Casey James

Casey James
Contestant
Season	Season 9
Age	27
Contestant #	16678
Placed	Third
Personal
Hometown	Fort Worth, Texas
Gender	Male

Casey Everett James (born May 31st, 1982) was a contestant on Season 9 of American Idol.

Audition

Casey auditioned in Denver. He sang "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer. Although Simon voted "no", Randy, Kara and Victoria voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round

Casey was shown in the same Group of Eight as Maddy Curtis. He sang "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Ray Charles. He did enough to advance. He was later shown in a group with called "Middle C" with Janell Wheeler and Jermaine Purifoy singing "Closer" by Ne-Yo. Every member of his group advanced. On the final day in Hollywood Week, he sang "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat. After the judges' verdict, he was placed in the same holding room as Tim Urban, Tyler Grady, Andrew Garcia, Todrick Hall, Katie Stevens, Jermaine Sellers, Siobhan Magnus, Crystal Bowersox, Alex Lambert, Michael Lynche, Thaddeus Johnson, Tori Kelly, Lilly Scott and Jeff Goldford. Everyone in his room advanced. At the final deliberation, it was revealed that he did enough to make the Top 24.

Top 24

Casey sang "Heaven" by Bryan Adams. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 20

Casey sang "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.

Top 16

Casey sang "You'll Think of Me" by Keith Urban. He received enough votes to become a Top 12 finalist.

Top 12

Casey sang "It's All Over Now" by The Valentinos.

Trivia

• He notably took off his shirt during his audition, much to the excitement of Kara and Victoria.
• Casey shares the same birthday as fourth placer, Michael Lynche—born just one year apart, with Michael in 1983. Coincidentally, the other two Top 5 males (Lee DeWyze and Aaron Kelly) each share a birthday as well (April 2nd).