Chayce Beckham (born July 16, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter from Apple Valley, California, who rose to fame after winning the nineteenth season of the singing reality show American Idol.
Early life Beckham was born in Victorville, California, to Windie Petersen and spent his childhood in Victorville, Hesperia, and Apple Valley, California. He went to Carmel Elementary School in Hesperia, Vanguard Preparatory School and Sitting Bull Academy in Apple Valley, before moving to Glendora High School at the age of 12, and continuing at Whitcomb High School, where he graduated in 2014. He worked as a heavy machinery operator and formed a reggae band called the Sinking Sailors when he was 19 or 20. He cited Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., and Hank Williams Sr. as his musical influences, In late 2020, two weeks before he auditioned for American Idol, he was involved in a near-fatal car wreck.
American Idol Beckham auditioned for the nineteenth season of the singing reality show American Idol in Los Angeles, California. After surviving Hollywood Week and making it into the Top 5, Beckham received the most votes to win, and on May 23, 2021, he was crowned the winner of the nineteenth season of American Idol, beating runner-up Willie Spence.
On American Idol, he performed "23", which he wrote a year prior, and the song reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart after he performed the song. The song was released as his single. The song made him the first Idol winner to do so with an original song.
+ Performances: Week Theme Song(s) Original artist(s) Audition Auditioner's Choice "What Brings Life Also Kills" Kolton Moore & The Clever Few Hollywood Week, Round 1 Genre "Hard Times" Tyler Childers Hollywood Week, Round 2 Duet "July" (with Christina Daugherty) Noah Cyrus Top 64 Showstopper Round "You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton Top 24 Contestant's Choice "Afterglow" Ed Sheeran"Drive" (with Brandon Boyd)Incubus Top 16 Contestant's Choice "Waiting in Vain"Bob Marley and The WailersTop 12Oscar Nominated Songs"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You"Bryan Adams Top 10 Disney Night"Baby Mine" Betty NoyesTop 7Coldplay"Magic"ColdplayMother's Day"Mama"Chayce BeckhamTop 4Personal Idol"Colder Weather"Zac Brown BandWinner's song"23"Chayce BeckhamReprise song"You Should Probably Leave"Chris StapletonDuet"Break My Heart Again" (with Casey Bishop)Finneas O'ConnellFinaleJudges' Choice"Blackbird" The BeatlesHometown Song"Fire Away" Chris StapletonReprise Song"Afterglow"Ed Sheeran
+ Non-competition performances: Collaborator(s) Song Original artistSofia Carson & American Idol Top 9"A Whole New World"Brad Kane and Lea SalongaMacklemore & American Idol Top 3"Can't Hold Us"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray DaltonFall Out Boy & American Idol Top 4 Boys"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"Fall Out BoyLionel Richie & American Idol Top 8"One World"Lionel RichieLuke Combs"Forever After All"Luke Combs N/A "23" Chayce Beckham
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details Title DetailsBad for Me Released: April 5, 2024 Label: Wheelhouse Format: CD, Digital download
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected details Title DetailsDoin’ It Right Released: April 15, 2022 Label: Wheelhouse Format: Digital download
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country US Country AirplayPeaks on the Country Airplay chart: "23": "Can't Do Without Me": "Everything I Need": CAN CAN Country "Everything I Need": "Can't Do Without Me"2021——46——"23"20234581421 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumBad for Me"Everything I Need"2024——36—44 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album"Tell Me Twice"Chayce Beckham Releases "Tell Me Twice" Out Now BBR Music Group, March 25, 20222022 Doin' It Right"Till the Day I Die"2023
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External links Chayce Beckham and Beyonce are included in historical points of interest for the town of Apple Valley