Amber Nicole Holcomb (born March 17, 1994) is an American singer, who came in fourth place on the twelfth season of American Idol.
Early life Amber Nicole Holcomb was born on March 17, 1994, in Houston, Texas. Holcomb starting singing at the age of two in her church. She graduated from Dekaney High School in 2012.
American Idol
Overview Holcomb previously auditioned for American Idol in the eleventh season, but was cut in the Las Vegas round, where she was grouped with Curtis Finch Jr., Shannon Magrane and Joshua Ledet.
She performed "My Funny Valentine" in Vegas sudden death rounds which received standing ovation from the judges. Holcomb performed "I Believe in You and Me" at the semi-final voting round receiving standing ovation from all of the judges. In the semi-finals of the twelfth season, Holcomb performed "My Funny Valentine" by Lorenz Hart and "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink. She was then eliminated on May 2, 2013, coming in fourth place. She performed "I Believe in You and Me" as her goodbye song.
Performances and results EpisodeThemeSong choiceOriginal artistOrder #ResultAuditionAuditioner's ChoiceNot airedN/AAdvancedHollywood Round, Part 1A CapellaNot airedN/AAdvancedHollywood Round, Part 2Group Performance"Knock on Wood"Eddie FloydN/AAdvancedHollywood Round, Part 3SoloNot airedN/AAdvancedLas Vegas RoundPersonal Choice"My Funny Valentine"Mitzi Green10AdvancedTop 20 (10 Women)Personal Choice"I Believe in You and Me"Whitney Houston7AdvancedTop 10 RevealVictory Song"I'm Every Woman"Chaka Khan9N/ATop 10Music of the American Idols"A Moment Like This"Kelly Clarkson105thTop 9The Beatles"She's Leaving Home"The Beatles3Bottom 3Top 8Music of Motor CityTrio "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" with Candice Glover and Angie MillerDee Dee Warwick6SafeSolo "Lately"Stevie Wonder9Top 7RockTrio "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" with Janelle Arthur and Kree HarrisonBilly Joel7SafeSolo "What About Love"Heart9Top 6Burt Bacharach and Hal David"I Say a Little Prayer"Dionne Warwick2Bottom 2Songs They Wish They'd Written"Love on Top"Beyoncé8Top 5Year They Were Born"Without You"Badfinger5SafeDivas"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"Michael Dees10Top 4Contestant's ChoiceSolo "The Power of Love"Jennifer Rush1Bottom 2Duet "Rumour Has It" with Kree HarrisonAdele5One-Hit Wonders"MacArthur Park"Richard Harris7Top 4Songs from Now and Then"Just Give Me a Reason"Pink feat. Nate Ruess2Eliminated"My Funny Valentine"Mitzi Green6Quartet "Wings" with Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, and Angie MillerLittle Mix9 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Holcomb was among the bottom three contestants, but was declared safe when Paul Jolley was eliminated. When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Holcomb was in the bottom two, but was declared safe when Lazaro Arbos was eliminated. When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Holcomb was in the bottom two with Candice Glover, but was declared safe as no one was eliminated. Due to the surprise non-elimination at the top 4, the top 4 remained intact for another week.
Post-Idol Amber Holcomb took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2013 from July 19 through August 31, 2013. On August 4, 2013, news surfaced that Holcomb and her boyfriend, Lamar Denson, are expecting their first child. On February 14, 2014, Holcomb gave birth to a baby girl.
On April 7, 2016, Holcomb and Ruben Studdard sang "Here, There and Everywhere" on fifteenth season finale of American Idol.
Personal life On February 14, 2014, Holcomb gave birth to a baby girl. Her boyfriend, Lamar D. Denson, is reportedly the father of the baby.
References
External links Amber Holcomb on American Idol