He finished the competition in third place behind winner Jordan Smith and runner-up Emily Ann Roberts.
He is a survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420, which crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999.
His renditions of "Angel Eyes", "I Drive Your Truck", "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", all have charted on the Billboard magazine Country Digital Songs charts, where they peaked at Nos.
[5] On February 13, 2016, Baber released a new single, "Kiss Me Hello," co-written with Kenny Lamb.
Baber released his newest album "A Room Full of Fighters" on November 4, 2016.