MacKenzie Bourg

MacKenzie Richard Bourg (born September 11, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He was placed fourth in the fifteenth season of the reality show American Idol. Prior to appearing on American Idol, Bourg competed in the third season of The Voice.

MacKenzie Bourg
Birth nameMacKenzie Richard Bourg
Born (1992-09-11) September 11, 1992
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2012–present

Biography

MacKenzie Bourg was born on September 11, 1992, the son of Rudy Bourg and Michelle Arceneaux.[1][2] He attended St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette. He played basketball at school but had to quit the sport in his junior year after contracting a virus which triggered congestive heart failure, and had to be kept in an induced coma.[3][4] After his recovery from his illness, he concentrated on music.[5]

He was a contestant on the third season of The Voice where he was defaulted to CeeLo Green's team. In 2013, Bourg successfully funded his Kickstarter project for an EP titled "Everyone's Got a Story", raising $15,760 in funds from backers. Bourg has yet to follow through on rewards promised to backers, namely the EP itself, and has long since ceased updating and responding to those supporters with his last update to the Kickstarter campaign dated July 13, 2015 informing backers that the EP and perks were complete and that he was waiting on "the all clear legally" to send them out. These purported to be complete EP's were never received by backers, prompting some backers to leave complaints regarding the artist and post comments questioning his character on the Kickstarter campaign page.[6] Later, in 2016, Bourg auditioned for American Idol at Atlanta, Georgia performing a medley of songs by the judges. He sang his original song "Roses" for his final solo performance to advance to the Showcase round.[7] Bourg advanced to the top 24 after he performed "Can't Help Falling in Love".[8] He was eliminated out of the top 4 on March 31.

"Lost & Found" was released in December 2017.[9]

The Voice

Performances/results

Stage Song Original Artist Date Order Result
Blind Audition "Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People September 11, 2012 2.9 Defaulted to Team CeeLo
Battle Rounds "Good Time" (v.s. Emily Earle) Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen October 16, 2012 13.6 Saved by Coach
Knockout Rounds "Call Me Maybe" (v.s. Daniel Rosa) Carly Rae Jepsen October 29, 2012 16.7 Saved by Coach
Live Playoffs "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction November 7, 2012 19.5 Eliminated by Coach

American Idol

Overview

MacKenzie auditioned for the fifteenth season of American Idol in Atlanta, Georgia. He performed a medley of songs for the judges, and was given a ticket to Hollywood. During both the Showcase Round and Top 14, he sang his original song "Roses", which was loved by the judges and fans at home.

He performed a duet with Lauren Alaina during night two of top 24, singing "I Hope You Dance." During top 6, he performed a duet with fellow contestant Dalton Rapattoni, singing "I Want It That Way."

After being in the bottom 2 with La'Porsha Renae, Bourg was eliminated on March 31.

Performances/results

Episode Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Audition Auditioner's Choice "Stupid Boy" / "Come by Me" / "Love Don't Cost a Thing" / "Making Memories of Us" Keith Urban / Harry Connick, Jr. / Jennifer Lopez / Keith Urban N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1 First Solo Not aired N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2 Group Performance Quartet "Renegades"
with Ashley Lilinoe, Kayla Mickelsen & Juno Rada
X Ambassadors N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3 Second Solo "Roses" MacKenzie Bourg N/A Advanced
Final Judgment Final Solo "Can't Help Falling in Love" Elvis Presley N/A Advanced
Top 24 Personal Choice Solo "Say Something" A Great Big World 2 Wild Card
Duet "I Hope You Dance"
with Lauren Alaina
Lee Ann Womack 7
Wild Card Personal Choice "Roses" MacKenzie Bourg 10 Advanced
Top 10 Personal Choice "I See Fire" Ed Sheeran 7 Safe
Top 8 Idol Grammy Hits "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston 4 Safe
Top 6 American Idol All Time Song Book Duet "I Want It That Way"
with Dalton Rapattoni
Backstreet Boys 3 Safe
Solo "You Are So Beautiful" Billy Preston 6
Top 5 America's Twitter Song Choice "Wild World" Cat Stevens 4 Safe
"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 7
Top 4 Classic Rock "I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick 2 Eliminated
Sia "Titanium" David Guetta featuring Sia 6
Top 3[lower-alpha 1] Hometown Dedication "Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen N/A N/A
  1. Bourg performed "Hallelujah" in the Hometown Dedication round, but did not advance to the Top 3.

Post-Idol

Bourg released his single "Roses" in association with Big Machine Records on April 7.[10]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Rock
[11]
US
Rock Digital
[12]
"Everyone's Got a Story" 2013 Non-album single
"Heartbeat" 2014
"Roses" 2016 13 4
"Little Moon"
"Lost & Found" 2017
"Playlove" 2018
"See You For the Holidays"
"Big" 2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

The Voice releases

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Pop Digital
[13]
"Pumped Up Kicks" 2012 Non-album single
"Good Time"
"Call Me Maybe" 39
"What Makes You Beautiful"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

American Idol releases

Title Year Album
"I Want You to Want Me" 2016 American Idol Top 5 Season 15
"Hallelujah"

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012The Voice (U.S. season 3)HimselfContestant
2016American Idol (season 15)HimselfContestant

References

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