Matt Giraud's run on Fox's "American Idol" has come to an end, at least for now.After Wednesday night's show, the judges felt Giraud's soulful effort singing Coldplay's "Viva La Vida," came up short, ...

Former "American Idol" star Matt Giraud dropped by my "Going Gonzo" show on WJRW-AM (1340) on Thursday to talk about his Grand Rapids concert at the Intersection and his "mystery show" at the Wild ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. LOS ANGELES --Top 5 "American Idol" finalist Matt Giraud is the first "Idol" contestant ever to be rescued from ...

“I never imagined myself the American Idol,” Matt Giraud admitted after his exit from the show Wednesday. “I was kind of at peace with the whole thing,” he said of ousting from the show, which ...

LOS ANGELES -- There was no saving Matt Giraud this time on "American Idol." The 23-year-old dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Michigan was rescued by the show's judges two weeks ago. But on ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Oops. Sorry I forgot to post this blog yesterday. (It was my son's High School graduation party so I was a little preoccupied. My apologies.) As I ...

Yeah, yeah, it was "American Idol" history and all last night when the first judges' save kept lowest vote-getter, Matt Giraud, in the competition for at least another week. I think it was a matter of ...

We're only six shows into the "American Idols" Live Tour 2009, and already Kalamazoo's Matt Giraud is distinguishing himself as a fan favorite among the "American Idol" Top 10 finalists who are on ...

For New Year's Eve, he'll flash back to his pre-"Idol" days in Kalamazoo with a dueling piano show. "I'm bringing some old friends back who trained me to play down at Monaco Bay," he said. He'll throw ...

Guest mentor Quentin Tarantino thought Matt Giraud's movie song -- "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams, from "Don Juan DeMarco" -- could be one of his top three performances. But the ...

Wouldn’t you know it. The first time Matt Giraud was recognized was in a busy Los Angeles airport by someone who didn’t speak English. But, says Giraud, he knew what the person was trying to say: “I ...