Maddie Poppe

Madeline Mae Poppe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the sixteenth season winner of American Idol. She is a multi-instrumentalist—playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Prior to winning American Idol in 2018, Poppe released an independent album titled Songs from the Basement. Poppe released her first studio album, Whirlwind, with Hollywood Records in 2019.

5 December 1997

Born on the same birth day (5 December): Abraham Polonsky • Amy Acker • Clinton Hart Merriam • Danny Levi • Gareth McAuley • Ibrahim Maalouf • Marcelo Zalayeta • Margaret Cho • Nicolas Cleynaerts • Nobel Prize in Physics • Ondrej Duda • Strom Thurmond

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