Didi Benami

Benami sang the National Anthem and God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 30, 2012.

Benami released a single called Gasoline in May 2012, available digitally through iTunes and Amazon; as well as a duet with Keaton Simons, If I Hadn't Forgotten, recorded at Revolver Studios in fall of 2011.

Benami sang the National Anthem at the 2011 NBA Playoffs in Orlando, Florida on April 19, 2011 during the first-round game between the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks.

On March 31, 2010, Benami was eliminated from the competition and finished in 10th place. Despite an encore of "Rhiannon" for the judges' save, the judges chose not to save her, though, Simon Cowell stated it was "a million times better" than her performance the night before.

On the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010, Benami sang two songs, Katharine McPhee's "Terrified" and Kyler England's "Lay It on Me." She also sang in the group performance of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb" with Aaron Kelly, Katie Stevens, Andrew Garcia, Tim Urban, and Siobhan Magnus.

Also, a track Benami recorded prior to participating on American Idol, "Sweet Rain," was uploaded onto YouTube after she was voted off the show. The track was co-written and produced by Rocco Guarino, who also produced American Idol alumna Amanda Overmyer's debut album. Benami stated via her Twitter page that she will be collaborating with producer Kyler England in the studio on April 6, 2010. On April 7, Benami had an interview with OK! Magazine. She stated, "I want to have a record out by this time next year. By the end of the year is my goal, but I don't know how logistics will work out after the tour. I already started writing some songs, so I don't know if I could get an EP out by the end of the year and then do a record the following year. I definitely want to do a compilation of Rebecca's music. I would eventually like to act, that would be fun. I would love to do sitcoms, like Friends. I love Jennifer Aniston, I think she's amazing. I would eventually like to write a book about all my experiences since I moved to L.A. About losing a friend, being an inspiration and turning something bad into something good."

Benami is a 2005 graduate of West High School. She started singing in the fifth grade. In school, she performed the role of Marty in the musical "Grease" and frequently performed the national anthem in front of various crowds.

Vered "Didi" Benami (Hebrew: ורד "דידי" בן עמי ‎; born October 25, 1986) is an American singer/songwriter from Knoxville, Tennessee, who was the tenth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Since her appearance on American Idol, Benami has spent the past few years honing her craft, taking classes and writing her first full-length album, Reverie.