Tim Urban

Timothy Joseph "Tim" Urban (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer from Duncanville, Texas, and is currently a finalist on the 2010 season of the popular talent show American Idol. Urban was born and raised in Duncanville, Texas, and has been singing and playing the guitar since he was 13 years old. He and his nine siblings were homeschooled by his mother. Urban had three months of formal singing training in a music studio and points to several diverse artists as his musical influences. These include John Denver, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, One Republic, Jim Croce and James Taylor. In an American Idol interview Urban claimed that he had never touched alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. Urban was a member of Actors, Talent and Models for Christ (AMTC), a talent-development agency that also counted "Idol" alum Diana DeGarmo as a past participant. He used to be a hotel and restaurant singer who played in the the Dallas/Ft. Worth Christian music circuit with his band. Urban auditioned for American Idol in 2009, and made it through to Hollywood Week, where he was later cut. However, he was called back to American Idol after contestant Chris Golightly was disqualified from the competition for having lied about a past recording contract. Urban has since made it all the way through to the Top 9 of Season 9, securing a place on the American Idol summer concert tour. When he was asked by American Idol what his proudest moment was, he answered, "Handing out nutritional products to orphans in South Africa and Swaziland." Performances: Top 12 - Under My Thumb by The Rolling Stones. Top 11 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. Top 10 - Sweet Love by Anita Baker. Top 9 - All My Lovin by The Beatles.