Quentin Alexander

Season 14 · Eliminated (6th)

Where are they now

Latest documented update, January 3, 2025

Quentin Alexander released the EP SiGH on January 3, 2025. Permission came out on August 1, 2024, and When You're Down came out on April 12, 2022, on Their Eyes In Sun Records. He finished sixth on American Idol in 2015.⁠[1][2]

Key figures

Career

Before the show

  1. 2010In 2010 he traveled to Paris with a school troupe and performed Ain't Misbehavin' at the Banlieues Bleues Festival.⁠[5]
  1. 2011He graduated from McDonogh 35 High School in May 2011.⁠[5]May 2011

After the show

  1. 2022When You're Down came out on April 12, 2022, with a copyright line for Their Eyes In Sun Records.⁠[1]April 12, 2022
  1. 2024Permission came out on August 1, 2024, with a copyright line for Quentin Alexander.⁠[1]August 1, 2024
  1. 2025The EP SiGH came out on January 3, 2025, with a copyright line for Quentin Alexander.⁠[1]January 3, 2025

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
When You're Down⁠[1][5][6]Single2022Their Eyes In Sun Records
Permission⁠[1]Single2024Quentin Alexander
SiGH⁠[1]EP2025Quentin Alexander

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  1. He worked as a full-time manager at French Connection, a men's clothier at The Shops at Canal Place in New Orleans.⁠[5]
  1. 2012In 2012 he auditioned for season 12 of American Idol in New Orleans and advanced to sing for the executive producers.⁠[5]
  1. 2014In June 2014 he won a ticket to Hollywood Week for season 14 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.⁠[5]June 2014
  1. 2015During the 2015 season he performed I Put a Spell on You in February, after a hallway conversation with mentor Scott Borchetta.⁠[2]February 2015
  2. 2015He finished sixth in the 2015 competition. In an interview published April 23, 2015, he said he would miss that summer's American Idols Live tour because it would take only the top five finalists.⁠[2]April 23, 2015

Sources

6 sources

  1. Apple album search for Quentin Alexander — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • SiGH: "collectionName":"SiGH - EP"
    • SiGH: "releaseDate":"2025-01-03T08:00:00Z"
    • Permission: "releaseDate":"2024-08-01T07:00:00Z"
    • When You're Down: "releaseDate":"2022-04-12T07:00:00Z"
    • When You're Down: "copyright":"℗ 2022 Their Eyes In Sun Records"
    • Permission: "copyright":"℗ 2024 Quentin Alexander"
    • When You're Down: "collectionName":"When You're Down - Single"
    • When You're Down: "artistId":979733060
  2. Quentin Alexander bids Idol farewell — USA Today, published April 23, 2015. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Result: “who finished sixth in this year's competition.”
    • Performance: “in February, when he performed I Put a Spell on You.”
    • Performance: “hallway conversation with mentor Scott Borchetta.”
    • Tour: “he'll miss this summer's American Idols Live tour, which will take only the top five finalists”
  3. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Quentin Alexander: Season 14, Place finish 6th
  4. American Idol season 14 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Top 5 – Arena anthems section; Elimination chart, row Quentin Alexander: Pl. 6, Top 6 column (dated 4/23); ratings table, episode 26 Top 5 Perform, April 22: “but he lost the Twitter vote and was eliminated.”
    • Top 12 finalists
  5. Quentin Alexander (Wikipedia revision 1371035915) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Early life: “traveled to Paris in 2010 to perform the musical”
    • Early life: “He graduated in May 2011”
    • Performances: “"[[In The Air Tonight]]", ''American Idol'', Top 11, Season 14 (2015)”
    • Early life: “currently is a full-time manager at French Connection, a retail clothier for men.”
    • Lead: “worked as a manager at French Connection, a men's clothier, in The Shops at Canal Place in New Orleans.”
    • American Idol: “first auditioned for the [[American Idol (season 12)|twelfth season]] of ''American Idol'' in 2012”
    • American Idol: “won his ticket to Hollywood Week in June 2014 at Lakefront Arena”
  6. Apple song search for Quentin Alexander — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Identity: "trackName":"In the Air Tonight"
    • Identity: "collectionName":"American Idol Top 11 Season 14"

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