Karen Rodriguez

S10 · Eliminated 12th

Latest documented update, October 13, 2017

Karen Rodriguez signed with Roc Nation Latin in 2016. In March 2017 the label released her single Happy April Fools in English and Spanish (La Tonta de Abril), followed by No Me Verás Llorar (Spanglish) in October 2017. Earlier she co-wrote songs on Romeo Santos's 2014 album Formula, Vol. 2, among them Odio featuring Drake.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Career

After the show

  1. April 26, 2013Sang background vocals on Marc Anthony's single Vivir Mi Vida, released on April 26, 2013.⁠[7][8]
  2. February 25, 2014Co-wrote three songs on Romeo Santos's album Formula, Vol. 2 (Sony Music Latin): Odio featuring Drake, the deluxe-edition track Trust and the Google Play edition track Gone Forever. She also sang background vocals on most of the album's tracks.⁠[1][4][9]
  3. 2016Her Spanish-English cover of Adele's Hello passed 10 million YouTube views by October 2016; she also posted bilingual covers of Drake's Hotline Bling and Justin Bieber's Love Yourself.⁠[1][7]
  4. 2016Signed with Roc Nation Latin, the Roc Nation division led by Romeo Santos; the signing was reported on October 25, 2016, together with four other artists.⁠[1][7]
  5. March 31, 2017Roc Nation released her singles Happy April Fools and La Tonta de Abril on the same day.⁠[2][10]
  6. October 13, 2017Released the single No Me Verás Llorar (Spanglish) under license to Roc Nation.⁠[3]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • February 2008As a teenager, competed in the fifth season of the Puerto Rican talent show Objetivo Fama, which premiered in February 2008, and finished seventh.⁠[1]

Sources

10 sources

  1. Karen Rodriguez (artist page, biography by Marcy Donelson) — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Biography, last sentence: “In 2016, Rodriguez signed with Roc Nation's Latin division, which released English and Spanish editions of her debut single, "Happy April Fools" ("La Tonta de Abril")”
    • Biography, sentence 7: “That led to a meeting with singer Romeo Santos and songwriting collaborations on his 2014 album, Formula, Vol. 2.”
    • Biography, sentence 8: “Rodriguez also began uploading covers of contemporary hits to YouTube”
    • Biography, last sentence: “In 2016, Rodriguez signed with Roc Nation's Latin division”
    • Biography, sentence 3: “made it into the field of 20 for the February 2008 season premiere, eventually finishing in seventh place”
  2. Happy April Fools - Single by Karen Rodriguez — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: March 31, 2017, 1 song: “℗ 2017 Karen Rodriguez, under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC”
    • Album footer: “℗ 2017 Karen Rodriguez, under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC”
    • Album header and footer; also shows: March 31, 2017: “℗ 2017 Karen Rodriguez, under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC”
  3. No Me Verás Llorar (Spanglish) - Single by Karen Rodriguez — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: October 13, 2017, 1 song: “℗ 2017 Karen Rodriguez, Under exclusive license to Roc Nation”
  4. Formula, Vol. 2 (Wikipedia revision 1362429782) — Wikipedia, updated July 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Track listing, track 7 Odio, writer7 line: “writer7 = {{hlist|Santos|[[Rico Love]]|[[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]]|Karen Rodriguez|”
    • Infobox released and label lines; track listing writer7 (Odio), writer18 (Trust), writer19 (Gone Forever, Google Play exclusive edition): “writer19 = {{hlist|Santos|Karen Rodriguez}}”
    • Notes under the track listing: “All tracks, except "Intro", "Yo También" and "Outro", feature background vocals by Karen Rodríguez”
  5. American Idol season 10 — Wikipedia, updated September 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Top 13 finalists
    • Elimination chart row Karen Rodriguez: Pl. 12, Eliminated in the Top 12 column (3/17); ratings table episode 'Top 12 Results Show', March 17, 2011
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Karen Rodriguez: season 10, place finish 12th
  7. Rising Bilingual Singer Karen Rodriguez Signs With Roc Nation Latin — NBC News, published October 25, 2016. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Standfirst: “Former American Idol contestant Karen Rodriguez has signed with Roc Nation Latin, which is run by Romeo Santos.”
    • Paragraph 3: “Rodriguez had the opportunity to sing background vocals for Puerto Rican salsero Marc Anthony's "Vivir Mi Vida," song.”
    • Paragraph 4: “The songstress made a ‘Spanglish’ cover of Adele’s “Hello” and it garnered over 10 million views on Youtube.”
    • Headline, standfirst and paragraph 1: “Former American Idol contestant Karen Rodriguez has signed with Roc Nation Latin, which is run by Romeo Santos.”
    • Paragraph 6: “Jayro Rosado, Mr. Paradise, Mozart La Para and Victoria “La Mala” Ortiz also signed with Roc Nation Latin.”
  8. C'est la vie (Khaled song) (Wikipedia revision 1378191233) — Wikipedia, updated October 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Cover versions, Marc Anthony version, infobox (type = single, artist = Marc Anthony): “released = 26 April 2013”
    • Cover versions, Marc Anthony version, paragraph 1: “In 2013, American singer [[Marc Anthony]] covered the Khaled song as a [[salsa music|salsa]] tune titled "Vivir Mi Vida"”
  9. NH Sounds: Karen Rodriguez — NeueHouse, published January 31, 2017. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Event description: “co-writing songs with Romeo Santos, including his crossover smash hit, Odio, which also features”
  10. La Tonta De Abril - Single by Karen Rodriguez — Apple Music. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Album header and footer; also shows: March 31, 2017: “℗ 2017 Karen Rodriguez, under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC”

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