McKenna Faith Breinholt

Season 22 · Eliminated (6th–7th)

Where are they now

Latest documented update, February 6, 2025

McKenna Breinholt sang with Cinematic Pop from her teens, including a 2015 recording of Hallelujah, and the group later withdrew from America's Got Talent. She released the singles I Wanted You and Shooting Stars. After season 22 she had surgery in July 2024 to remove a polyp from her vocal cords and played the Franklin Summer Bash on July 30, 2024. On February 6, 2025, BYU-Idaho announced a Friday Hart Auditorium concert with Kabrienne Richins.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Key figures

Career

Before the show

  1. 2015She sang on Cinematic Pop's Hallelujah, released on July 15, 2015.Cinematic Pop⁠[1][8]July 15, 2015
  1. 2017I Wanted You came out on February 13, 2017, on MJW Music.⁠[1][7]February 13, 2017
  2. 2017Shooting Stars came out on May 11, 2017, on MJW Music.⁠[1][8]May 11, 2017

After the show

  1. 2024In a June 2024 Instagram post she wrote that she had opened for Due West in St. George, Utah, the previous Thursday.⁠[3]June 2024
  2. 2024In July 2024 she had surgery to remove a vocal polyp and paused singing while she recovered.⁠[2]July 2024
  3. 2024On July 30, 2024, she performed at the Franklin Summer Bash in Franklin, Tennessee.⁠[3]July 30, 2024
  1. 2025On February 6, 2025, BYU-Idaho announced a Friday concert in the Hart Auditorium with Kabrienne Richins.⁠[4]February 6, 2025

Date not documented

  1. She plays guitar and piano and writes and arranges music.⁠[1]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  1. Cinematic Pop was invited onto America's Got Talent and then withdrew, citing logistical problems.Cinematic Pop⁠[2]

Sources

8 sources

  1. McKenna Breinholt — Cinematic Pop. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Biography: “She appeared on our initial live video recordings in 2015”
    • Biography: “McKenna started singing with Cinematic Pop when she was just 16 years old.”
    • Biography: “including this version of Hallelujah that has gained world-wide recognition”
    • Biography: “including “Shooting Stars” and “I Wanted You””
    • Biography: “McKenna also plays guitar and piano and writes and arranges music.”
  2. Singer McKenna Breinholt, American Idol and faith — Deseret News, published October 27, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Early career: “the group withdrew from the competition, citing logistical problems”
    • Dateline: “Published: Oct 27, 2024, 9:00 p.m. MDT”
    • Surgery: “surgery she had in July to remove a polyp from her vocal cords”
  3. What Happened to McKenna Faith Breinholt After American Idol Season 22 — Screen Rant, published November 4, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • After the show: “On July 30, 2024, McKenna performed at Franklin Summer Bash”
    • Dateline: “Published Nov 4, 2024”
    • Due West: “In a June Instagram post, McKenna shared that she had the opportunity to open for her birth mother's brother's band, Due West, in St. George, Utah”
    • Franklin Summer Bash: “On July 30, 2024, McKenna performed at Franklin Summer Bash in Franklin, Tennessee”
  4. BYU-Idaho Center Stage Welcomes American Idol Finalists in Concert — BYU-Idaho, published February 6, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Byline and concert: “By Ella Zeigler February 6, 2025”
    • Byline: “By Ella Zeigler February 6, 2025”
    • Artists: “McKenna Faith Breinholt and Kabrienne Richins are coming to BYU-Idaho for a concert this weekend.”
    • Time and place: “The concert is Friday in the Hart Auditorium on campus at 7:30 p.m.”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row McKenna Faith Breinholt: Season 22, Place finish 6th-7th
  6. American Idol season 22 — Wikipedia, updated August 31, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 7 – Dance songs & Adele (May 5) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row McKenna Faith Breinholt: Pl. 6 (shared), 5/5 column
  7. MusicBrainz releases for aafcb8e0-4da4-487d-93dd-11b821cd4641 — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • I Wanted You: "name":"MJW Music"
    • I Wanted You: "date":"2017-02-13"
    • I Wanted You: "title":"I Wanted You"
    • I Wanted You label: "name":"MJW Music"
  8. iTunes Lookup API: artist 1054534270 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Good Kind of Trouble - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2020 Mckenna Breinholt"
    • Good Kind of Trouble - Single: "releaseDate":"2020-01-07T08:00:00Z"
    • Tumbleweed (for Amy) - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2025 McKenna Faith"
    • Tumbleweed (for Amy) - Single: "releaseDate":"2025-06-27T07:00:00Z"
    • Hallelujah - Single: "collectionName":"Hallelujah - Single"
    • Hallelujah - Single: "releaseDate":"2015-07-15T07:00:00Z"
    • Shooting Stars - Single: "collectionName":"Shooting Stars - Single"
    • Shooting Stars - Single: "releaseDate":"2017-05-11T07:00:00Z"

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