Dexter Roberts (born July 12, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter who first came to prominence in 2014 as the seventh place finalist on the thirteenth season of ''

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''. In 2019, he placed third on the sixteenth season of ''

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''. In between his appearances on ''American Idol'' and ''The Voice'', he released two EPs.

''American Idol''

Roberts performed "

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" for his audition for ''

'', and for the group round he was part of the group Backstreet Cowboys together with Casey Thrasher and fellow finalist

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, performing the song "

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". For the final solo he performed an original song, "Farmer's Grandson". Roberts, as a finalist, joined the

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after the show. However, he left the tour after a few shows by mutual agreement due to the illness. He had contracted

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due to

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bites during a turkey hunt in Kentucky that he attended soon after the thirteenth-season finale.

''The Voice''

Roberts was a contestant on the sixteenth season of ''

'' on

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’s team. He earned four chairs in the blind auditions from celebrity coaches Shelton,

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and

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. He made it to the finale and finished in third place. ''The Voice'' performances

Career

Roberts signed with First Launch Records and released his first single, "Dream About Me," on March 12, 2015. He released a debut EP by the same title on March 24, 2015. In 2022, he released three singles: "Country As Country Comes", on February 10; "Friday Night" on March 10; and "Standing Knee Deep in a River" on May 19.

Discography

EPs

Singles

''American Idol'' and ''The Voice'' digital singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Dexter 1991 births Living people 21st-century American singers People from Fayette, Alabama American Idol participants American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Country musicians from Alabama 21st-century American male singers The Voice (franchise) contestants Singer-songwriters from Alabama