Warren Peay
S21 · Eliminated (6th–8th)
As of January 23, 2026
Warren Peay, from Bamberg, South Carolina, was a top-eight contestant on American Idol season 21 and leads worship at a small country church. Integrity Music announced a signing in August 2025. On January 23, 2026 the label released Gimme a Hallelujah and called it his debut single.[1][2][3]
Career
After the show
- August 11, 2023On August 11, 2023 Zach Williams released a new version of Sunday's Comin' featuring Warren Peay.[7]
- 2024In 2024 he opened for Zach Williams at the Shenandoah County Fair.[1]
- August 13, 2025On August 13, 2025 Integrity Music announced that it had signed Warren Peay.[2]
- January 23, 2026On January 23, 2026 Integrity Music released Gimme a Hallelujah and called it his debut single.[3][6]
Date not documented
Discography
No releases are documented yet.
Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- May 21, 2023On May 21, 2023 he and Marybeth Byrd sang Heart Like a Truck with Lainey Wilson at the season 21 finale.[8]
Sources
8 sources
- Warren Peay — Integrity Music. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 1
- Biography: “from Bamberg, South Carolina”
- Season: “advanced him to the Top 8 in May 2023”
- Fair: “opening for Zach at the 2024 Shenandoah County Fair”
- Festival: “he was a featured artist at UnityFest”
- Integrity Music Signs Artist & Worship Leader Warren Peay — Jesus Freak Hideout, published August 13, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 2
- Blaine Barcus quote: “leads worship at his small country church in South Carolina”
- Announcement: “August 13, 2025”
- First paragraph: “Integrity Music has announced the signing of Warren Peay”
- Headline: “INTEGRITY MUSIC SIGNS ARTIST & WORSHIP LEADER WARREN PEAY”
- Date: “August 13, 2025”
- Warren Peay Releases Debut Single Today — Today's Christian Entertainment, published January 23, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 3
- Single: “debut single, “Gimme a Hallelujah,” today”
- Dateline: “JANUARY 23, 2026”
- About the label: “Integrity Music is part of the Cook Media Global family”
- Single: “debut single, “Gimme a Hallelujah,” today with Integrity Music”
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 4
- Contestants table, row Warren Peay: Season 21, Place finish 6th-8th
- American Idol season 21 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 5
- Top 8 – Alanis Morissette & Ed Sheeran (May 7) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Warren Peay: Pl. 6 (shared), Top 8 column (5/7)
- Apple album search for Warren Peay — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 6
- Trust in God - Single:
"artistName":"Integrity Worship & Warren Peay" - Trust in God - Single:
"releaseDate":"2025-05-16T07:00:00Z" - Trust in God - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2025 Integrity Music" - Gimme a Hallelujah - Single:
"releaseDate":"2026-01-23T08:00:00Z" - Gimme a Hallelujah - Single:
"copyright":"℗ 2026 Integrity Music"
- Trust in God - Single:
- Zach Williams Debuts New Version Of Sunday's Comin' Ft. Warren Peay — The Christian Beat, published August 11, 2023, updated August 11, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 7
- Release: “Today (Aug 11)”
- Credit: ““Sunday’s Comin’” ft Warren Peay”
- American Idol season 21 (Wikipedia revision 1365314609) — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (3) of source 8
- Finale (May 21): “Finale (May 21)”
- Duets: “Marybeth Byrd & Warren Peay”
- Song: “Heart Like a Truck”