Nick Fradiani

Nick Fradiani
Contestant
Season	Season 14
Age	28
Contestant #	42708
Placed	Winner
Personal
Hometown	Guilford, Connecticut
Gender	Male

Nicholas James "Nick" Fradiani IV (born November 15th, 1985- ) was a contestant on Season 14 of American Idol.

Audition

Nick auditioned in New York. He sang "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. It is unknown how the judges voted, but at least two of them voted "yes", sending him to the next round.

Hollywood Round

Nick was shown in a montage of contestants who survived the first round of Hollywood Week, along with Quentin Alexander and Zack Kaltenbach. He was later shown in a group called "Team Dimples" alongside Michael Simeon, Jaq Mackenzie and Hunter Larsen singing "Rude" by Magic! For his final solo performance, he sang "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" by Train. At the Final Judgment, the judges told him he did enough to become a Top 24 semifinalist.

Trivia

• At the time of his audition, he was the boyfriend of Yanni G.
• He is the first contestant from the Northeastern part of the country to win the competition.
• He and Taylor Hicks are tied for being the oldest contestants to win American Idol, both doing so at age 29.
• He was the last winner born in the 1980s.
• He previously auditioned for the 9th season of America's Got Talent with his band Beach Avenue. They were eliminated in the Judge Cuts round.