Tiara Purifoy was a contestant on Season 3 of American Idol.
Season 2 Audition[]
Tiara’s audition was not televised, but it was revealed that she auditioned in Season 2 during Episode 6 of Season 3.
Season 3 Audition[]
Tiara's audition was not televised, but it is known she auditioned in Hawaii and Simon and at least one other judge said yes. However, it is known that she sang “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” during her audition. [1]
Hollywood Round[]
Her time in Hollywood was not televised much, but she did enough to make the judges' final thirty-two.
Top 32[]
Tiara was shown in Group 4. She sang "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston. She did not receive enough votes to place her in the Top 2 for her group, eliminating her from the competition.
Wild-Card[]
Prior to the performances, she was one of four additional contestants who reached consideration, but were called up on stage and told they would not be performing that evening.
| Season 3 |
| Finalists |
| ·Fantasia Barrino ·Diana DeGarmo ·Jasmine Trias ·LaToya London ·George Huff ·John Stevens ·Jennifer Hudson ·Jon Peter Lewis ·Camile Velasco ·Amy Adams ·Matthew Rogers ·Leah LaBelle |
| Semifinalists |
| ·Elizabeth LeTendre ·Matthew Metzger ·Suzy Vulaca ·Katie Webber ·Lisa Leuschner ·Marque Lynche ·Tiara Purifoy ·Eric Yoder — ·Marisa Joy ·Charly Lowry ·Kara Master ·Jonah Moananu ·Heather Piccinini ·John Preator ·Briana Ramirez-Rial ·Jesus Roman ·Noel Roman ·Ashley Thomas ·Erskine Walcott ·Lisa Wilson – ·Donnie Williams |