Aaron Kelly
Season 9 · Eliminated 5th
Where are they now
Aaron Kelly released the country single Can't Make a Meant to Be on June 6, 2023, after the singles The World Is Round and Last Thing I Would Say in 2021. A concert at the Meadowlands Racetrack was scheduled for March 25, 2023. He writes songs in Nashville and has co-written with Bobby Braddock and Frank Myers.
Key figures
- Career score3 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #287 (tie) of 688
- Wikipedia views, 12 months4,013 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #239 (tie) of 303
- Wikipedia views since 201581,251 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #223 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2006
In 2006, at age 12, he won first place in the Colgate Showdown contest at the Lycoming County Fair in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, and went on to the next round in Hershey.
- 2009
In February 2009 he was the top vote-getter at The American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The prize was a Dream Ticket to the front of the line at the season 9 auditions, which he used in Orlando in June 2009.
- 2010
American Idol, season 9
Eliminated 5th
- 2010
The three-track EP His First Recordings was released on March 11, 2010.
- 2010
After his elimination in May 2010 he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He performed on Late Show with David Letterman and Access Hollywood on May 10, 2010, and on The Wendy Williams Show on May 11, 2010.
- 2010
On the season 9 finale on May 26, 2010, he sang How Deep Is Your Love with Siobhan Magnus, and the Bee Gees joined them.
- 2010
He toured with the season 9 finalists on the 44-date American Idols Live! Tour 2010 from July 1 to August 31, 2010. His solo songs were Somebody Like You, Walking in Memphis and Fast Cars and Freedom.
- 2010
On September 11, 2010, thousands of fans came to his concert at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville, Pennsylvania. He said that after high school he would go to Nashville, where he had signed a recording contract.
- 2012
He released the single Coincidence on March 19, 2012.
- 2012
The signing of Kelly by Buddy Lee Attractions to its performer and entertainment roster was announced on September 25, 2012. He was then preparing a cross-country tour and his first album with producer Mark Moffat, planned for spring 2013.
- 2017
He sang the national anthem at the 2017 Little League World Series championship game, broadcast on ABC.
- 2021
He released the single The World Is Round, with a music video filmed in downtown Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Sources give two release dates, January 2 and January 4, 2021.
- 2021
A concert at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was scheduled for March 13, 2021, as the venue reopened after its COVID-19 closure.
- 2021
He released the single Last Thing I Would Say on November 30, 2021.
- 2023
A concert at the Meadowlands Racetrack was scheduled for March 25, 2023.
- 2023
He released the country single Can't Make a Meant to Be on June 6, 2023.
More milestones
- Date not documented
At age 11, before American Idol, he was a finalist on PAX-TV's America's Most Talented Kid.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| His First Recordings | EP | 2010 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 1545507954 (Aaron Kelly) albums — Apple.
- American Idol Alum Coming to Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment — Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, December 7, 2022.
- Aaron Kelly — Journey Bank Community Arts Center, December 18, 2020.
- American Idol season 9 — Wikipedia, August 11, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Aaron Kelly (singer) (Wikipedia revision 1309090115) — Wikipedia, September 2, 2025.
- Young Star Garners Local Support — Muncy Luminary, March 16, 2010.
- American Idol Experience winner makes it to the TV show's top 5 — Attractions Magazine, May 6, 2010.
- iTunes Lookup API: Apple artist 193140935 (Aaron Kelly) albums — Apple.
- MusicBrainz artist Aaron Kelly — MusicBrainz.
- 'American Idol' finalist Aaron Kelly helps Community Arts Center come back from pandemic — Williamsport Sun-Gazette, January 7, 2021.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2010 (Wikipedia revision 1255661444) — Wikipedia, November 6, 2024.
- Interview: Aaron Kelly from American Idol — Blogcritics, August 19, 2010.
- Aaron Kelly welcomes fans at the fairgrounds — Muncy Luminary, September 16, 2010.
- Industry Ink Tuesday — MusicRow, September 25, 2012.
- Kelly looks forward to performance — Williamsport Sun-Gazette, March 4, 2021.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Aaron Kelly (singer)", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
