Constantine James Maroulis (born September 17th, 1975) was a contestant on Season 4 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Constantine auditioned in Washington, D.C. He sang "Cryin'" by Aerosmith. Although Simon voted "no", Randy, Paula and Mark voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Constantine was shown in the first part of Hollywood Round singing "The Letter" by The Box Tops and he was shown in the same group of ten as Bo Bice and Aaron Kelly. Afterwards, the judges told him he did enough to advance. In the second round, he was shown in a group with Dezmond Meeks and William Blake singing "I Can't Help Myself" by Four Tops. He advanced after his group performance along with Dezmond. He was shown on the final part of Hollywood Round, advancing along with Jamar Jefferson, Mario Vazquez, Matthew Kester, Carrie Underwood, Judd Harris, David Brown, Anwar Robinson, Janay Castine and Vonzell Solomon. During the judges' final deliberation, it was revealed that he did enough to land a spot in the Top 24.
Top 24[]
Constantine sang "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 20[]
Constantine sang "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 16[]
Constantine sang "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" by The Police. He received enough votes to make the Top 12.
Top 12[]
Constantine sang "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Brenda Holloway. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 11[]
Constantine sang "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 10[]
Constantine sang "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 9[]
Constantine sang "My Funny Valentine" by Frank Sinatra from Babes in Arms. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 8[]
Constantine sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 7[]
Constantine sang "Nights on Broadway" by The Bee Gees. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for that week.
Top 6[]
Constantine sang "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. He received the lowest number of votes that week, eliminating him from the competition.
After the Show[]
Constantine became a successful stage actor. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his role of Drew in Rock of Ages, and received a Drama League Award nomination for Jekyll & Hyde.
Trivia[]
- His birth date (September 17, 1975) is the earliest of any American Idol finalist, which was only made possible after the age range was expanded for Season 4.
| 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 |