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Kezia Istonia from American Idol Season 20

Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Kezia.

* She’s a singer, songwriter and aspiring actress from Montgomery, Alabama, who goes by the stage name Lady K.

* She’s already released a trio of R&B albums, “Letter from Lady K” in 2015, “Unfinished Love Story” in 2018 and an eight-song project simply titled “K” in 2020.

* She released her latest single, “Guard Down,” on Dec. 15, and there’s a music video too, featuring Kezia Istonia. Check out the video below to see why Kezia used both names on the project.

* The song is about finding a man she can trust to the point where she can leave her “Guard Down” and show’s off Lady K’s singing and rapping ability.

* Her music was streamed 16,400 times in 2021, according to Spotify. Kezia says she’s hoping those numbers are 100 times higher by the end of 2022.

* Kezia announced her Idol audition at the end of 2021 with this message: “This year 5 journey has been nothing short of festive, adventurous, & AWAKENING‼️‼️‼️ The biggest thing ever happened to me this year & I AUDITIONED FOR AMERICAN IDOL.”

* Kezia also posted her virtual audition — the one that determined whether she would be selected to sing in front of the judges — to Instagram. You can check that out here.

Kezia / Lady K on social media:
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Twitter
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I’ll be posting profiles of about 50 top contestants who auditioned for American Idol Season 20. Profiles of the singers listed below will be coming soon. More names might be added. The links take you to the profiles already published.

Allegra Miles
Ashley Blaire
Ava Maybee
Betty Maxwell
Cadence Baker
Carly Mickeal
Christian Guardino
Ciasia Nicole
Cole Wesley Ritter
Corey Curtis

Dakota Hayden
Douglas Mills, Jr.
Elli Rowe
Elliot Greer
Fritz Hager
Hunter Girl
Jacob Moran
Jay Copeland
Joedi Silvers
Jordan Chase Torrez

Jourdan Blue
Katyrah Love
Kaylin Roberson
Kelsie Dolin
Kendra Checketts
Kenedi Anderson
Kevin Gullage
Kezia Istonia (a.k.a. Lady K.)
Kirk Richmond
Leah Marlene

Lexi Weege
Max Embers
Mike Parker
Nicolina Bozzo
Olivia Faye
Paige Fish
Ryan Argast
Ryleigh Madison
Sage
Sam Moss

Scarlet Ayliz
Sir Blayke
Tobias Hill
Tristen Gressett
Tyler Allen
Valerie Marie
Wennely Quezada
Yoli Mayor