Paris Bennett
S5 · Eliminated 5th
Latest documented update, 2019
Paris Bennett released the single Unapologetically Me in 2019, after All I Need for Christmas in 2018. Her albums include Princess P (2007) and A Royal Christmas, released October 14, 2008. She has been active since 2006.[1]
Career
After the show
- May 23, 2006Her recording of Midnight Train to Georgia is on American Idol Season 5: Encores, a various-artists compilation released May 23, 2006, on RCA. The song reached number 52 on the Pop 100 in 2006.[1][4]
- May 30, 2006In Detroit on May 30, 2006, she sang the national anthem at an NBA conference-finals game between the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat.[1]
- September 12, 2006She recorded The Tigers with John Debney for the Everyone's Hero soundtrack, released on September 12, 2006.[1]
- December 8, 2006By December 8, 2006, she had signed with an independent label. She was signed to 306 Entertainment for the album Princess P.[1]
- 2007In 2007 she became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and a member of its celebrity board, the Friends of RMHC.[1]
- May 8, 2007Princess P was released on 306/TVT. Sources give two release dates, April 24 and May 8, 2007. It peaked at number 133 on the Billboard 200, 47 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 1 on Heatseekers, and 15 on Independent Albums.[1][5]
- October 14, 2008A Royal Christmas was released on October 14, 2008, on CC Entertainment. She later released the singles All I Need for Christmas in 2018 and Unapologetically Me in 2019.[1][5]
Discography
Awards
Checked October 7, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- May 4, 2006She appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 4, 2006.[1]
Sources
8 sources
- Paris Bennett (Wikipedia revision 1376073019) — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 1
- Singles table, 2019 row: “Unapologetically Me”
- Albums table, Princess P: “Released: May 8, 2007”
- Infobox years_active: “2006–present”
- Lead sentence: “born August 21, 1988”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|1988|8|21}} - 2007 Princess P section: “Bennett was signed to 306 Entertainment”
- Citation title and date: “Paris signs with indie label”
- Albums table, Princess P label: “306/TVT”
- American Idol season 5 — Wikipedia, updated May 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 2
- Elimination chart row Paris Bennett: Pl. 5, Eliminated in the Top 5 column (5/3); ratings table episode 'Top 5 Results', May 3, 2006
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 3
- Contestants table, row Paris Bennett: season 5, place finish 5th
- American Idol Season 5: Encores (Wikipedia revision 1368978083) — Wikipedia, updated August 12, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 4
- Track listing: “Midnight Train to Georgia”
- Infobox: “released = May 23, 2006”
- MusicBrainz release groups for Paris Bennett — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 5
- Release group Princess P:
"first-release-date":"2007-05-08" - Release group A Royal Christmas:
"first-release-date":"2008-10-14" - Release group Princess P:
"title":"Princess P" - Release group A Royal Christmas:
"title":"A Royal Christmas"
- Release group Princess P:
- Part 1: Mandisa joins the Idol album chart club — USA Today (Idol Chatter). News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
- List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 7
- Paris Bennett row, A Royal Christmas line: “A Royal Christmas (2008) did not chart — 300”
- Idol sales: Cook returns to top 10 at year's end — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published December 31, 2008. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.