Marybeth Byrd
The Voice season 17 · Eliminated in the SemifinalsAmerican Idol season 21 · Eliminated (9th–10th)
Where are they now
Marybeth Byrd, from Armorel, Arkansas, reached the top 8 of The Voice season 17 in 2019 on Team Legend and the top 10 of American Idol in 2023. Her releases include Something in the Orange and Jesus & Jail, and the original People Pleaser. On September 18, 2025, she sang a free outdoor concert at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library.
Career
- 2019
The Voice, season 17
Eliminated in the Semifinals
- 2019
In 2019 she competed on The Voice season 17, received a four-chair turn, joined Team Legend, and reached the top 8.
- 2019
Republic Records released her Voice performance single Go Rest High On That Mountain on November 18, 2019.
- 2023
American Idol, season 21
Eliminated (9th–10th)
- 2023
Her own site says she made the top 10 of American Idol in 2023.
- 2023
Jesus & Jail came out on March 3, 2023, with the copyright MBB & Song House.
- 2023
On March 31, 2023, Arkansas Times announced that she and Lucy Love would sing on the April 2 episode.
- 2023
People Pleaser came out on April 4, 2023, on Byrd Songs.
- 2023
On the April 23, 2023 episode she sang People Pleaser, her first original song on the show, and she was in the top 10.
- 2023
As of April 24, 2023, she worked as a country radio host for Mix 106.3 (KJBX) in Jonesboro.
- 2025
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, she performed a free outdoor concert at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. The report is dated Friday, September 19, 2025, and calls the concert Thursday night.
More milestones
- Date not documented
By April 24, 2023 she had released Something in the Orange as a single, with a 2023 copyright.
- Date not documented
She has recorded nearly 15 songs with the production and writing team JST FRIENDS.
Sources
- Who Is Marybeth Byrd? Get To Know The American Idol Country Singer — Hollywood Life, April 24, 2023.
- Marybeth Byrd Music — Marybeth Byrd.
- Marybeth Byrd performs concert at Jonesboro library — Jonesboro Right Now, September 19, 2025.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 17 — Wikipedia, September 22, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 21 — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- iTunes Search API album results for Marybeth Byrd — Apple.
- Arkansas's own Lucy Love and Marybeth Byrd to sing on Sunday's American Idol — Arkansas Times, March 31, 2023.
- Arkansas Natives Love, Byrd Make it to Top 20 on American Idol — AY Magazine.
Other American Idol season 21 finalists
American Idol season 21: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists
Other The Voice season 17 finalists
The Voice season 17: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists