15 Facts About Alex Lambert

Alex Lambert is the son of Harold Lambert and Gwen Henderson-Lambert and has six siblings.

Alex Lambert attended Richland High School, where he played junior varsity and varsity football and was a member of the 2008 7-on-7 state and national championship team.

Alex Lambert started singing and playing the guitar at the age of nine; at sixteen, he began taking his music more seriously and writing his own songs, citing his grandfather, a country musician who worked with Conway Twitty and Willie Nelson, as his main inspiration.

Alex Lambert auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol on August 25,2009, in Dallas, Texas, at the encouragement of his mother, and earned a golden ticket to Hollywood Week.

Alex Lambert was eliminated following his performance of "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne during the Top 16 round, in what was labeled one of the most shocking elimination nights in the series' history.

Immediately after his elimination, Alex Lambert was invited to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he discussed his American Idol experience and sang "Let Me Love You" by Mario, the song he initially intended to perform during the Top 16 round.

Backstage on Ellen, Alex Lambert was filmed playing "Butterflies", an original song written the day after his elimination.

Alex Lambert made an appearance on Good Day Texas, performing another original song, "I Been Workin'".

Alex Lambert's elimination continued to create a stir, due in large part to an online petition.

Alex Lambert's entrance was watched live by over a million internet viewers.

Alex Lambert had a romantic relationship with a house guest country-pop singer Veronica Ballestrini.

Since the end of the show, Alex Lambert remained in Los Angeles and continued to work with 19 Entertainment songwriters and producers.

Alex Lambert has performed in support of several charities including Stickam Live for Japan Relief and Breast Cancer Awareness.

The video features Alex Lambert playing at several Play Me I'm Yours piano art installations across the five boroughs of New York City, including prominent tourist locations such as the Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island and Times Square.

In September 2012, Alex Lambert had his second studio album writing credit when his original song "What Makes You So Beautiful", co-written with Toby Gad, was included on Carly Rae Jepsen's album Kiss.