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''.

Early life

Rosado graduated from Durant High School in 2010. He went to

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where he worked as a front desk clerk at an infectious diseases doctor's office. His musical influences are

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''American Idol''

Rosado auditioned for ''American Idol'' four times in a row prior to the eleventh season. Jennifer Lopez has dubbed him as "Jer-Bear." In the semi-finals, Rosado performed "

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" by Sara Bareilles. He was not one of the top five vote getters but was one of the six contestants selected to perform in the wild card round. In the wild card round, he performed " I Know You Won't" by Carrie Underwood, was one of the three contestants selected to be a wild card, and advanced to the top 13. In the top 13, he performed Stevie Wonder's " Ribbon in the Sky". He was the lowest male vote getter and went against Elise Testone as the lowest female vote getter. The judges chose to save Testone and Rosado was eliminated from the competition. He is the first male and fourth wild card finalist to be eliminated first in the finals.

Performances/results

Post-''Idol''

After the show, Jeremey Rosado appeared on '' Live! with Kelly'' on March 12, 2012, the ''

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'' show the next day, and '' Good Morning America''. His first single, " Don't Be Afraid", was released on April 2, 2013. His first studio album, '' Heartbeat'', was released on August 28, 2015, by Save the City Records. As of August 2016, Rosado has been the worship leader for Free Life Chapel in

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. In 2021, Rosado competed on twenty-first seasom of ''

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,'' as part of

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's team. He was eliminated in the fourth week of the Live Shows. Rosado signed a recording contract with Capitol Christian Music in 2022.

References

External links

Official website

Jeremy Rosado
on ''

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