Madison VanDenburg
S17 · Third place
Latest documented update, December 9, 2023
Madison VanDenburg, third-place finalist on American Idol in 2019, from Cohoes, New York, released the EP love n war on December 9, 2023. She released What I'm Looking For in August 2019 and The Light of Christmas in November 2021, and her holiday special The Light of Christmas aired on Christmas Day 2021.[1][2][3]
Career
After the show
- August 30, 2019By August 30, 2019, she had released the single What I'm Looking For, a piano ballad she wrote after the American Idol finale.[2]
- December 9, 2020She released the single Eighteen on December 9, 2020.[3]
- November 19, 2021She released the Christmas single The Light of Christmas on November 19, 2021.[1][3]
- May 5, 2022She released the single Game Changer on May 5, 2022.[3]
- December 9, 2023She released the five-song EP love n war on December 9, 2023.[3]
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| love n war[3] | EP | 2023 | Madison VanDenburg | Not documented | Not documented |
Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- December 25, 2021Her holiday special The Light of Christmas aired on Christmas Day 2021, with a cameo from Walker Burroughs and a guest spot from Barrett Baber.[1]
Sources
5 sources
- Watch American Idol Alum Madison Vandenburg's Holiday Special (Video) — mjsbigblog, published December 25, 2021, updated December 25, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 1
- Opening paragraph: “she came in third place behind winner Laine Hardy and runner-up Alejandro Aranda in 2019”
- YouTube description quoted in the article: “the release of my new Christmas single”
- YouTube description quoted in the article: “my one-hour TV special airing on Christmas Day”
- YouTube description quoted in the article: “cameos from fellow Idol alumni Walker Burroughs”
- American Idol's Madison VanDenburg "What I'm Looking For" Single — mjsbigblog, published September 2, 2019. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 2
- Dateline and hometown: “The Cohoes, New York singer”
- Instagram post date: “on Aug 30, 2019 at 10:53am PDT”
- Instagram caption: “MY NEWEST SINGLE IS OUT!”
- Lead: “she wrote the soulful piano ballad after she came home from the American Idol finale back in May”
- Apple album lookup for artist 1394214779 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 3
- love n war - EP:
"releaseDate":"2023-12-09T08:00:00Z" - Eighteen - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2020 Madison VanDenburg" - love n war - EP:
"copyright":"℗ 2023 Madison VanDenburg" - The Light of Christmas:
"copyright":"℗ 2021 F.A.I.M.M.S. LLC" - Game Changer - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2022 F.A.I.M.M.S. LLC" - Eighteen - Single:
"collectionName":"Eighteen - Single" - Eighteen - Single:
"releaseDate":"2020-12-09T08:00:00Z" - The Light of Christmas:
"releaseDate":"2021-11-19T08:00:00Z"
- love n war - EP:
- American Idol season 17 — Wikipedia, updated October 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 4
- Top 10 contestants
- Lead section; Top 3 – Finale (May 19) section and table (Third place); Elimination chart, row Madison VanDenburg: Pl. 3, Finale (5/19) Third place: “Madison VanDenburg finished in third place”
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 5
- Contestants table, row Madison VanDenburg: Season 17, Place finish 3rd
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