Joshua Ledet

Joshua Ledet kicked off his ‘American Idol’ double header with the winning song by his personal idol and 'Idol' alum, Fantasia. He made believers out of all of us with an inspiring performance of ‘I Believe.’ And he couldn’t have matched it any better with is second round performance.

This week's 'American Idol' contestant Joshua Ledet turned 20 years old today (April 11). But before performing Bruno Mars' 'Runaway Baby,' Ryan Seacrest had a special birthday greeting for Ledet from none other than third season ‘Idol’ winner Fantasia Barrino. We visited his hometown of West Lake, La. where apparently they are as excited about Ledet as we are. Humble and adorable Ledet said “I’m

Tonight on 'American Idol,' soul man Joshua Ledet was challenged to sing a song from the '80s, and even though the 19-year-old powerhouse wasn't even alive in this era, he nailed Simply Red's cover of 'If You Don't Know Me by Now,' which was a hit for the English band back in 1989. Ledet admitted to being "spoiled" by his family back at home, but he seemed all man and not a bit mama's bo

When Joshua Ledet revealed that he would (bravely attempt to) sing Mariah Carey's version of 'Without You' on tonight's (March 28) episode of 'American Idol,' season advisor Jimmy Iovine immediately stated that it's one of the five hardest songs to sing in popular music. Yikes. Whatever the case, it was Ledet's selection since the Idols were allowed to perform songs by their personal idols. So, di

Often times on 'American Idol,' a performer's voice can be great, but the performance can suffer from a lack of heart. This certainly was not the case with Joshua Ledet tonight, as he put everything he had into a stellar rendition of Michael Bolton's version of 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' and brought the house down.

Joshua Ledet went first on tonight's episode (March 7) of 'American Idol' and he absolutely tore through Stevie Wonder's 'I Wish,' delivering a performance so full of soul that we think they heard him all the way up there in heaven. He was grooving while singing and even gave J. Lo a shout out from the stage, mid-song, which was a very nice touch. It was evidence of his charm and he exuded confide

Top 24 contestant Joshua Ledet absolutely killed it on 'American Idol' tonight as he brought all the judges to their feet in a standing ovation after singing ‘You Pulled Me Through’ by American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson.