Kimberly Caldwell
Season 2 · Eliminated 7th
Where are they now
Kimberly Caldwell's most recent documented credits are screen roles: the television film Recipe for Love (2014) and the film Monkey Up (2016). Her only post-show studio album, Without Regret, came out on Vanguard and Capitol in April 2011, and in 2012 she hosted the television series Best Ink.
Key figures
- Career scoreat least 10 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #140 (tie) of 688
- Studio albumsat least 1 studio albumsRank on Encore Index: #124 (tie) of 238
- Wikipedia views, 12 months22,676 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #119 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015423,262 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #105 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2003
American Idol, season 2
Eliminated 7th
- 2003
Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2003 with eight other season 2 finalists.
- 2007
Played a character named Kimberly in the film Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.
- 2009
Hosted the television series P. Diddy's Starmaker, which premiered in January 2009 and ran for 10 episodes.
- 2009
Announced a record deal with Vanguard Records and Capitol Records.
- 2010
Released the single "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys", which debuted at number 30 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- 2011
Released her first post-show studio album, Without Regret, after several delays from a first planned date of April 6, 2010.
- 2012
Hosted the television series Best Ink.
- 2012
Played Bree in the Franklin & Bash episode "Waiting on a Friend".
- 2014
Appeared in the television film Recipe for Love.
- 2016
Played an ET correspondent in the film Monkey Up.
More milestones
- Date not documented
After the show she worked as a television personality and entertainment correspondent, with work for Fox Sports, MTV and the TV Guide Network.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kimberly Caldwell | Album | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Without Regret | Album | 2011 | Vanguard Records / Capitol Records | Not documented | Not documented |
Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz).
Sources
- Kimberly Caldwell (Wikipedia revision 1371032884) — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- Without Regret (album) (Wikipedia revision 1330125003) — Wikipedia, December 29, 2025.
- American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, September 16, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Vanguard Records (Wikipedia revision 1373097593) — Wikipedia, September 4, 2026.
- MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group Without Regret (Kimberly Caldwell) — MusicBrainz.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2003 (Wikipedia revision 1376504591) — Wikipedia, September 24, 2026.
- Kimberly Caldwell talks tattoos, 'Best Ink' — USA Today, April 2012.
- Kimberly Caldwell — M Music & Musicians Magazine, 2011.
- MusicBrainz web service: releases in release group Kimberly Caldwell (Kimberly Caldwell) — MusicBrainz.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Kimberly Caldwell", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
