JAMES DURBIN BIO

JAMES DURBIN is a Singer & Songwriter from Santa Cruz, California. Since his Top 4 finish on American Idol in 2011, Durbin has released 6 Solo Albums and lent his voice and songwriting to a dozen more albums and singles with various bands including Quiet Riot & Alan Parsons among many others. Living alongside high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and Tourette Syndrome, James is a passionate role model and advocate for individuals with disabilities.

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In addition to American Idol, James has appeared and/or performed on Conan, The Tonight Show, Late Night, Ellen, Live With Regis & Kelly, AXS TV's Top Ten Revealed, Good Morning America, WWE & more. His Voice Acting credits include Amazon & Disney products for Star Wars & Frozen, as well as the voice for the "Jingle All The Way" Turbo Man electronic figure from Funko.

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These days you can find James Durbin on stages, year round, entertaining audiences across the country performing many of his celebrated Originals & covers with his popular “James Durbin: Unplugged”, as well as with several popular California Bay Area based Cover and Tribute bands that include "James Durbin & The Lost Boys", "Tainted Love", "Mustache Harbor"

& "Metal Mouse: The Hard Rockin’ Tribute to the music of Disney".