Tim Urban

S9 · Eliminated 7th

Latest documented update, November 16, 2021

Tim Urban is a singer who has recorded songs for Sandshifter Music, a music licensing company. His GREATEST HiTS EP, with radio edits and instrumental versions of Lucky Man, Beautiful Dream and Field of Hearts, was released in November 2021. He was director, co-writer and co-producer of Texas Home Improvement.⁠[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

After the show

  1. July 1, 2010–August 31, 2010He toured with the season 9 top 10 on the 44-date American Idols Live! Tour 2010, from July 1 to August 31, 2010, singing Better Days and Viva la Vida.⁠[6][10]
  2. November 7, 2010Announced on November 7, 2010 that he would move to California that week to work on his acting career and music.⁠[6]
  3. November 7, 2010His first single, Heart of Me, which he wrote, was released online on November 7, 2010 and on iTunes the next day.⁠[6][11]
  4. November 8, 2010–November 13, 2010His self-released debut EP Heart of Me came out on iTunes one song a day from November 8, 2010, and in full on November 13, 2010. He wrote all six songs.⁠[6][9]
  5. May 1, 2012On May 1, 2012, he released the single Someday as a free download for a limited time, followed by a music video that May.⁠[6]
  6. December 16, 2012Sandshifter released the single Beautiful Dream, featuring Tim Urban on vocals, on December 16, 2012.⁠[3][12]
  7. January 25, 2013He had a performer credit on the sketch comedy film Movie 43, released on January 25, 2013.⁠[5][13]
  8. February 11, 2014His second EP, New York Sessions, with the songs Field of Hearts, Surrender, Passing Through You and Quiet Place, was released by Sandshifter Music on February 11, 2014.⁠[3][6][14]
  9. November 16, 2021GREATEST HiTS, an EP with radio edits and instrumental versions of Lucky Man, Beautiful Dream and Field of Hearts, was released on November 16, 2021, under his own name.⁠[2][3][4]

Date not documented

  1. He was director, co-writer, co-producer and supervising editor of Texas Home Improvement.⁠[5]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Heart of Me⁠[6][9]EP2010Self-released
New York Sessions⁠[3][6][14]EP2014Sandshifter Music
GREATEST HiTS⁠[3]EP2021Self-released

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • November 8, 2010On November 8, 2010, he performed Heart of Me on a Fox morning show in Dallas.⁠[9]
  • May 13, 2016He acted in Amerigeddon, an action film directed by Mike Norris and released on May 13, 2016.⁠[5][15]

Sources

15 sources

  1. Familiar Faces — Sandshifter Music. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Photo caption, Gail & Tim Urban: “Gail Vareilles, President of Sandshifter Music recording her original songs in NYC with American Idol finalist Tim Urban-”
  2. American Idol's Tim Urban — Sandshifter Music. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Page header: “One stop music licensing”
    • Song list: “Lucky Man”
  3. iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 250213221 (Tim Urban) albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP: "collectionName":"GREATEST HiTS - EP"
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP: "releaseDate":"2021-11-16T08:00:00Z"
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP: "copyright":"℗ 2021 Tim Urban"
    • Tim Urban: New York Sessions - EP: "copyright":"℗ 2014 Sandshifter Music"
    • Beautiful Dream (feat. Tim Urban) - Single: "collectionName":"Beautiful Dream (feat. Tim Urban) - Single"
    • Beautiful Dream (feat. Tim Urban) - Single: "artistName":"Sandshifter"
    • Beautiful Dream (feat. Tim Urban) - Single: "releaseDate":"2012-12-16T08:00:00Z"
    • Tim Urban: New York Sessions - EP: "releaseDate":"2014-02-11T08:00:00Z"
  4. iTunes Lookup API: tracks of New York Sessions, Beautiful Dream and GREATEST HiTS — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP tracks: "trackName":"Lucky Man (Radio Edit)"
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP tracks: "trackName":"Beautiful Dream (Instrumental Version)"
    • GREATEST HiTS - EP tracks: "trackName":"Field of Hearts (Radio Edit)"
  5. Tim Urban List of Movies and TV Shows — TV Guide. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Credits: Director, co-writer, co-producer: “Texas Home Improvement”
    • Credits, performer (3 credits), first entry: “Movie 43”
    • Credits: Director, co-writer, co-producer, supervising editor: “Texas Home Improvement”
    • Profession: “Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Editor”
    • Credits: Actor: “AmeriGeddon”
  6. Tim Urban — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead sentence: “born May 1, 1989”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|5|1}}
    • Discography, Extended plays, Heart of Me: “Label: [[Self-publishing|self-released]]”
    • After Idol: “where he sang "Better Days" and "Viva la Vida"”
    • After Idol: “he said he would be moving to [[California]] during the week of November 7, 2010, to work on his acting career and music”
    • After Idol: “was released online November 7, 2010, and to iTunes on November 8, 2010”
    • After Idol: “On November 8, 2010, Urban began releasing a song a day to [[iTunes]] from his debut EP”
    • After Idol: “On May 1, 2012, Urban released his first single, "Someday"”
  7. American Idol season 9 — Wikipedia, updated August 11, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Elimination chart row Tim Urban: Pl. 7, Eliminated in the Top 7 column (4/22); ratings table episode 'Top 7 Results Show/Idol Gives Back', April 21, 2010
    • Top 12 finalists section, Tim Urban entry: “He did not initially qualify for the semifinals, but was chosen as a replacement when Chris Golightly was disqualified from the competition.”
  8. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Tim Urban: season 9, place finish 7th
  9. Heart of Me (album) (Wikipedia revision 1288763999) — Wikipedia, updated May 4, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Infobox: “| label = Independent”
    • Lead: “The full album was released on November 13, 2010 to iTunes with all the songs together.”
    • Track listing: “All songs were written by Urban.”
    • Infobox: “| type = EP”
    • Promotion: “He ended up playing the title tack ''Heart of Me'' on November 8, 2010 at "FOX Dallas Morning News".”
  10. American Idols Live! Tour 2010 (Wikipedia revision 1255661444) — Wikipedia, updated November 6, 2024. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Infobox: “start_date = July 1, 2010”
    • Infobox: “end_date = August 31, 2010”
    • Lead: “The 44 date tour started in Auburn Hills and ended in Indianapolis.”
    • Performers table: [[Tim Urban]] (7th place)
  11. Heart of Me (song) (Wikipedia revision 1136861968) — Wikipedia, updated February 1, 2023. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox: “| writer = [[Tim Urban]]”
  12. "Beautiful Dream" featuring Tim Urban by Sandshifter Music/Gail Vareilles — ReverbNation (Sandshifter Music artist page). Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Page title: “"Beautiful Dream" featuring Tim Urban by Sandshifter Music/Gail Vareilles”
  13. Movie 43 (Wikipedia revision 1378343487) — Wikipedia, updated October 4, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead: “Movie 43 is a 2013 American sketch comedy film”
    • Lead: “Released on January 25, 2013”
  14. Tim Urban's New York Sessions — Sandshifter Music. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Album heading and track list: “Tim Urban featuring Sandshifter Music”
    • Album heading, iTunes link: “viewAlbum?id=824400735”
  15. Amerigeddon (Wikipedia revision 1371452220) — Wikipedia, updated August 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead: “is a 2016 American [[action film]] directed by [[Mike Norris (actor)|Mike Norris]]”
    • Lead: “The film was released on May 13, 2016.”

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