Kimberly Caldwell

S2 · Eliminated 7th

Latest documented update, 2016

Kimberly Caldwell's most recent documented credits are screen roles: the television film Recipe for Love (2014) and the film Monkey Up (2016). Her only post-show studio album, Without Regret, came out on Vanguard and Capitol in April 2011, and in 2012 she hosted the television series Best Ink.⁠[1][2]

Career

After the show

  1. July 8, 2003–August 31, 2003Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2003 with eight other season 2 finalists.⁠[7]
  2. May 21, 2009Announced a record deal with Vanguard Records and Capitol Records.⁠[1][2]
  3. December 3, 2010Released the single "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys", which debuted at number 30 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.⁠[2]
  4. April 19, 2011Released her first post-show studio album, Without Regret, after several delays from a first planned date of April 6, 2010.⁠[2]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Kimberly Caldwell⁠[1][8]Album
Without Regret⁠[2][6]Album2011Vanguard Records / Capitol Records

Awards

Checked October 6, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • After the show she worked as a television personality and entertainment correspondent, with work for Fox Sports, MTV and the TV Guide Network.⁠[1][9]
  • 2007Played a character named Kimberly in the film Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.⁠[1]
  • January 2009Hosted the television series P. Diddy's Starmaker, which premiered in January 2009 and ran for 10 episodes.⁠[1]
  • 2012Hosted the television series Best Ink.⁠[1][10]
  • 2012Played Bree in the Franklin & Bash episode "Waiting on a Friend".⁠[1]
  • 2014Appeared in the television film Recipe for Love.⁠[1]
  • 2016Played an ET correspondent in the film Monkey Up.⁠[1]

Sources

10 sources

  1. Kimberly Caldwell (Wikipedia revision 1371032884) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Filmography, Film and Television tables (Monkey Up, 2016; Recipe for Love, 2014): “2016 | Monkey Up | ET Correspondent”
    • Lead; Recent projects section: “In 2012, Caldwell hosted the television series, Best Ink.”
    • Discography, Studio albums table, Kimberly Caldwell row: “Label: Self-released”
    • Career, Without Regret section (date of the deal): “On May 21, 2009, Caldwell announced she had just signed a record deal, and her debut album Without Regret would hit stores on April 6, 2010.”
    • Career, Without Regret section: “On May 21, 2009, Caldwell announced she had just signed a record deal”
    • Discography, Studio albums table: “Release date: 1996”
    • Lead: “Caldwell was an entertainment correspondent and hosted various shows on the TV Guide Network.”
    • Filmography, Film table: “2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Kimberly”
  2. Without Regret (album) (Wikipedia revision 1330125003) — Wikipedia, updated December 29, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Lead and infobox: “The album was released on April 19, 2011.”
    • Background section; infobox: “Caldwell signed a record deal with Vanguard Records and Capitol Records”
    • Background section: “Caldwell signed a record deal with Vanguard Records and Capitol Records”
    • Singles section: “"Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" was the second single released on December 3, 2010”
    • Singles section: “The song debuted at number 30 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.”
    • Background section: “the album was finally released on April 19, 2011, over a year after the original release date.”
    • Infobox and lead: “The album was released on April 19, 2011.”
  3. American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, updated September 16, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart row Kimberly Caldwell: Pl. 7, Eliminated in the Top 7 column (4/16); ratings table episode 'Top 7 Results', April 16, 2003
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Kimberly Caldwell: season 2, place finish 7th
  5. Vanguard Records (Wikipedia revision 1373097593) — Wikipedia, updated September 4, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • History; infobox parent: “Vanguard was sold to the Welk Music Group in 1985.”
  6. MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group Without Regret (Kimberly Caldwell) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Release c61f8b7a (US), label-info: “Capitol Records, 78155-2”
    • Releases 39ecd2a7 (2011-04-15, Vanguard) and c61f8b7a (2011-04-19, US, Capitol Records): “2011-04-19, US, Capitol Records”
  7. American Idols Live! Tour 2003 (Wikipedia revision 1376504591) — Wikipedia, updated September 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox and Performers table: “Kimberly Caldwell (7th place)”
  8. MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group Kimberly Caldwell (Kimberly Caldwell) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Release 0102f829: title and artist credit (its US release event is dated 1995; see notes): "title":"Kimberly Caldwell"
  9. Kimberly Caldwell — M Music & Musicians Magazine, published 2011. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Paragraph 1: “Kimberly Caldwell detoured into work as a TV personality with gigs on outlets like Fox Sports and MTV.”
  10. Kimberly Caldwell talks tattoos, 'Best Ink' — USA Today, published April 2012. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.

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