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Gurpreet Singh Sarin was a contestant on Season 12 of American Idol.

Audition[]

Gurpreet auditioned in New York. He sang "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5. Although Keith voted "no", Randy, Mariah and Nicki voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round[]

Gurpreet was shown in a montage of contestants who survived the first round of Hollywood Week. He was later shown in a group called "B-Side" with Peter Garrett & Chris Watson singing "Payphone" by Maroon 5, ft. Wiz Khalifa. Despite a disastrous performance, everyone in the group advanced. For his final solo performance, Gurpreet sang "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles. He advanced along with Devin Velez, Cortez Shaw, Devan Jones and Adam Sanders. He eventually did enough to make the Top 20 Guys.

Top 40[]

Gurpreet appeared in Male Group 2 and sang "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" by James Morrison. Afterwards, the judges told him he did not become a semifinalist.

Trivia[]

  • Gurpreet owns at least forty turbans of many different colors and likes to accessorize them with his clothes.
    • Because of this, he garnered the nickname "Turbanator", to which Nicki shortened to "Turb".
Season 12
Finalists
Candice Glover · Kree Harrison · Angie Miller · Amber Holcomb · Janelle Arthur · Lazaro Arbos · Burnell Taylor · Devin Velez · Paul Jolley · Curtis Finch, Jr.
Semifinalists
Charlie Askew · Nick Boddington · Aubrey Cleland · Zoanette Johnson · Adriana Latonio · Elijah Liu · Vincent Powell · Cortez Shaw · Breanna Steer · Tenna Torres
Quarterfinalists
Melinda Ademi · Juliana Chahayed · Cristabel Clack · JDA · Rachel Hale · Kevin Harris · Jett Hermano · Josh Holiday · Brandy Hotard · Isabelle · Johnny Keyser · Kamaria Ousley · Gurpreet Singh Sarin · Jimmy Smith · Bryant Tadeo · Mathenee Treco · Shubha Vedula · Chris Watson · David Oliver Willis · Jenny Beth Willis
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