[9] His father gave his son a drum set when he was two years old,[10] and encouraged him to learn to play piano and later guitar.

The band made it to "Judgement Week",[17] broadcast on July 22 and 23, where they played another of their original songs titled "Feel the Beat" before elimination from the competition.

Following Fradiani's Idol win, his label offered a non-target PledgeMusic campaign for pre-orders and merchandise sales.

tour, Fradiani played a number of radio-sponsored concerts, and worked on new songs with writers including Paul Doucette.

"[24] Fradiani was also one of the American Idol alumni who represented the show at the winter Television Critics Association panel.

On February 12, 2016, Fradiani appeared on American Idol to mentor and duet with Top 24 contestants Thomas Stringfellow and Gianna Isabella.

As part of the mentoring packaging with Isabella, the show aired a brief clip of Fradiani's upcoming single, "Get You Home," which he co-wrote with Nolan Sipe, Jaden Michaels, and Rykeyz; it was mixed by Grammy winner Serban Ghenea.

[27] As a treat for fans, the release date was shifted to March 10,[28] which coincided with the debut live performance on American Idol.

[34][35] Fradiani and Abraham gave the first performance of "Hurricane" (acoustic) at the B93 Big Summer Show in Modesto, California, on June 10, 2016.

On December 15, Billboard provided the exclusive premiere of a stark, black-and-white performance video for the song, shot at New Haven's historic Lyric Hall by Ryan Zipp.

[38] In the same feature, Fradiani confirmed that the next single would be "Love Is Blind," to be released in January 2017, with a video to follow around Valentine's Day.

[41] A return to a more organic style, the six-song EP was written entirely with Beach Avenue lead guitarist Nick Abraham.

Two additional Connecticut singer-songwriters, Stephen Kellogg and Coley O'Toole, also collaborated on the tracks "I'll Wait for You" and "Run Away," respectively.

"[42] The lead single for the EP was "I'll Wait for You," of which Pop, Rinse, Repeat said: "If you're not tapping your foot along with him by about 12 seconds, I don't know if there's hope for you in the happiness department.

"[43] On May 4, 2018, Fradiani released an acoustic version of the EP's third track, "Scared," rearranged with Eric Donnelly from The Alternate Routes.