12 Facts About Quentin Alexander

Quentin Alexander is best known for competing on the fourteenth season of American Idol in 2015.

Quentin Alexander was born and raised in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans which faced catastrophic damage during and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Quentin Alexander noted there was always a fight or shooting or something going on so that it wasn't safe outside, but he still sees his hometown as a beautiful and artsy city.

Quentin Alexander was bullied in school so had very few friends.

Quentin Alexander is a graduate of McDonogh 35 High School a public high school that was the first for African-American pupils in the State of Louisiana after being converted from an all-white, and all-male elementary school.

Quentin Alexander performed in a school production of August Wilson's Fences, and part of a performing troupe who traveled to Paris in 2010 to perform the musical "Ain't Misbehavin'" at the Banlieues Bleues Festival.

Quentin Alexander first auditioned for the twelfth season of American Idol in 2012 in New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome where he advanced to sing his reworked version of "Love Potion No 9" for the executive producers.

Quentin Alexander has practiced a lot of his songs and arrangements both at home and during the early hours of opening the retail store he opened and had a few hours before customers arrived.

Quentin Alexander performed Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" to the judges' approval, including judge Keith Urban deeming it "a Grammy performance".

Quentin Alexander acknowledged that he needs more technical training to know the argot of arranging and felt lucky he was able to work with people who knew how to translate his vision.

Quentin Alexander was among the remaining 6 from who the judges chose him and Adanna Duru as wild card choices.

The week that Cook was eliminated Quentin Alexander was upset that two of his friends Cook and Rayvon Owen hadn't made it into the top six, with those results all delivered on live TV.