Sanjaya Malakar
Season 6 · Eliminated 7th
Where are they now
Sanjaya Malakar sings seven jazz standards on Good Merlin by The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp, released on June 23, 2017. As of April 2014, his album Life ~ Love ~ Music was still a work in progress.
Key figures
- Career score10 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #140 (tie) of 688
- Wikipedia views, 12 months58,942 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #64 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015960,243 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #57 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2007
American Idol, season 6
Eliminated 7th
- 2007
He performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2007 with the season 6 top 10, from July 6 to September 23, 2007.
- 2009
His memoir, Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People's Idol, came out on January 20, 2009, the same day as the EP of that title. He received a $100,000 advance for the book.
- 2009
Competed on season 2 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which aired from June 1 to June 24, 2009, and was eliminated fifth, on June 23, 2009.
- 2010
In May 2010, Seattle Weekly reported that he was working as a singer for Pagliacci Pizza, a Seattle pizzeria chain.
- 2011
On February 23, 2011, he joined the off-Broadway musical Freckleface Strawberry at New World Stages.
- 2011
He released a cover of Tempted on May 23, 2011, as the pre-release single from the album Life ~ Love ~ Music, which was still a work in progress in April 2014.
- 2016
On July 14, 2016, he performed at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort in the Free Summer Lawn Concert series.
- 2017
He sings seven jazz standards on Good Merlin by The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp, released on June 23, 2017.
More milestones
- Date not documented
As of May 2012 he was a bartender living in Queens. As of April 2014 he had quit an East Village bar to spend more time on music.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjaya Malakar | EP | 2007 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | |
| Dancing to the Music in My Head | EP | 2009 | The Label Record Company NY | Not documented | Not documented | Apple Music: Dancing to the Music in My Head |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Best TV Reality Star | Won |
Sources
- Sanjaya Malakar (Wikipedia revision 1377913624) — Wikipedia, October 1, 2026.
- American Idol season 6 — Wikipedia, July 26, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Dancing to the Music in My Head (Wikipedia revision 1292481434) — Wikipedia, May 27, 2025.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2007 (Wikipedia revision 1322937451) — Wikipedia, November 18, 2025.
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (American TV series) season 2 (Wikipedia revision 1345372575) — Wikipedia, March 25, 2026.
- MusicBrainz release groups for Sanjaya Malakar — MusicBrainz.
- iTunes Search API album results for Sanjaya Malakar — Apple.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Sanjaya Malakar", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
- Sanjaya Malakar Makes a Surprise Appearance During American Idol's Finale — E! Online, May 22, 2018.
