Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. In May 2009 he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol.
Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and lived there for a year before moving out West to California. He grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego, California and attended Deer Canyon Elementary School, Mesa Verde Middle School, and Mt. Carmel High School, where he was in theater, choir, and frequently performed with the school’s jazz band. Lambert is Jewish and has performed at Jewish events.
Billboard magazine confirmed on May 22 that Lambert is working on a solo album, which is expected to be released some time in 2009. He stated that he would love to work with Slash. He said “When I was working with Slash I felt at home.” Lambert also stated that his solo album will have a variety of sounds. Rock group Queen, with whom Lambert performed on the season finale, are said to be considering asking Lambert to be their new frontman. Lambert was a guest in Larry King Live (guest hosted by Ryan Seacrest) along with winner Kris Allen, judge Paula Abdul, and the rest of the top ten finalists. He has said that he plans to create a multi-genre album calling it a “rock-pop-electronic-dance thing”. His debut single, “No Boundaries”, was released on May 20, 2009 on iTunes with Allen’s version.
