Desmond Roberts
Season 23 · Eliminated (13th–14th)
Where are they now
Desmond Roberts, who grew up in Orange County, said in an August 18, 2021 profile that he had graduated from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major and was working as a singer and songwriter for hire. On April 5, 2025 he was teaching music, living in Corona, and working in Los Angeles.
Career
- 2021
On August 18, 2021 he said he had graduated from Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major and was working as a singer and songwriter for hire. He also said he had played piano from age eight, sung in a children's choir in Santa Ana, and started writing songs in eighth grade.
- 2025
American Idol, season 23
Eliminated (13th–14th)
- 2025
On April 5, 2025 he was teaching music, living in Corona, and working in Los Angeles. He said he had first tried out for American Idol 10 years earlier.
Sources
- Daily Inspiration: Meet Desmond Roberts — VoyageLA, August 18, 2021.
- Two Southern California talents sing their way to next round of American Idol — ABC7 Los Angeles, April 5, 2025.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, April 10, 2026.
Other season 23 finalists
- John FosterRunner-up
