With her warm voice and sincere stage presence, singer Maddie Poppe rose to fame as the winning contestant on the 16th season of American Idol. An Iowa native, Poppe grew up singing with her father, a guitarist, and by her teens was writing her own songs. Balancing a love of singer/songwriter pop with a little bit of country and folk, she built a loyal fan base playing festivals around Iowa. A failed audition for The Voice in 2015 left her time to record an independent debut album. From there, she made it onto American Idol in 2018, where she excelled, even playing one of her ...