Dexter Roberts
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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 American Idol. In 2019, he placed third on the sixteenth season of The Voice. In between his appearances on American Idol and The Voice, he released two EPs.
American Idol
Roberts performed "Drive" for his audition for American Idol, and for the group round he was part of the group Backstreet Cowboys together with Casey Thrasher and fellow finalist Ben Briley, performing the song "I Want It That Way". For the final solo he performed an original song, "Farmer's Grandson".
| Episode | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Drive" | Casey James | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 1 | A Capella | "Barton Hollow" | The Civil Wars | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 2 | Group Performance | "I Want It That Way" with Ben Briley and Casey Thrasher | Backstreet Boys | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 3 | Solo | "Farmer's Grandson" (original composition) | Dexter Roberts | N/A | Advanced |
| Top 31 (10 Men) | Personal Choice | "This Ole Boy" | Joe Nichols | 6 | Advanced |
| Top 13 | This Is Me | "Aw Naw" | Chris Young | 1 | Safe |
| Top 12 | Home | "Lucky Man" | Montgomery Gentry | 4 | Safe |
| Top 11 | Songs from the Cinema | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4 | Safe |
| Top 10 | Billboard Top 10 | "Cruise" | Florida Georgia Line | 2 | Bottom 3 |
| Top 9 | I'm with the Band! | "Boondocks" | Little Big Town | 3 | Safe |
| Top 8 | Back to the Start | Solo "One Mississippi" | Brett Eldredge | 7 | Safe |
| Duet "Alright" with C.J. Harris | Darius Rucker | 10 | |||
| Top 8 | Songs from the 1980s | Solo "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | The Georgia Satellites | 2 | Safe |
| Duet "Islands in the Stream" with Jessica Meuse | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | 10 | |||
| Top 7 | Competitors' Choice | Solo "Muckalee Creek Water" | Luke Bryan | 5 | Eliminated |
| Trio "Compass" with CJ Harris and Jessica Meuse | Lady Antebellum | 9 |
Roberts, as a finalist, joined the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2014 after the show. However, he left the tour after a few shows by mutual agreement due to the illness. He had contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever due to tick 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 The Voice on Blake Shelton’s team. He earned four chairs in the blind auditions from celebrity coaches Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. He made it to the finale and finished in third place.
The Voice performances
| Stage | Song | Original artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Like a Cowboy" | Randy Houser | 4.10 | March 4, 2019 | Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton turned, joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds | "Hurricane" | Luke Combs | 9.4 | April 1, 2019 | Defeated Dalton Dover. Advanced to the Live Cross Battles |
| Live Cross Battles | "Believe" | Brooks & Dunn | 12.13 | April 15, 2019 | Defeated Andrew Jannakos. Advanced to the Live Playoffs |
| Live Playoffs (Top 24) | "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" | 16.24 | April 29, 2019 | Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Quarterfinals (Top 13). | |
| Live Quarterfinals (Top 13) | "Something Like That" | Tim McGraw | 18.6 | May 6, 2019 | Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Semi-finals (Top 8). |
| Live Semi-finals (Top 8) | "Here Without You" | 3 Doors Down | 20.7 | May 13, 2019 | Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the finals (Top 4). |
| "Hey Jude" (Duet with Gyth Rigdon) | The Beatles | 20.3 | |||
| Live Finals (Top 4) | "Anything Goes" | Randy Houser | 22.3 | May 20, 2019 | 3rd Place |
| "Looking Back" (Original song) | Dexter Roberts | 22.7 | |||
| "Hard Workin' Man" (Duet with Blake Shelton) | Brooks & Dunn | 22.10 |
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
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Dream About Me |
| 2017 | Dexter Roberts Unplugged, Vol. 1 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Dream About Me" | Dream About Me |
| 2022 | "Country As Country Comes" | |
| "Friday Night" | ||
| "Standing Knee Deep in a River" |
American Idol and The Voice digital singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Digital Song Sales | |||
| 2014 | "Cruise" | — | Non-album single |
| "Boondocks" | — | ||
| "One Mississippi" | — | ||
| "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | — | ||
| "Muckalee Creek Water" | — | ||
| 2019 | "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" | — | The Season 16 Collection (The Voice Performance) |
| "Something Like That" | — | ||
| "Here Without You" | 23 | ||
| "Anything Goes" | — | ||
| "Hard Workin' Man" | — | ||
| "Looking Back" | — |