20 Facts About Maddie Poppe

Madeline Mae Poppe was born on December 5,1997 and is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the sixteenth season winner of American Idol.

Maddie Poppe released her second studio album, Whirlwind, with Hollywood Records in 2019.

Maddie Poppe was born to Trent and Tonya Poppe in Clarksville, Iowa.

Maddie Poppe graduated Clarksville High School in 2016, attended Iowa Central Community College and then went to Hawkeye Community College.

Maddie Poppe's father is a musician and is a guitarist.

Maddie Poppe used to perform with her father and his band at the Pioneer Days festival.

Maddie Poppe got her start performing at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Allison, Iowa.

Maddie Poppe had been a stagehand, setting up equipment for musicians at the county fair.

Maddie Poppe has talked about not wanting to settle for things she did not like to do.

Maddie Poppe independently released her first album, Songs from the Basement, on June 20,2016.

That same month, Maddie Poppe opened for Diamond Rio at the Butler County Fair.

Maddie Poppe was the first female winner since Candice Glover in the twelfth season and the first Caucasian female winner since Carrie Underwood in the fourth season.

On May 17,2019, Maddie Poppe released her second studio album, Whirlwind.

Maddie Poppe appeared on the finale episode of the seventeenth season.

Maddie Poppe joined Ingrid Michaelson on the Dramatic Tour in the United States from October 3 to 29,2019.

On November 20,2020, Maddie Poppe independently released her holiday EP, Christmas From Home.

Maddie Poppe went on the Maddie Poppe's Acoustic Christmas tour in Iowa from December 4 to 19,2020.

Maddie Poppe was a surprise celebrity guest on The Masked Singer Tour, in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 28,2022.

Maddie Poppe released "Peace of Mind", a drum- and guitar-backed ballad, on August 12,2022.

Maddie Poppe released "Screw You a Little Bit", which she described as more honest than her album Whirlwind, on March 31,2023.