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Siobhan Evelyn Magnus (born March 15, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol.
Magnus first started singing in a fourth grade choral concert when she sang "Tomorrow" from the play Annie.
She also previously fronted an alternative rock band called Lunar Valve, also consisting of Ralph Bousquet (lead guitar), Matthew Kohler (bass), and Jordan Bonina (drums).
| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Love of My Life" | Queen | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood | First Solo | "A Woman's Worth" | Alicia Keys | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood | Group Round | "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood | Second Solo | "Living for the City" | Stevie Wonder | N/A | Advanced |
| Top 24 (12 Women) | Billboard Hot 100 Hits | "Wicked Game" | Chris Isaak | 10 | Safe |
| Top 20 (10 Women) | "Think" | Aretha Franklin | 10 | Safe | |
| Top 16 (8 Women) | "The House of the Rising Sun" | (traditional) | 2 | Safe | |
| Top 12 | The Rolling Stones | "Paint It, Black" | The Rolling Stones | 8 | Safe |
| Top 11 | Billboard No. 1 Hits | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | 11 | Safe |
| Top 10 | R&B/Soul music | "Through the Fire" | Chaka Khan | 1 | Safe |
| Top 9 | Lennon–McCartney | "Across the Universe" | The Beatles | 8 | Safe |
| Top 9 | Elvis Presley | "Suspicious Minds" | Mark James | 6 | Safe |
| Top 7 | Inspirational Songs | "When You Believe" | Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston | 5 | Safe |
| Top 6 | Shania Twain | "Any Man of Mine" | Shania Twain | 6 | Eliminated |
Magnus returned to the finale of American Idol on May 26, 2010, and sang "How Deep Is Your Love" with Aaron Kelly, who were both joined by the Bee Gees. She also had group performances with Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera and Janet Jackson. "Siobhan Magnus rocks the ‘American Idol’ stage one last time", "Irish Central"
On June 9, 2010, Magnus performed with childhood Idols Hanson at the Bardot in Hollywood, California. Magnus actually declared the experience (performing with Hanson) was "better than winning American Idol."
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Magnus was featured in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010, where she sang The Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black", No Doubt's "Spiderwebs" and Muse's "Stockholm Syndrome." She also sang in two group performances: Miley Cyrus's "The Climb" and Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You". Her debut album "Moonbaby" was released in 2012. "Concert Review: Idols hit, miss the mark at Live Tour", "The Providence Journal"
In March 2013, Magnus showcased a new band called Doubtful Guest, featuring several members of bands from the 1990s. The showcase was held in Nashville at 12th and Porter on March 27, 2013.
On July 8, 2014, during Boston's Heaven on Earth Tour to support Life, Love & Hope, Magnus performed "Walk On" in Buffalo, New York, on July 22 at the Sandia Pueblo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 5 at the USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City, Utah and on September 3 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho as a lead and backup vocalist.
In 2014, Magnus recorded the song "Wisdom" as the theme song for the movie The Wisdom to Know the Difference, "Wisdom" was included on her 2015 EP release Holiday Inspiration, which also included recordings of "What Child Is This?", "O Holy Night", "Old Cape Cod", and "Did You Ever Wonder Why" The EP was made available only through her website as a CD.
In November 2016, she released a single, "Breakfast in Bed", under her label Millbilly Music.
She has also contributed vocals to video game soundtracks, including The End Is Nigh and Blade Strangers.[14]
| 2012 | Moonbaby "Creating her own Halloween Dreams", "The Barnstable Patriot"
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| 2013 | Old Cape Cod, "The Barnstable Patriot"
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| 2015 | Holiday Inspiration (EP) |
| "Wisdom" | 2014 | — | Wisdom |
| "Breakfast in Bed" | 2016 | — | Breakfast in Bed |
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