Rickey Smith
Season 2 · Eliminated 8th
Where are they now
In summer 2003 Rickey Smith toured on the American Idols Live! Tour 2003, which featured 9 of the top 12 season 2 contestants. He died in Oklahoma on May 6, 2016, at age 36, in a road crash involving a wrong-way driver.
Career
- 2003
American Idol, season 2
Eliminated 8th
- 2003
Sang "Back at One" on the RCA compilation American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs.
- 2003
Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2003 with eight other season 2 finalists.
- 2016
Died at age 36 in a road crash in Oklahoma.
Sources
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2003 (Wikipedia revision 1376504591) — Wikipedia, September 24, 2026.
- American Idol Contestants Who Have Died — People, January 19, 2023.
- American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, September 16, 2026.
- Rickey Smith — Television Academy.
- American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (Wikipedia revision 1368978073) — Wikipedia, August 12, 2026.
