Anatoliy Vladimirovich "Anthony" Federov (born May 4, 1985) was a contestant in Season 4 of American Idol.
For more about his life, see Anthony Fedorov/Personal.
Audition[]
Anthony auditioned in Cleveland. He sang "Angel" by Jon Secada. Paula, LL, and Simon all voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Anthony was shown in the same Group of Ten as Michael Liuzza. The judges told him he did enough to advance. On the final part of Hollywood Week, Anthony was shown singing "Angel" by Jon Secada. It was revealed afterwards that he did enough to advance along with Jaclyn Crum, Tammy Wynette Nash, Scott Savol, John Zisa, Bo Bice, Mikalah Gordon, Lindsey Cardinale, and Jessica Sierra. During the judges' final deliberation, it was revealed that he did enough to make the Top 24.
Top 24[]
Anthony sang "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 20[]
Anthony sang "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 16[]
Anthony sang "I've Got You" by Marc Anthony. He received enough votes to make the Top 12.
Top 12[]
Anthony sang "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 11[]
Anthony sang "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" by Aretha Franklin and George Michael. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 10[]
Anthony sang "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 9[]
Anthony sang "Climb Every Mountain" by Tony Bennett from The Sound of Music. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 8[]
Anthony sang "Everytime You Go Away" by Hall & Oates. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 7[]
Anthony sang "Don't Take Away the Music" by Tavares. He was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 6[]
Anthony sang "I Surrender" by Celine Dion. He was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.
Top 5[]
Anthony sang "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters and "Incomplete" by Backstreet Boys. He was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.
Top 4[]
Anthony sang "I'm Already There" by Lonestar and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. He received the lowest number of votes for that week, eliminating him from the competition.
After the Show[]
Two days after being eliminated from American Idol, his brother Denis was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma and died in September 2006. Since then, Anthony has become a spokesperson for the Sarcoma Fountain of America and was appointed to the Board of Directors' of the SFA in 2008.
He briefly became the new lead singer of the boy band 7th Heaven in 2013. Their album Synergy featured Anthony in leading vocals. Eight months after joining, Anthony parted ways with the group.
He remained close friends with Carrie Underwood for some time after Idol, with Anthony even accompanying Carrie to the CMA Awards in November 2006.
Anthony married his girlfriend Jennifer Paz, most famous for providing the voice of Lapis Lazuli in Steven Universe, on December 25, 2012, and had a son.
| Season 4 |
| Finalists |
| ·Carrie Underwood ·Bo Bice ·Vonzell Solomon ·Anthony Fedorov ·Scott Savol ·Constantine Maroulis ·Anwar Robinson ·Nadia Turner ·Nikko Smith ·Jessica Sierra ·Mikalah Gordon ·Lindsey Cardinale – ·Mario Vazquez |
| Semifinalists |
| ·Amanda Avila ·Janay Castine ·Travis Tucker – ·David Brown ·Aloha Mischeaux ·Joseph Murena ·Celena Rae – ·Judd Harris ·Melinda Lira ·Sarah Mather ·Jared Yates |