Brooks
Season 24 · Eliminated (6th–7th)
Where are they now
Brooks, also known as Brooks Rosser, is from Bel Air, Maryland. Before his fall 2025 American Idol audition he had never sung in public, he had played guitar at a couple of gigs, and he worked as a dementia care technician. A back injury in his freshman year of high school ended a plan to play soccer professionally, and he later took up the guitar. Idol recordings on 19 Recordings and Atlantic begin with Dancing On My Own on March 17, 2026. Knockin' On Heaven's Door came out on July 24, 2026. By September 2, 2026 the Harford County Council had presented him a proclamation.
Career
- 2026
American Idol, season 24
Eliminated (6th–7th)
- 2026
On March 17, 2026 Dancing On My Own (from American Idol) came out on 19 Recordings and Atlantic Recording Corporation.
- 2026
On July 24, 2026 he released Knockin' On Heaven's Door on 19 Recordings and Atlantic.
More milestones
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A back injury in his freshman year of high school ended a plan to play soccer professionally. He later picked up a guitar. His grandmother's illness is what he credits for starting to play and sing.
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Brooks Rosser, from Bel Air, Maryland, was 22 at his fall 2025 audition. He had never sung in public before that audition. He had played guitar at a couple of gigs and worked in a dementia care facility.
- Date not documented
By September 2, 2026 the Harford County Council had presented him a proclamation.
Sources
- Who is Brooks Rosser? American Idol 2026 singer — TV Insider, March 11, 2026.
- Harford County honors Bel Air's Brooks Rosser, American Idol finalist — The Baltimore Sun, September 2, 2026.
- Apple album lookup for artist 1885665951 — Apple.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 24 — Wikipedia, July 18, 2026.
- American Idol season 24 (Wikipedia revision 1364749034) — Wikipedia, July 18, 2026.
