David Brown

David Brown
Contestant
Season	Season 4
Age	19
Audition city	New Orleans. Louisiana
Contestant #	50349
Placed	Top 20
Personal
Hometown	New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender	Male

David Debrandon Brown, later known as Lucky Daye, (born September 25th, 1985- ) was a contestant on Season 4 of American Idol.

Audition

David auditioned in New Orleans. He sang "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. All four judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round

David was shown in the first part of Hollywood Round singing "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder. The judges told him afterwards that he did enough to advance. He was shown on the final part of Hollywood Round, advancing along with Jamar Jefferson, Mario Vazquez, Matthew Kester, Carrie Underwood, Constantine Maroulis, Judd Harris, Anwar Robinson, Janay Castine and Vonzell Solomon. During the judges' final deliberation, it was revealed that he did enough to make the Top 24.

Top 24

David sang "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Jackson 5. He received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.

Top 20

David sang "All in Love is Fair" by Stevie Wonder. He received the second-lowest number of votes, eliminating him from the competition.

After the Show

Later known as Lucky Daye, David eventually became successful as an R&B singer. In 2019, more than 13 years after his Idol appearance, he released "Roll Some Mo" which was certified Gold by the RIAA. He has released three albums, all of which received numerous awards.

• He has been nominated for 13 Grammys in his career (from 2020 to 2025), of which he won one in 2022 and a second in 2025. His 13 nominations ranks third among Idol alums, behind fellow Season 4 contestant (and eventual winner) Carrie Underwood and Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, and he is the only male Idol alum to have won Grammys.
• He has also received numerous other nominations for other awards.