Jamal Roberts
Jamal Roberts | |
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Roberts en route to the stage to perform at the 2025 19/Idol/BMG CMA Fest Takeover in Nashville | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jamal Roberts November 6, 1997 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
Jamal Roberts (born November 6, 1997) is an American singer from Meridian, Mississippi. He rose to prominence as the winner of the twenty-third season of American Idol. In doing so, he became the second African American male winner in the show's history. Following Idol, he released a cover of "Heal" by Tom Odell, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. Roberts was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song for the live version of his song "Still," a collaboration with Jonathan McReynolds.