Francisco Martin
Season 18 · Finale, 3rd–5th
Where are they now
Francisco Martin finished in the top 5 of American Idol season 18. He plays drums and sings with the San Francisco band The Aura. 19 Recordings released his EPs Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind in 2021, Manic in 2022, and Breakfast for Dinner in 2023, along with a run of singles from Swollen in 2020 through Evil Eye in 2023. On April 24, 2025 he released the self-produced single Friend.
Career
- 2020
American Idol, season 18
Finale, 3rd–5th
- 2020
19 Recordings released his single Swollen on October 9, 2020.
- 2021
19 Recordings released his single Wild Girl on February 5, 2021.
- 2021
19 Recordings released his single If U Need Me on October 15, 2021.
- 2022
He performed at the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 coronation night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on April 30, 2022.
- 2022
19 Recordings released his single Hate You to Love Myself on June 29, 2022.
- 2023
19 Recordings released his single Evil Eye on December 1, 2023.
- 2024
He released the single Jekyll N Hyde on February 15, 2024.
- 2025
He released the self-produced single Friend on April 24, 2025. The recording credit on that single is stupid youth.
More milestones
- Date not documented
By January 2022 he had also released a single titled Bittersweet.
- Date not documented
Plays drums and sings with The Aura, a San Francisco band founded and managed by his father. He had already played drums with the band on a cover of Buwan before American Idol.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind | EP | 2021 | 19 Recordings | Not documented | Not documented |
| Manic | EP | 2022 | 19 Recordings | Not documented | Not documented |
| Breakfast for Dinner | EP | 2023 | 19 Recordings | Not documented | Not documented |
Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz).
Sources
- Francisco Martin biography: 13 things about American Idol Season 18 finalist — CONAN Daily, February 15, 2024.
- Francisco Martin finds his way back with the soul-stirring Friend — Melodic Magazine, April 29, 2025.
- Apple Music lookup: Friend, collection 1810106169 — Apple Music.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 18 — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- Apple Music search: Beautiful Ramblings of a Restless Mind Francisco Martin — Apple Music.
- Apple Music search: Francisco Martin, albums, US — Apple Music.
- Border Crossings: Francisco Martin — Voice of America, January 11, 2022.
- MusicBrainz artist 0de3e35a-d59b-4773-8b82-56c09ca84ab3 — MusicBrainz.
- Apple Music search: Breakfast for Dinner Francisco Martin — Apple Music.
