15 Facts About Tim Halperin

Tim Halperin was born on May 27,1987, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Tim Halperin has stated he didn't write his first serious song until his second year, and has cited Coldplay, The Fray, OneRepublic, Ben Folds, and Elton John as early musical influences.

Tim Halperin released a second EP, Make or Break, in 2009.

Also in summer 2010, Tim volunteered to write a song for a TCU mentor and breast cancer survivor involved with Susan G Komen for the Cure.

Tim Halperin auditioned in Los Angeles with "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5, performing "Something" by the Beatles as a duet with Julie Zorrilla.

Each week Tim Halperin would learn a song performed by an Idol contestant overnight, then perform it live on KISSFM.

Audiences voted for the superior performer, and Tim Halperin was voted best for nine successive weeks.

Tim Halperin went out on a limb for me after American Idol and never turned back.

Tim Halperin believed in my music and in me, and as long as I am around, I will be giving credit to him and stopping at nothing to further the cause of his beloved foundation, Kidd's Kids.

Tim Halperin had started work on the album over a year earlier, only to put the release date on hold to fulfill his Idol contract.

Tim Halperin spent much of 2010 working on the recordings with producer Jordan Critz.

Tim Halperin reinvented the hymn-like 'Mary Did You Know' by adding cello and redirecting the listener to the lyricism of the song.

Tim Halperin contributed vocals to the album Under Fire by Green River Ordinance, and his track "Let It Go" was used on the compilation album Salvation City Hope Compilation CD, which funded the distribution of suicide prevention resources in schools.

Tim Halperin has opened for Lee Ann Womack, The Fray, and Kelly Clarkson.

Tim Halperin continues to be involved in church and Young Life ministries.