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EJay Day placed tenth on the first season of ''American Idol''. Although he was originally not selected to advance into the voting rounds of the competition, the judges chose him to replace a disqualified contestant, and Day subsequently made it through the semi-final round, before becoming the first finalist ever voted off in the history of the popular Fox reality television series.<ref name="Trio">[https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/2016/04/04/top-12-georgians-on-american-idol-over-15-years/ Trio of locals going for big break as 'Idol' finalists]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65 "'American Idol' Weds Reality TV and Music"]</ref><ref>[https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/american-idol-season-1-cast-116805/amp/ Those Were the DaysSee What the Season 1 Cast of ‘American Idol’ is Doing 15 Years Later!]</ref> Despite his brief time on ''American Idol'', Day received mostly positive remarks from the judges for his two voting-round performances.<ref>Top 30: Group 3". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 7. July 2, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Company.</ref><ref>Top 10 Perform". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 10. July 16, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Network.</ref><ref>"Simon strikes back". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</ref> Prior to appearing on ''American Idol'', Day had been a Top 20 contestant on ''Popstars: USA''.<ref name="Trio"/><ref>"'Idol' performer the next Michael Jackson? – Singer thrives in spotlight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</ref>
EJay Day placed tenth on the first season of ''American Idol''. Although he was originally not selected to advance into the voting rounds of the competition, the judges chose him to replace a disqualified contestant, and Day subsequently made it through the semi-final round, before becoming the first finalist ever voted off in the history of the popular Fox reality television series.<ref name="Trio">[https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/2016/04/04/top-12-georgians-on-american-idol-over-15-years/ Trio of locals going for big break as 'Idol' finalists]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65 "'American Idol' Weds Reality TV and Music"]</ref><ref>[https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/american-idol-season-1-cast-116805/amp/ Those Were the DaysSee What the Season 1 Cast of ‘American Idol’ is Doing 15 Years Later!]</ref> Despite his brief time on ''American Idol'', Day received mostly positive remarks from the judges for his two voting-round performances.<ref>Top 30: Group 3". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 7. July 2, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Company.</ref><ref>Top 10 Perform". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 10. July 16, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Network.</ref><ref>"Simon strikes back". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</ref> Prior to appearing on ''American Idol'', Day had been a Top 20 contestant on ''Popstars: USA''.<ref name="Trio"/><ref>"'Idol' performer the next Michael Jackson? – Singer thrives in spotlight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</ref>


Following his time on reality television, Day had a short-lived recording career. He never released an album, but did upload a handful of original songs to his social media accounts.<ref>[https://www.starnow.com/ejayday/ "EJay Day – Actor, Musician" ''StarNow'']</ref><ref>[https://myspace.com/ejaydaymusic/music/songs "EJay Day Music" ''MySpace'']</ref> One of these songs, "Come Into My World", was released as a single in July 2003 and was played on two radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040908202205/http://www.ejayrocks.com/ejayworld.html ejayrocks.com]</ref> An album of the same name was recorded but has never become publicly available.<ref>[http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/ejay-day-tamyra-gray-return-to-tv-as-idol-enters/article_cfc28698-206f-5825-bdbb-f9e401af7da6.html "EJay Day, Tamyra Gray return to TV as 'Idol' enters syndication"]</ref>
Following his time on reality television, Day had a short-lived recording career. He never released an album, but did upload a handful of original songs to his social media accounts.<ref>[https://www.starnow.com/ejayday/ "EJay Day – Actor, Musician" ''StarNow'']</ref><ref>[https://myspace.com/ejaydaymusic/music/songs "EJay Day Music" ''MySpace'']</ref> One of these songs, "Come Into My World", was released as a single in July 2003 and was played on two radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040908202205/http://www.ejayrocks.com/ejayworld.html ejayrocks.com]</ref> A demo album of the same name was recorded but has never become publicly available.<ref>[http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/ejay-day-tamyra-gray-return-to-tv-as-idol-enters/article_cfc28698-206f-5825-bdbb-f9e401af7da6.html "EJay Day, Tamyra Gray return to TV as 'Idol' enters syndication"]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100309044231/http://ejayonline.com/bio.html EJay Day Biography (ejayonline.com)]</ref>


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EJay Day placed tenth on the first season of American Idol. Although he was originally not selected to advance into the voting rounds of the competition, the judges chose him to replace a disqualified contestant, and Day subsequently made it through the semi-final round, before becoming the first finalist ever voted off in the history of the popular Fox reality television series.[1][2][3] Despite his brief time on American Idol, Day received mostly positive remarks from the judges for his two voting-round performances.[4][5][6] Prior to appearing on American Idol, Day had been a Top 20 contestant on Popstars: USA.[1][7]

Following his time on reality television, Day had a short-lived recording career. He never released an album, but did upload a handful of original songs to his social media accounts.[8][9] One of these songs, "Come Into My World", was released as a single in July 2003 and was played on two radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia.[10] A demo album of the same name was recorded but has never become publicly available.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trio of locals going for big break as 'Idol' finalists
  2. ↑ "'American Idol' Weds Reality TV and Music"
  3. ↑ Those Were the DaysSee What the Season 1 Cast of ‘American Idol’ is Doing 15 Years Later!
  4. ↑ Top 30: Group 3". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 7. July 2, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Company.
  5. ↑ Top 10 Perform". American Idol. Season 1. Episode 10. July 16, 2002. Fox Broadcasting Network.
  6. ↑ "Simon strikes back". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  7. ↑ "'Idol' performer the next Michael Jackson? – Singer thrives in spotlight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  8. ↑ "EJay Day – Actor, Musician" StarNow
  9. ↑ "EJay Day Music" MySpace
  10. ↑ ejayrocks.com
  11. ↑ "EJay Day, Tamyra Gray return to TV as 'Idol' enters syndication"
  12. ↑ EJay Day Biography (ejayonline.com)
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