The finalist of Ai ‘finalist Jamal Roberts’ reveals a surprising past

The 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, always wanted a career in music. As Jamal said Advertising board His love for music began in April 2025, while she sang both hymns and other music covers in the church as a child.

“I started singing at the age of two,” he said at the time of the socket. “My grandparents found that I could sing and I started singing in the church and (cover) of temptations and Michael Jackson. I had a grandfather on my father’s side, the bishop and a large adad on my mother’s side, was a deacon, so I was every time the door was opened.

Of course it makes sense that Jamal wants to audition American idol! But as the publication foundPresent His path to get to the show took a little longer than people expected. It turned out that Jamal had previously spoken twice for the show. And there have been various reasons why he didn’t make it that far. He was told that he needed more vocal training and was too young for the first time, while he was more with more material in the second process.

But as he added, these cases did not lead him to realize his dreams. “I was not defeated,” he said. “I never gave up. I took it no. I was always able to accept constructive criticism and use it for my profit and try again. That was always me.”

Although it took a long time for Jamal to make it to this phase American idolHe had other things her sleeve. He became a father of three daughters (his youngest was shortly before he made the top 7!) And he also released his own single in 2020. But when he clearly makes a name this time, Jamal definitely doesn’t forget his little city roots that brought him here.

“Thank you, God !!” He wrote on Instagram on May 12th after doing the top 3. “Thank you, America !! Thank you, Meridianⓜ️! Thank you, American idol!

We can’t wait to see what is still in Jamal’s future.

As entertainment and news -associate editor for Good housekeepingAdrianna (she/she) writes about everything television, films, music and pop culture. She completed the Yeshiva University with a BA in journalism and a minor in the management. She covers shows how from how The rookiePresent 9-1-1 And Gray’s anatomyIf she doesn’t see the latest show in Netflix, she takes martial arts or drinks too much coffee.