Maddie Poppe

Maddie Poppe
Maddie Poppe at the Radio Disney Music Awards 2018
Background information
Birth name Madeline Mae Poppe
Born (1997-12-05) December 5, 1997
Clarksville, Iowa, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • ukelele
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Associated acts Caleb Lee Hutchinson
Website maddiepoppe.com

Madeline Mae "Maddie" Poppe (born December 5, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the season 16 winner of American Idol. She is a multi-instrumentalist playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Prior to winning American Idol, Poppe released an EP titled Songs from the Basement. In 2016, she had also auditioned for The Voice.

Early life and career

Maddie Mae Poppe was born to Trent and Tonya Poppe in Clarksville, a small town of around 1,500 people in Iowa. As a young girl, Maddie loved to sing and perform for her family, along with her dad.They also go out and record Christmas songs and send them to her grandparents as a Chirstmas presents. She didn't start performing till Middle School. After that, She showed her interest in music.She is a 2016 graduate of Clarksville High School. She attended Iowa Central Community College and then went to Hawkeye Community College, both in Iowa. HCC is closer to her home. Her father is a musician and guitarist. During the finale American Idol showed her performing five songs with her father as well as singing Amazing Grace. She used to perform in with her father Trent and his band at Pioneer Days; one song they sang was Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses.[1] Poppe performed in local talent shows with her sister.[2] She got her start performing at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Allison, Iowa.[3] Poppe had also been a stagehand setting up equipment for musicians at the county fair.[4] Poppe released her first album Songs from the Basement in June 2016, the same month she opened for Diamond Rio at the fair.[5]

Her father was amazed to come home one day and find that townspeople had power washed his house and mowed the family's yard. "I still haven't got it in my head yet, the size of this... I love being from Clarksville," he said.[6]

Recently she talked about not wanting to settle for things she didn't like to do. She said she was in class writing songs instead of concentrating on her classwork. She remarked, "I was trying to get gigs while I was supposed to be paying attention to a lecture."[7] More than fame Poppe is looking for career longevity and the enjoyment of being in music and performing.

Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa, declared May 20 "Maddie Poppe Day" in Iowa.

Career

The Voice

Prior to Idol, she auditioned to The Voice in 2016.[8][9] The program aired on NBC on February 29, 2016 in season 10 of the show. She sang "Dog Days Are Over" from Florence and the Machine, but none of the judges (who were Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton) turned their chairs and she was eliminated.[10] Despite her elimination, Clarksville honored her with a city event at the Clarksville Library.

American Idol

She auditioned for season 16 of the American Idol on ABC. In an audition held in New York, she sang "Rainbow Connection" from the Muppets movie. Judge Lionel Richie said she had a "storytelling voice" and that "we need you in this show". Katy Perry said she had a "distinctive quality in hours voice" and Luke Bryan said "I'm not critiquing you, 'cause you got me, I'm saying yes." During the Top 24 stage, she sang "Brand New Key", and for her celebrity duet performance, she sang "Bubbly" with Colbie Caillat.

Before her Top 24 performances, Poppe admitted that she didn't want to win American Idol in the first place. She planned to make it to Top 24 and to get eliminated at some point." This sounds terrible, but I don't want to go into things with super high hopes because then, obviously, I would be super let down and it doesn't work out" she tells Bobby. Poppe also admits she was stage fright. "I remember times when I gotten up on stage and it totally just flopped. I fear that every time I walk on stage, I worry that it's going to happen again."


Her performance in the live shows included "Homeward Bound" in the Top 14, "Walk Like an Egyptian" as her victory song/Top 10 "The Bare Necessities" Disney Night, "Nothing Compares 2 U" Prince , "If It Makes You Happy" Year of Birth, "I Told You So" Carrie Underwood, and "God Only Knows" Mother's day song.

