Keyla Richardson

S24 · Third place

As of May 12, 2026

Keyla Richardson of Pensacola was a season 9 finalist on Sunday Best in 2019 and signed with Uncle G Records. So Good, released November 1, 2019, reached No. 1 on Billboard Gospel Airplay, Mediabase Gospel Radio, and the Billboard Gospel Indicator chart. She performed the song at the 2020 Stellar Awards. An eight-track album titled So Good came out on September 25, 2020. She finished third on American Idol season 24 and, as of May 12, 2026, teaches music at Life Shifting Learning Academy in Pensacola.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Career

Before the show

  1. 2015In 2015 a video of her singing Hold On went viral.⁠[1]
  2. November 1, 2019She released the single So Good on November 1, 2019.⁠[3][4]
  3. August 2020In August 2020 So Good reached No. 1 on Billboard Gospel Airplay. By August 20, 2020 it had also reached No. 1 on Mediabase Gospel Radio and the Billboard Gospel Indicator chart.⁠[1][3]

Date not documented

  1. As of May 12, 2026 she taught music at Life Shifting Learning Academy in Pensacola.⁠[2]
  2. Her Sunday Best run led to a record deal with Greg “Uncle G” Lyons’ Uncle G Records.⁠[1]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
So Good⁠[3][4][7]Album2020Uncle G Records

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • 2019She was a finalist on season 9 of Sunday Best in 2019.⁠[1][2][8]
  • 2020She performed So Good at the 2020 Stellar Awards.⁠[3]
  • May 11, 2026She finished third on American Idol season 24. Hannah Harper won on May 11, 2026.⁠[2][9]

Sources

9 sources

  1. Keyla Richardson’s Debut Single So Good Lands At No. 1 At Gospel Radio — The Christian Beat, published August 20, 2020. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Article: “Pensacola, Florida native”
    • Article: “Season 9 Sunday’s Best finalist”
    • Article: “Uncle G Records”
    • Article: “Billboard Gospel Indicator Charts”
    • Article: “In 2015, a video”
    • Article: “Hold On”
    • Article: “celebrates her first Billboard Gospel Airplay No.1 and Mediabase Gospel Radio No.1 song with “So Good.””
    • Article: “also landed at No.1 on the Billboard Gospel Indicator Charts”
  2. Who Is Keyla Richardson? American Idol — Hollywood Life, published May 12, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Article: “finalist in 2019”
    • Article: “third place”
    • Article: “Life Shifting Learning Academy”
    • Article: “music teacher at the Life Shifting Learning Academy”
    • Date: “May 12, 2026”
    • Article: “finishing season 24 in third place”
  3. So Good: Keyla Richardson lands her first Gospel Airplay chart No. 1 — Black Gospel Radio. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Article: “Released November 1, 2019”
    • Article: “August 2020”
    • Article: “2020 Stellar Awards”
    • Article: “launch single “So Good””
    • Article: “No. 1 on Billboard Gospel Airplay (August 2020)”
    • Article: “So Good”
    • Article: “performed the song at the 2020 Stellar Awards”
  4. iTunes album search: Keyla Richardson — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • So Good album: "releaseDate":"2020-09-25T07:00:00Z"
    • So Good album: "trackCount":8
    • So Good single: "releaseDate":"2019-11-01T07:00:00Z"
    • So Good single: "copyright":"℗ 2019 Uncle G Records, exclusively distributed by Entertainment One US LP"
    • So Good album: "copyright":"℗ 2020 Uncle G Records, distributed by MNRK Music Group, LP"
    • With A Little Help From My Friends: "releaseDate":"2026-03-23T07:00:00Z"
    • With A Little Help From My Friends: "copyright":"℗ 2026 19 Recordings, Inc., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation"
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Keyla Richardson: Season 24, Place finish 3rd
  6. American Idol season 24 — Wikipedia, updated July 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Lead section; Top 3 – Finale (May 11) section and table (Third place); Elimination chart, row Keyla Richardson: Pl. 3, 5/11 Third place: “After Richardson was eliminated in third place, the remaining two reprised their audition songs, after which Harper was announced as the winner.”
  7. MusicBrainz release groups for Keyla Richardson — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Album release group: "first-release-date": "2020-09-25"
    • Album release group: "primary-type": "Album"
  8. Keyla Richardson — Keyla Richardson. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Home: “Sunday Best 2019 Contestant”
  9. American Idol season 24 — Wikipedia, updated July 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead: “Keyla Richardson finished in third place”
    • Lead: “won the season on May 11, 2026”

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