Colton Dixon - Never Gone

Though Steven Tyler deemed fan favorite Colton Dixon's 7th place finish in American Idol's Season 11 to be "beyond shocking", the 21 year old singer/songwriter held true to his musical passion and deep faith, viewing his elimination from the show as a huge opportunity. While the remaining contestants battled it out for the Season 11 finals, he got right to work collaborating on 13 new songs in 13 days, the start of a songwriting process that ultimately netted him 22 potential tracks and led him to sign with 19/EMI-CMG/Sparrow Records.