During the May 20th finale, she performed "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac to honor her hometown, her original song "Don't Ever Let Your Children Grow Up" as a reprise and her winners' single "Going Going Gone", which was originally written by Mitch Allan, Lindy Robbins and Julia Michaels.[11] On the results show broadcast on May 21, she was declared the winner, with Caleb Lee Hutchinson as runner-up and Gabby Barrett in third. During the final, the runner-up Caleb declared that he and Maddie were dating. | Poppe will perform at a free concert on August 25, 2018 at a farmers market in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 10 of Soul is also appearing.[12]

Performance results

Episode Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order Number Result
Audition Auditioner’s Choice "Rainbow Connection" Kermit the Frog N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1 Contestant's Choice "Dreams" Brandi Carlile N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2 Group Performance "Mama's Broken Heart" Miranda Lambert N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3 Contestant’s Choice "Don't Ever Let Your Children Grow Up" Herself N/A Advanced
Showcase Round/Top 50 Contestant’s Choice "Me and Bobby McGee" Kris Kristofferson N/A Advanced
Top 24 Solo/Duet Contestant’s Choice Solo "Brand New Key" Melanie 3 Advanced
Duet "Bubbly" (with Colbie Caillat) Colbie Caillat 3
Top 14 Contestant’s Choice "Homeward Bound" Simon & Garfunkel 10 Safe
Victory Song "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles 1
Top 10 Disney "The Bare Necessities" (from The Jungle Book) Phil Harris 1 Safe
Top 7 Prince "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O’Connor 7 Safe
Year of Birth "If It Makes You Happy" Sheryl Crow 13
Top 5 Carrie Underwood "I Told You So" Randy Travis 5 Safe
Mother’s Day Songs "God Only Knows" The Beach Boys 10
Finale Winner's Single "Going Going Gone" Herself 3 Winner
Reprise Song "Don't Ever Let Your Children Grow Up" Herself 6
Hometown Dedication "Landslide" Fleetwood Mac 9

Post-Idol

Since Maddie’s Idol victory, her single "Going Going Gone" ranked at #3 on the iTunes US Overall chart, and #2 on the iTunes US Pop Charts. It also reached #4 on the Spotify US Viral chart, and has over 2 million streams-to-date across all platforms. She has been in high demand and gone on to appear and perform on multiple TV shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live, GMA, Live! with Kelly & Ryan, the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards, and performances at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and the 2018 CMA Fest in Nashville.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Track List
Songs from the Basement
  • Release Date: June 20, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: compact disc, digital download
  1. "I Don't Care To Belong" (2:25)
  2. "The Reason" (3:24)
  3. "Ooh Nah Nah" (3:11)
  4. "More Than Friends" (3:23)
  5. "Things I'd Rather Do" (2:45)
  6. "You Stole My Heart" (4:00)
  7. "Don't Ever Let Your Children Grow Up" (4:36)

Singles

Awards & Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2018 People's Choice Awards Competition Contestant of 2018 American Idol Pending [13]

References

  1. ↑ Steffen, Amie (May 17, 2018). "Maddie Poppe:Hometown Hero. See All The Pictures And Videos Of Her Stop Back Home". Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Chad (March 26, 2018). "Former ICCC Student Appears On "Idol"". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kalk, Jordee (May 15, 2018). "Clarksville Welcomes Maddie Poppe Home". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Crowder, Courtney (May 18, 2018). "How Maddie Poppe Became The Darling Of "American Idol"". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Maddie Poppe In Concert Sunday". denveriaforum.com. Horizon Publishing Company. August 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Beckman, Sarah (May 16, 2018). "Maddie Poppe's Dad Thankful For Community Support". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cohn, Paulette (May 17, 2018). "American Idol Finale Countdown: Maddie Poppe - It's Not About Being Famous To Me". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Carson, Bethany (March 5, 2018). "Maddie Poppe To Perform On American Idol". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hartman, Jessica (March 1, 2016). "Local Teen Auditions For The Voice". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ James, Bob (April 4, 2018). "American Idol Is Maddie Poppe's Second National TV Competition". KHAK. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ Paul Sheehan, "‘American Idol’ finalist Maddie Poppe winner’s single ‘Going Going Gone’," Gold Derby, May 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Leimkuehler, Matthew (May 23, 2018). "Iowa's "Idol" Winner Maddie Poppe Is Playing A Home State Concert In August (And It's Free!)". Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  13. ↑ "2018 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominations on People's Choice Awards". E! Online. September 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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