[1] Holcomb previously auditioned for American Idol in the eleventh season,[2] but was cut in the Las Vegas round, where she was grouped with Curtis Finch Jr., Shannon Magrane and Joshua Ledet.
[citation needed] She performed "My Funny Valentine" in Vegas sudden death rounds which received standing ovation from the judges.
In the semi-finals of the twelfth season, Holcomb performed "My Funny Valentine" by Lorenz Hart and "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink.
On August 4, 2013, news surfaced that Holcomb and her boyfriend, Lamar Denson, are expecting their first child.
[4] On April 7, 2016, Holcomb and Ruben Studdard sang "Here, There and Everywhere" on fifteenth season finale of American Idol.