14 Facts About Trent Harmon

Trent Harmon started in music when his mother taught him to sing "Amazing Grace" when he was the age of five, and he grew up singing in church.

Trent Harmon's family owns a farm and a yard-to-table restaurant, Longhorn, where he was a waiter.

Trent Harmon sang and performed through many musicals while attending Amory High School and, later, the University of Arkansas at Monticello where he led on-campus worship services as an undergraduate.

Trent Harmon first learned to play the piano but expanded to play drums and guitar.

Trent Harmon first tried for national recognition in May 2014 when a close friend convinced him to try out for NBC's The Voice in New Orleans.

Trent Harmon later stated that the rejection prepared him for his 'Idol' phase of his career.

Trent Harmon auditioned for American Idol in Little Rock, Arkansas, in August 2015, surprising the judges, after hearing of his farm upbringing, singing the rhythm and blues song "Unaware" by Allen Stone.

Trent Harmon was the first RnB singer shown to be accepted by the judges in the season.

Trent Harmon impressed the judges when, for an 'Idol' first he performed the group round as a solo.

Trent Harmon won the fifteenth season of American Idol on April 7,2016.

Trent Harmon's winning coronation single "Falling" was written by singer songwriter and American Idol judge Keith Urban with Dallas Davidson and Brett James.

For winning the title, Trent Harmon received a Ford car and a recording contract with Big Machine Records.

In December 2016, Trent Harmon released his self-titled EP which features his Top 30 hit "There's a Girl" and four other tracks.

In February 2018, Trent Harmon premiered the single "You Got 'Em All", the title track from his debut album, released on May 18,2018.