Nick Fradiani

Nick Fradiani (29–30 years old) is an American singer from Guilford, Connecticut.[1] He rose to regional attention as the lead singer of pop/rock band Beach Avenue when they won the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They gained national recognition in 2014 when they competed on the ninth season of the reality talent show America's Got Talent, although only making it to "Judgement Week".[2] In 2015 Fradiani entered as a solo singer on the 14th season of the singing reality show competition American Idol. Fradiani won the show in May 2015, becoming the first winner from the Northeast region. He will headline the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2015, a 37-city tour over eight weeks featuring the top five contestants. The tour starts in July 2015 in Florida and ends late August in California.