Chris Watson was a contestant on Season 7 and Season 12 of American Idol.
Season 7 Audition[]
Chris auditioned in Philadelphia. He sang "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker. All three judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Season 7 Hollywood Round[]
Chris was briefly shown on the third day in a group of ten, receiving the news that everyone in his group, including him, was eliminated from the competition.
Season 12 Audition[]
Chris's audition was not televised, but a flashback revealed that he auditioned in New York.
Season 12 Hollywood Round[]
Chris was shown in the same Group of Ten as Brian Rittenberry. He was later shown in a group called "B-Side" with Gurpreet Singh Sarin & Peter Garrett singing "Payphone" by Maroon 5, ft. Wiz Khalifa. Despite a disastrous performance, everyone in the group advanced. Later on, it was announced that he did enough to make the Top 20 Guys.
Top 40[]
Chris appeared in Male Group 1 sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Afterwards, the judges told him he did not make the Top 20 semifinalists.
Season 12 |
Finalists |
Candice Glover ยท Kree Harrison ยท Angie Miller ยท Amber Holcomb ยท Janelle Arthur ยท Lazaro Arbos ยท Burnell Taylor ยท Devin Velez ยท Paul Jolley ยท Curtis Finch, Jr. |
Semifinalists |
Charlie Askew ยท Nick Boddington ยท Aubrey Cleland ยท Zoanette Johnson ยท Adriana Latonio ยท Elijah Liu ยท Vincent Powell ยท Cortez Shaw ยท Breanna Steer ยท Tenna Torres |
Quarterfinalists |
Melinda Ademi ยท Juliana Chahayed ยท Cristabel Clack ยท JDA ยท Rachel Hale ยท Kevin Harris ยท Jett Hermano ยท Josh Holiday ยท Brandy Hotard ยท Isabelle ยท Johnny Keyser ยท Kamaria Ousley ยท Gurpreet Singh Sarin ยท Jimmy Smith ยท Bryant Tadeo ยท Mathenee Treco ยท Shubha Vedula ยท Chris Watson ยท David Oliver Willis ยท Jenny Beth Willis |