{"id":1405,"date":"2020-03-02T01:38:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T01:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2020-11-11T20:50:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T20:50:53","slug":"blake-ellege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/blake-ellege\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Blake Ellege (Santa) from American Idol?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Blake Ellege has a look of Santa Claus!  He appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/tag\/american-idol\">American Idol<\/a> on Season 3 and performed in front of the celebrity judges.  Blake definitely stands out with the look he sports with a big white beard.  Learn all about Blake below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1.  Blake Anthony Ellege is a tenor and an entertainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8u2R7lB9cY\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">2.  Blake actually graduated from Santa Claus school in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3QqUmwFfH8\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3.  Despite looking like Santa Claus, Blake is actually only in his 20s and dating a girl named Leigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-991x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1414 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-991x1024.png 991w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-768x794.png 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol.png 1066w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 991px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 991\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-991x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-991x1024.png 991w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol-768x794.png 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blake-ellege-leigh-girlfriend-american-idol.png 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Blake Ellege Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">4.  Blake performs in blues bands all around North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2I0e7klUQm\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">5.  Blake also plays the piano!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bzbqvm7FBu4\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/courtney-timmons\/\">Who Is Courtney Timmons from American Idol?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/kimmy-gabriela\/\">Who Is Kimmy Gabriela from American Idol?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/dewayne-crocker-jr\/\">Who Is Dewayne Crocker Jr from American Idol?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Ellege has a look of Santa Claus! He appeared on American Idol on Season 3 and performed in front of the celebrity judges. Blake definitely stands out with the look he sports with a big white beard. Learn all about Blake below. 1. Blake Anthony Ellege is a tenor and an entertainer. 2. Blake&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/blake-ellege\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Who Is Blake Ellege (Santa) from American Idol?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[233,276],"class_list":["post-1405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-idol","tag-american-idol","tag-blake-ellege"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who Is Blake Ellege (Santa Claus) from American Idol? 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