Dexter Roberts
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dexter Roberts
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|12}}
| birth_place = Fayette, Alabama, U.S.
| years_active = 2008–present
| genre = Country
| label = First Launch Records
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
}}
Dexter Roberts (born July 12, 1991){{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-dexter-roberts-689749 |title='American Idol' Season 13: Dexter Roberts First Practiced on a Plastic Guitar |author= Fred Bronson |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 20, 2014 }} is an American singer and songwriter who first came to prominence in 2014 as the seventh place finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol.[http://www.idolator.com/7508584/american-idol-dexter-roberts ‘American Idol’ Recap: Dexter Roberts Kills It With Montgomery Gentry’s “Lucky Man” | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com][http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/03/what_will_alabamas_jess_meuse.html What will Alabama's Jess Meuse, Dexter Roberts and C.J. Harris sing tonight on 'American Idol'? (video) | AL.com]{{Cite web |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/03/alabamas_dexter_roberts_on_ame_1.html |title=Alabama's Dexter Roberts on 'American Idol': Top 12 performance recap (video, poll) {{!}} AL.com |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112142/http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/03/alabamas_dexter_roberts_on_ame_1.html |url-status=dead }}[http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/say_hello_to_dexter_roberts_of.html Say hello to Dexter Roberts of Fayette, Alabama, competing in top 31 on 'American Idol' (photos, video) | AL.com][http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/02/21/the-race-is-on-top-13-american-idol-my-country-boys-rock/ Juliette Vara, American Idol, Top 13, Ben Briley, Dexter Roberts, CJ Harris, country music, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, @countryne...] In 2019, he placed third on the sixteenth season of The Voice. In between his appearances on American Idol and The Voice, he released two EPs.
''American Idol''
Roberts performed "Drive" for his audition for American Idol, and for the group round he was part of the group Backstreet Cowboys together with Casey Thrasher and fellow finalist Ben Briley, performing the song "I Want It That Way". For the final solo he performed an original song, "Farmer's Grandson".
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| Episode
!Theme !Song choice !Original artist !Order !Result |
|---|
| Audition
|Auditioner's Choice |"Drive" |N/A |Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 1
|A Capella |N/A |Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 2
|Group Performance |"I Want It That Way" |N/A |Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 3
|Solo |"Farmer's Grandson" (original composition) |Dexter Roberts |N/A |Advanced |
| Top 31 (10 Men)
|Personal Choice |"This Ole Boy" |6 |Advanced |
| Top 13
|This Is Me |"Aw Naw" |1 |Safe |
| Top 12
|Home |"Lucky Man" |4 |Safe |
| Top 11
|Songs from the Cinema |4 |Safe |
| Top 10
|Billboard Top 10 |"Cruise" |2 |Bottom 3{{efn | 1 = When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in this particular night, Roberts was among the bottom 3, but was declared safe second, as MK Nobilette was eliminated.}} |
| Top 9
|I'm with the Band! |"Boondocks" |3 |Safe |
| rowspan=2|Top 8
|rowspan=2|Back to the Start |Solo "One Mississippi" |7 |Rowspan=2|Safe |
| Duet "Alright" with C.J. Harris |10 |
| rowspan=2|Top 8{{efn | 1 = Due to the judges using their one save on Sam Woolf, the top 8 remained intact for another week.}}
|rowspan=2|Songs from the 1980s |Solo "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" |2 |rowspan=2|Safe |
| Duet "Islands in the Stream" with Jessica Meuse |10 |
| rowspan=2|Top 7
|rowspan=2|Competitors' Choice |Solo "Muckalee Creek Water" |5 |rowspan=2|Eliminated |
| Trio "Compass" with CJ Harris and Jessica Meuse |9 |
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Roberts, as a finalist, joined the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2014 after the show. However, he left the tour after a few shows by mutual agreement due to the illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dexter-roberts-exits-american-idol-717855 |title=Dexter Roberts Exits 'American Idol' Live Tour |author= Michele Amabile Angermiller |work= The Hollywood Reporter |date= July 11, 2014 }} He had contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever due to tick bites during a turkey hunt in Kentucky that he attended soon after the thirteenth-season finale.{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-alum-dexter-roberts-722716 |title='American Idol' Alum Dexter Roberts Reveals Why He Left the Summer Tour|author= Michele Amabile Angermiller |date=July 31, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter }}
''The Voice''
Roberts was a contestant on the sixteenth season of The Voice{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/life/2019/03/alabama-singer-dexter-roberts-gets-four-chair-turn-on-the-voice.html|title = AL's Dexter Roberts gets 4-chair turn on 'The Voice'|date = March 5, 2019}} on Blake Shelton’s team. He earned four chairs in the blind auditions from celebrity coaches Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. He made it to the finale and finished in third place.
