Michael Alexander Lynche (born May 31, 1983) is an American singer from St. Petersburg, Florida who was the fourth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. He is the second finalist ever to receive the judges' save, which was introduced in season eight.

Early life

Lynche was born to Michele and Marque Lynche, Sr. His older brother Marque Jr. was a semi-finalist in season three but did not make it to the top 12. His musical influences are Lauryn Hill, Maxwell and Al Green.

Before Idol, Lynche was a football player at Gibbs High School and the University of Central Florida. He played two seasons at University of Central Florida and later dropped out in 2003 to take care of his ailing mother. His mother died the following year of pancreatic cancer.

American Idol

Lynche auditioned in Orlando, Florida on July 9, 2009. He sang Unchained Melody by Alex North to all four judges, including guest judge Kristin Chenoweth.

During Hollywood Week, Lynche received news via telephone that his wife, Christa, had gone into labor and given birth to his daughter Laila Rose. A week after Hollywood Week taping ended, his father revealed to a local newspaper that his son had made it into American Idol's Top 24, thus violating a confidentially agreement with the show. Fox declined to comment on the report.

Since Lynche was among the top 10 finalists, he was part of the American Idol 2010 summer tour.

On April 7, 2010, Lynche was the lowest vote-getter and would have been eliminated from the competition, but the judges used their only save on him.

Lynche was eliminated from the competition on May 12, 2010, thus finishing in fourth place.

Performances

Week #	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order #	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	"Unchained Melody"	Todd Duncan	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood	First Solo	"Waiting on the World to Change"	John Mayer	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood	Group Performance	"Get Ready"	The Temptations	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood	Second Solo	"I'm Yours"	Jason Mraz	N/A	Advanced
Top 24 (12 Men)	Billboard Hot 100 Hits	"This Love"	Maroon 5	9	Safe
Top 20 (10 Men)		"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	James Brown	1	Safe
Top 16 (8 Men)		"This Woman's Work"	Kate Bush	8	Safe
Top 12	The Rolling Stones	"Miss You"	The Rolling Stones	1	Safe
Top 11	Billboard #1 Hits	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Percy Sledge	6	Safe
Top 10	R&B/Soul	"Ready for Love"	India.Arie	3	Safe
Top 9	Lennon"McCartney	"Eleanor Rigby"	The Beatles	4	Saved
Top 9	Elvis Presley	"In the Ghetto"	Elvis Presley	7	Safe
Top 7	Inspirational	"Hero"	Chad Kroeger	6	Safe
Top 6	Shania Twain	"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"	Shania Twain	2	Bottom 3
Top 5	Frank Sinatra	"The Way You Look Tonight"	Fred Astaire	4	Bottom 2
Top 4	Songs of the Cinema Solo Duet	"Will You Be There" "? Free Willy "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" "? Don Juan DeMarco with Casey James	Michael Jackson Bryan Adams	2 6	Eliminated

• ^ Lynche received the lowest number of votes; however, the judges decided to use their one save for the season to allow him to remain in the competition, resulting in two eliminations the following week.
• ^ Due to the judges using their one save to save Lynche, the Top 9 remained intact for another week.
• ^ Lynche was saved first from elimination.

Post Idol

Lynche joined the rest of the Top 10 on the American Idol LIVE! tour. His 3-song set included "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush, "Ready for Love" by India.Arie, and "My Love" by Justin Timberlake. He also appeared alongside Casey James to perform their duet, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" by Bryan Adams during James' set. He is signed to Big3 Records, and has recently released a single, "Who's Gonna Love You More," for his upcoming debut album. The song has charted at number 36 on the US Hot Urban AC chart.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		US
Michael Lynche	Release date: August 14, 2012 Label: Big3 Records Formats: CD, digital download	—

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US AC	US Urban
2012	"Who's Gonna Love You More"	—	28
	"Today"	39	—

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