Sam Woolf

Season 13 · Eliminated (5th)

Where are they now

As of September 15, 2025

Sam Woolf finished in fifth place on season 13 of American Idol. He has worked from New York City since 2022. On September 15, 2025, he and the Como Brothers released Somewhere In This Cup.⁠[1][2][3]

Key figures

Career

After the show

  1. 2014Sam Woolf performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2014, which ran from June 24 to August 23, 2014.⁠[6]June 24, 2014 – August 23, 2014
  2. 2014Sam Woolf self-released the five-song EP Pretend on December 18, 2014.⁠[1][3][7]December 18, 2014
  1. 2016Sam Woolf released the single Stop Thinking About It on September 1, 2016. By September 6, 2016, a music video for the single was out.⁠[1][3][8]September 1, 2016
  1. 2017Sam Woolf released the single Fast 'n' Dirty on January 1, 2017.⁠[1][3]January 1, 2017
  1. 2018Sam Woolf released the single You on August 25, 2018.⁠[1][3]August 25, 2018
  1. 2020Sam Woolf released the single Ease My Mind on August 12, 2020.⁠[1]August 12, 2020
  1. 2021Sam Woolf released the single Good Ol Times on October 1, 2021.⁠[1][3]October 1, 2021
  1. 2022Sam Woolf released a cover of Danny's Song on June 17, 2022.⁠[1][3]June 17, 2022
  1. 2023Sam Woolf released the single Worst Thing on January 1, 2023.⁠[1][3]January 1, 2023
  2. 2023Sam Woolf released the single Light Me Up on February 24, 2023.⁠[1][3]February 24, 2023
  3. 2023Sam Woolf released the single Bet on You on July 28, 2023. He wrote it with the Como Brothers.⁠[1][3]July 28, 2023
  1. 2024Sam Woolf released the single Papa's Song (That's What You'd Want) on January 4, 2024.⁠[3]January 4, 2024
  2. 2024Sam Woolf released the single A Better Man on July 19, 2024.⁠[3]July 19, 2024
  1. 2025The Como Brothers and Sam Woolf released the single Somewhere In This Cup on September 15, 2025.⁠[3]September 15, 2025

Date not documented

  1. Pretend reached number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.⁠[1][9]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Pretend⁠[1][3]EP2014Sam Woolf (self-released)

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

9 sources

  1. Sam Woolf (singer-songwriter) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead: “finished in fifth place”
    • Lead: “'''Samuel Joseph Woolf''' (born April 19, 1996)”
    • Lead sentence: “born April 19, 1996”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1996|4|19}}
    • Extended plays, details: “Self-released”
    • Post-Idol: “''Pretend,'' which he self-released on December 18, 2014.”
    • Post-Idol: “On September 1, 2016, Woolf released the standalone single "Stop Thinking About It",”
    • Post-Idol: “on January 1, 2017, he released the standalone single "Fast 'n' Dirty".”
  2. Sam Woolf bio — Sam Woolf Music. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Bio: “Since relocating to New York City in 2022”
  3. Apple album search for Sam Woolf — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • artistName: "artistName":"The Como Brothers & Sam Woolf"
    • releaseDate for Somewhere In This Cup: "releaseDate":"2025-09-15T07:00:00Z"
    • copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2014 Sam Woolf"
    • copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2024 Sam Woolf"
    • collectionName: "collectionName":"Pretend - EP"
    • releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2014-12-18T08:00:00Z"
    • artistId: "artistId":843584280
    • collectionName: "collectionName":"Stop Thinking About It - Single"
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Sam Woolf: Season 13, Place finish 5th
  5. American Idol season 13 — Wikipedia, updated September 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart, row Sam Woolf: Pl. 5, Eliminated in the Top 5 column (5/1); ratings table, episode 33 Top 5 Results, May 1
  6. American Idols Live! Tour 2014 (Wikipedia revision 1348964957) — Wikipedia, updated April 15, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Infobox start_date: “start_date = June 24, 2014”
    • Infobox end_date: “end_date = August 23, 2014”
    • Performers: “Sam Woolf]] (5th place)”
  7. MusicBrainz artist Sam Woolf (American Idol) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • url relation: "resource":"https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id843584280"
  8. Check out the new music video from former Idol standout Sam Woolf — Idol Chatter, published September 6, 2016. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Entry date: “September 6, 2016”
    • Body: “last week when he dropped a new single called”
  9. Heatseekers Albums chart page cited for Pretend — Billboard. Release database. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Chart URL in the column header citation: “http://www.billboard.com/charts/2015-01-17/heatseekers-albums”

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