The Voice performances
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| scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Original artist ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Order ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| Blind Audition
| "Like a Cowboy" | 4.10 | March 4, 2019 | Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton turned, joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds
| "Hurricane" | 9.4 | April 1, 2019 |Defeated Dalton Dover. Advanced to the Live Cross Battles |
| Live Cross Battles
| "Believe" | rowspan="2" |Brooks & Dunn | 12.13 | April 15, 2019 |Defeated Andrew Jannakos. Advanced to the Live Playoffs |
| Live Playoffs (Top 24)
|16.24 |April 29, 2019 |Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Quarterfinals (Top 13). |
| Live Quarterfinals (Top 13)
|18.6 |May 6, 2019 |Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the Semi-finals (Top 8). |
| rowspan="2" |Live Semi-finals (Top 8)
|20.7 |rowspan="2" |May 13, 2019 |rowspan="2" |Received enough public votes to advance. Advanced to the finals (Top 4). |
| "Hey Jude" (Duet with Gyth Rigdon)
|20.3 |
| rowspan="3" |Live Finals (Top 4)
|22.3 |rowspan="3" |May 20, 2019 |rowspan="3" |3rd Place |
| "Looking Back" (Original song)
|Dexter Roberts |22.7 |
| "Hard Workin' Man" (Duet with Blake Shelton)
|22.10 |
Career
Roberts signed with First Launch Records and released his first single, "Dream About Me," on March 12, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Dexter |date=March 11, 2015 |title=@ImDexterRoberts |url=https://twitter.com/ImDexterRoberts/status/575720172075491328 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}} He released a debut EP by the same title on March 24, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Dexter |date=March 24, 2015 |title=@ImDexterRoberts |url=https://twitter.com/ImDexterRoberts/status/580450795822399489 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}}{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/02/33133-american-idol-dexter-roberts-issue-debut-single/|title=American Idol Dexter Roberts To Issue Debut Single|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=February 24, 2015|work=Roughstock|access-date=February 25, 2015}} In 2022, he released three singles: "Country As Country Comes", on February 10;{{Cite web|date=February 8, 2022|title=@imdexterroberts|url=https://twitter.com/imdexterroberts/status/1491093464888459267|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Twitter|language=en}} "Friday Night" on March 10;{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Dexter |date=March 8, 2022 |title=@ImDexterRoberts |url=https://twitter.com/ImDexterRoberts/status/1501232049012998144 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}} and "Standing Knee Deep in a River" on May 19.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Dexter |date=May 18, 2022 |title=@ImDexterRoberts |url=https://twitter.com/ImDexterRoberts/status/1526936032553361411 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}}
Discography
=EPs=
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| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 2015
| Dream About Me |
| 2017
| Dexter Roberts Unplugged, Vol. 1 |
=Singles=
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| rowspan="1"| Year
! rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Song ! rowspan="1" style="width:8em;"| Album |
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| style="font-size:smaller;" |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015
| "Dream About Me" | Dream About Me |
| rowspan="3"|2022
|"Country As Country Comes" | |
| "Friday Night"
| |
| "Standing Knee Deep in a River"
| |
=''American Idol'' and ''The Voice'' digital singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Song ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| Country Digital Song Sales {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dexter-roberts/chart-history/cdt/|title=Chart History Dexter Roberts (Country Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 26, 2020}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2014
| "Cruise" |align="center"| — | rowspan="5"| Non-album single |
| "Boondocks"
|align="center"| — |
| "One Mississippi"
|align="center"| — |
| "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
|align="center"| — |
| "Muckalee Creek Water"
|align="center"| — |
| rowspan="6"| 2019
|align="center"| — | rowspan="6"| The Season 16 Collection (The Voice Performance) |
| "Something Like That"
|align="center"| — |
| "Here Without You"
|align="center"| 23 |
| "Anything Goes"
|align="center"| — |
| "Hard Workin' Man"
|align="center"| — |
| "Looking Back"
|align="center"| — |
References
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{{The Voice (U.S.)}}
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