[4] Fedorov was voted off the show on May 11, 2005, after singing "I'm Already There" by Lonestar and "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes during country music/Gamble and Huff week.
[citation needed] In June 2006, Fedorov finished in third place as a contestant on a special Reality TV edition of NBC's Fear Factor along with American Idol season 2 finalist Carmen Rasmusen.
Fedorov toured extensively after American Idol, performing in summer festivals, such as the Spiediefest in New York,[5] Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island,[6] Clark County Fair in Washington, The Stars and Stripes Festival in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and Independence Day Celebration in Silver Springs, Florida, concerts such as Kellogg's 100th Anniversary Concert in Battle Creek, Michigan, and solo concerts in Philadelphia, Long Island, New York, and as part of the CMJ Festival 2011 in New York City.
In April 2007, he toured American Air Force bases in Europe, judging the Military Idol contest and performing.
[12] Matt in the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks starting on May 1, 2007, until the end of July at the Snapple Theater Center in New York City.
[13] He then starred as the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in July 2009 in Oklahoma City Lyric Theater alongside Diana DeGarmo.
[15] On May 14, 2010, he played the role of the Prince in the Rodgers & Hammerstein's production of Cinderella in Nashville, Tennessee, which was a benefit concert for the Steven Curtis Chapman's Foundation Show Hope.
[19] The production schedule was cut short, with remaining performances cancelled, after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011.
[20] Starting July 11, 2012, Fedorov took over the part of Roger in the off-Broadway production of Rent at the New World Stages in New York City[21] and stayed with the show until it closed in Sept. 2012.
[23] From November 23 to December 30, 2012, he played the part of Rolf Gruber in the Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey) production of The Sound of Music.
[24] From November 6 to 17, 2013 he was in the ensemble and also an understudy for the male lead in the Miss Saigon production at the North Shore Musical Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts.
[30] He co-wrote a song "Stand by Me and Fight" for Frankie Negrón's first English-language album, "Independence Day" that came out on September 22, 2009.
[citation needed] In 2011, Fedorov played the role of sailor /insurgent 1 on the Russian languaged short "Katya," which was directed and written by Mako Kamitsuna.
[35] Following the show, rumors of a relationship between Fedorov and the final winner, Carrie Underwood, dominated discussions of the season.