David Hernandez

Hernandez stated that he had hoped to have an album out by 2009. He claimed that his first album is definitely going to be pop- and R&B-influenced, and he would like to write his own songs on the album. "It's definitely going to be an eclectic kind of vibe. I'd like to put a little bit of rock and R&B in it too. That's the kind of image I want to put out there. I'm more of an R&B, grit-and-grind kind of singer."

Hernandez, considered by some an early favorite, was the first member of the Top 12 to be eliminated, on March 12, 2008. Hernandez, along with 11th-place finisher Amanda Overmyer, did not perform on the annual summer tour.

Hernandez sang the National Anthem at US Airways Centre on April 4, 2008 for the Phoenix RoadRunners hockey game finals. On May 1, 2008, Hernandez made an appearance at TV Guide's Sexiest Stars 2008 Party.

Hernandez toured with Diana DeGarmo, Kimberley Locke and Chikezie on a 20-city Idol Holiday Tour from November 28, 2008 through December 21, 2008. Hernandez has appeared on the CBS Early Show and performed on FOX's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. He finished a run performing his own show at the upscale nightclub Barcelona Scottsdale, located in Scottsdale, Arizona in June 2009. Hernandez opened for John Legend at the Declare Yourself Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. on January 18, 2009. He collaborates with sideman Shea Marshall for private performances around the Western US and Canada. Hernandez toured with Gina Glocksen, Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace in "The American Stars in Concert 2009" and released his first Christmas record entitled "This Christmas." Hernandez headlined a New Year's Eve show at the Greek Isle Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, with Mikalah Gordon and Dezmond Meeks. He rejoined the "Ballroom with a Twist" tour in mid-January 2010 that extended its run through March 2010. He was in "Motown Memories", a Motown tribute show located in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Talking Stick Casino & Resort that ran until April 30, 2011. He then rejoined "Ballroom with a Twist" alongside Gina Glocksen for a three-month run in Las Vegas, Nevada, while also continuing the "American Stars in Concert 2011" Tour with LaKisha Jones, Gina Glocksen, Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace. Hernandez has been reported to be working with Printz Board of The Black Eyed Peas on a single. Hernandez performed at San Jose Pride Festival on August 18, 2013.

David Anthony Hernandez (born May 31, 1983) is an American singer and the twelfth place finalist of FOX's seventh season of the television series American Idol. He moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his music career after his time on American Idol.