Breanna Nix

Season 23 · Third place

Where are they now

Breanna Nix, a season 23 finalist from Denton, Texas, released Higher on May 18, 2025, and Another Mile on November 7, 2025. She is featured on Brandon Lake's live recording of Daddy's DNA on the King of Hearts deluxe edition released June 16, 2025.

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Career

  1. 2025

    American Idol, season 23

    Third place

    March 2 – May 18, 2025

  2. Release · May 18, 2025

    She released her debut single Higher, a cover of Toby Lightman's song, on May 18, 2025.

  3. Chart · May 23, 2025

    By May 23, 2025 Higher had reached No. 1 on Apple's Country chart. That day it was fourth on Apple's overall country chart and No. 9 on the Apple Songs chart.

  4. Chart · May 29, 2025

    As reported on May 29, 2025, Higher was No. 4 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 5,000 copies sold, topped Christian Digital Song Sales, and was No. 40 on Hot Christian Songs.

  5. Release · June 16, 2025

    Brandon Lake released a deluxe edition of King of Hearts on June 16, 2025, including a live recording of Daddy's DNA that features Breanna Nix.

  6. Release · November 7, 2025

    She released Another Mile on November 7, 2025, on 19 Recordings.

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