Leah LaBelle
Season 3 · Eliminated 12th
Where are they now
Leah LaBelle died on January 31, 2018, at age 31, in a single-vehicle car crash in Los Angeles. After American Idol she worked as a backing vocalist and signed with Epic Records in 2011; her singles included Sexify (2012) and Lolita (2013), and her debut album was never released. A posthumous EP, Love to the Moon, came out in September 2018.
Key figures
- Career score9 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #158 (tie) of 688
- Wikipedia views, 12 months42,928 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #79 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 20151,447,219 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #46 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2004
American Idol, season 3
Eliminated 12th
- 2004
Finished 12th on the third season of American Idol, after judge Paula Abdul chose her as a wildcard finalist.
- 2004
Recorded Betcha by Golly, Wow for the compilation American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics.
- 2008
Worked as a backing vocalist, first for Keri Hilson and then on tours by Robin Thicke, Jordin Sparks, the Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears and Eric Benet.
- 2011
Signed a recording contract with Epic Records in partnership with Pharrell Williams' I Am Other and Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings.
- 2012
Received the Soul Train Centric Award at the 2012 Soul Train Music Awards.
- 2012
Released the single Sexify, which peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart and number 89 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- 2012
Released a five-track sampler, Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri Present Leah LaBelle, distributed to record companies.
- 2013
Released the non-album single Lolita, which reached number 7 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
- 2013
Opened for JoJo on the Agape Tour.
- 2014
Was featured with JoJo on the hidden track Freq on Pharrell Williams' album G I R L.
- 2018
Died at age 31 in a single-vehicle car crash in the Studio City area of Los Angeles.
- 2018
A posthumous five-song EP, Love to the Moon, was released; its producers donated the songs.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri Present Leah LaBelle | Other | 2012 | Epic Records | Not documented | Not documented |
| Love to the Moon | EP | 2018 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz).
Sources
- NBA player Rasual Butler and R&B singer Leah LaBelle killed in car crash — NBC News, January 31, 2018.
- Leah LaBelle — Wikipedia, September 11, 2026.
- American Idol season 3 — Wikipedia, August 19, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Leah LaBelle", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
- Leah LaBelle — Wikipedia.
