild Girl”.”
  2. Francisco Martin finds his way back with the soul-stirring Friend — Melodic Magazine, published April 29, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Article: “the self-produced “Friend,””
  3. Apple Music lookup: Friend, collection 1810106169 — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Lookup result: "collectionName":"Friend - Single"
    • Lookup result: "releaseDate":"2025-04-24T07:00:00Z"
    • Lookup result: "copyright":"℗ 2025 stupid youth"
    • Lookup result: "artistName":"Francisco Martin"
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Francisco Martin: Season 18, Place finish 3rd-5th
  5. American Idol season 18 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 5 – Finale (May 17) table; Elimination chart, row Francisco Martin: Pl. 3 (shared), 5/17 Finalist
  6. Apple Music search: Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind Francisco Martin — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Search result: "copyright":"℗ 2021 19 Recordings, Inc."
    • Search result: "collectionName":"Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind - EP"
    • Search result: "releaseDate":"2021-05-07T07:00:00Z"
  7. Apple Music search: Francisco Martin, albums, US — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Search result, collection 1514695346: "collectionName":"Alaska (Performance Version) - Single"
    • Search result, collection 1514695346: "copyright":"℗ 2020 Hollywood Records, Inc./19 Recordings, Inc."
    • Search result, collection 1514695346: "releaseDate":"2020-05-29T07:00:00Z"
    • Search result, collection 1514695346: "artistViewUrl":"https://music.apple.com/us/artist/francisco-martin/553238917?uo=4"
  8. Border Crossings: Francisco Martin — Voice of America, published January 11, 2022, updated January 11, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Episode description: “his latest pop single is “If You Need Me.””
    • Episode description: “he has released several hit singles “Swollen” and “Bittersweet””
  9. MusicBrainz artist 0de3e35a-d59b-4773-8b82-56c09ca84ab3 — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Release group: "title":"Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind"
    • Release group: "first-release-date":"2021-05-07"
    • Release group: "primary-type":"EP"
  10. Apple Music search: Breakfast for Dinner Francisco Martin — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Search result: "collectionName":"Breakfast for Dinner - EP"
    • Search result: "releaseDate":"2023-07-07T07:00:00Z"
    • Search result: "copyright":"℗ 2023 19 Recordings, Inc"

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