Matt Giraud Update – Life Since American Idol

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Matt Giraud Update – Life Since American Idol

American Idol season 8 finalist, Matt Giraud, was interviewed earlier this week about his experience since appearing on the show.

He said that he’s been enjoying a little time off since the grueling 52-date Idols Live! tour ended. He said it was great being able to actually meet the Idol fans since he was used to performing and going straight home when he was on the show. I can imagine that it was fun to see how people were truly reacting to them in real life!

Matt talked about his upcoming show, Make the Cut, which is a Michigan-based online singing competition. He was asked to be a mentor and a judge which he said is like being on the other side of his Idol experience. Of course, on a far smaller scale…

He talked about his writing and said that we can expect some bluesy music in the future.

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Idol News: Matt Giraud Working on Duets Album, Michael Sarver Ready to Release Two Singles

Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver are both hard at work on their post-Idol careers.

Matt is currently in Nashville, set to write with some award winning songwriters, including Monty Powell who won Songwriter of the Year at the recent SESAC awards, and Marcus Hummon. Plus, Matt is recording a song for a duets album. He tweeted today:

This album I’m working on will have some amazing legendary and contemporary artists like ray price and Rascal Flatts, and me!! excited! It’s a duet album with a jazz singer named Anna Wilson. Gonna be great. Even bigger names to come. I’m singing the tune “You Don’t Know Me”

Anna Wilson’s website HERE. Next Saturday (Nov. 21) Matt performs at the Cornerstone Church in Caledonia MI, 3:30 and 7:30 pm.

And Michael Sarver tweeted some good news today about his upcoming single to be released by Dream Center/Universal records:


My single will be released on iTunes on December 8th. Very cool. I am blessed. The single is called You Are and a bonus track will be released on the same day called Cinderella Girl!

I wrote You Are and Co-wrote Cinderella girl with the incredible Dave Hanley. We decided to do something a little extra and out of the ordinary by releasing a second song for those that like the up tempo.

Michael will be selling a CD version of the single/bonus track, plus NEW merchandise when he hits the road with Alexis Grace, David Hernandez and Gina Glocksen on the American Stars for the Holidays tour, beginning December 2 in Lakeland, FL.