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Do You Remember These Obscure “American Idol” Singers?

Colton Dixon placed seventh on the eleventh season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe his [performance of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJr2cyctnI) will jog your memory.

Colton Dixon

Ryan Starr placed seventh on the first season of American Idol. Don’t remember her? Maybe watching her [performance of Stevie Wonder’s “If You Really Love Me”](%E2%80%9Chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCikK7EvylY%E2%80%9D) will jog your memory.

Ryan Starr

David Hernandez placed twelfth on the seventh season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe watching his [performance of The Undisputed Truth’s "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w47_voQmXJ0) will jog your memory.

David Hernandez

Kimberly Caldwell placed seventh on the second season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember her? Maybe watching her [performance of Melissa Etheridge’s “Come To My Window”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2c8fkPs8eY) will jog your memory.

Kimberly Caldwell

Jason Castro placed fourth on the seventh season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe his [performance of Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nRxKC-OyA) will jog your memory.

Jason Castro

Camile Velasco placed ninth on the third season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember her? Maybe watching her [performance of Brian McKnight’s “One Last Cry“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=898BO3kAQec) will jog your memory.

Camile Velasco

Anwar Robinson placed seventh on the fourth season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe watching his [performance of Andy Williams’ “Moon River“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdljjO35ISQ) will jog your memory.

Anwar Robinson

Erika Van Pelt placed tenth on the eleventh season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember her? Maybe watching her [performance of Lady Gaga’s “The Edge Of Glory“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUD0_hc5HuI) will jog your memory.

Erika Van Pelt

Aaron Kelly placed fifth on the ninth season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe his [performance of Rascal Flatts’ “Here Comes Goodbye“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8HZ9AG9s5k) will jog your memory.

Aaron Kelly

Pia Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember her? Maybe her [performance of The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand By You“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcxd_3w1ePY) will jog your memory.

Pia Toscano

Corey Clark was disqualified from the second season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? He was the contestant who [claimed to have a sexual relationship](http://www.mtv.com/news/1501446/corey-clark-says-paula-abdul-told-me-she-loved-me/) with judge Paula Abdul.

Corey Clark

Paris Bennett placed fifth on the fifth season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember her? Maybe her [performance of Stevie Wonder’s “All I Do“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYHAem-S0M) will jog your memory.

Paris Bennett

Sanjaya Malakar placed seventh on the sixth season of _American Idol_. Don’t remember him? Maybe his [performance of The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me“](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J44_mKeQQA) — aka [the performance that famously made a young girl cry](http://www.ew.com/article/2010/01/27/crying-girl-auditions-american-idol) — will jog your memory.

Sanjaya Malakar

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