George Perkins of American Idol Season 24
Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26, with the coaching trio of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood.
Here’s more about George.
* He’s a D.C.-based singer-songwriter and his Instagram is packed with impressive originals.
* One of those is a song called “Young George,” which he submitted for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest in 2024. NPR receives thousands of submissions; “Young George” was picked as one of the Top 45.
* George says he often writes songs about topics he thinks fans want to hear him sing about. This is a song he wrote for himself that wound up being therapeutic at a time when he was going through some major life changes.
* Says George: “It’s about how there’s a younger version of ourselves looking up to us. And there’s an older version of ourselves looking back. And it’s our job in life, it’s our duty, it’s our obligation, it’s our calling, it’s our purpose to make those two people as proud as we can.” You can check it out below.
* He submitted another original, “Hands,” to the same contest in 2025, calling it one of the favorites he’s ever written. It has more of a country feel. George says he used to write a good deal of country music, but never released any of it. You can check out “Hands” on his YouTube channel.
* “Hands” and “Young George” have not been released yet, but George has lots of music that has been.
* Hailing from Winters Park, Fla., George used to be lead singer for East Coast Railway. It’s described as a 6-person funk rock band.
* The band released a self-titled EP in 2017 and an album called “Take It Slow” in 2018.
* George has also released a handful of solo singles, including songs called “Time Zone” and “Let Me Down” from 2024.
* George already has more than 24,000 followers and more than 1.2 million likes on his TikTok.
* He announced his Idol audition in late November, writing: “Life’s been loud in all the best ways lately … So insane. Coolest experience.”
George on social media:
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