1. Michael Colton Dixon was born on October 19,1991 and is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
25 Facts About Colton Dixon
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Colton Dixon placed seventh on the eleventh season of American Idol.
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Colton Dixon was born Michael Colton Dixon on October 19,1991, to parents Michael and Teresa Dixon.
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Colton Dixon was born and raised in a middle-class family in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, along with younger sister, Schyler.
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Colton Dixon graduated from Middle Tennessee Christian School in 2010.
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Colton Dixon is a devout Christian, and has sung at several worship services including at Saddleback Church.
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Colton Dixon's song 'Build a Boat' was credited by Billboard as the 7th best Christian song of 2023.
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Colton Dixon originally auditioned in the eleventh season, along with his sister Schyler, at the Nashville auditions.
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Colton Dixon returned in season 11, but he did not plan to audition, initially planning to merely accompany his sister Schyler to her audition.
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On his final judgement performance, Colton Dixon performed Coldplay's "Fix You" and dedicated it to his sister, Schyler.
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On February 23,2012, Colton Dixon was placed in the season 11 Top 25.
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Colton Dixon was one of the top five male vote getters and advanced into the Top 13.
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Colton Dixon treated Access Hollywood viewers to a reprise of the same swan song.
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Colton Dixon had a guest appearance on the Today Show on April 24,2012.
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Colton Dixon came back to The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform Billy Joel's "Piano Man" on April 26,2012.
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Colton Dixon was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner as a special guest of the Christian Broadcasting Network on April 28,2012.
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Colton Dixon says he wants his debut album to feature "faith-based music" without alienating a wider audience.
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Colton Dixon released the original song he performed on the Idol tour, "Never Gone", on iTunes September 25,2012, which is included on his debut album.
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On January 3,2013, Colton Dixon led the song "Jesus Paid It All" at the Passion 2013 Conference.
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On January 29,2013, Colton Dixon released his album A Messenger through Sparrow Records, which sold 22,000 copies in its first week.
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Colton Dixon appeared on the twelfth season of American Idol on March 28,2013, on the Top 8 results show singing his new single "Love Has Come for Me".
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Colton Dixon went on the Hits Deep Tour with TobyMac in November and December 2013.
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On June 19,2014, Colton Dixon revealed that his sophomore studio album would be titled Anchor and would be released on August 19,2014, along with the album's artwork.
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On July 26,2015, Colton Dixon announced via Twitter that he will participate in This is Not a Test Tour with tobyMac and Britt Nicole.
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Colton Dixon released a single, "All That Matters", on January 13,2017, and his new album, Identity, was released on March 24,2017.