{"id":9904,"date":"2024-02-16T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T03:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2024-02-18T17:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T22:00:53","slug":"blake-proehl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/blake-proehl\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Blake Proehl from American Idol?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Blake Proehl<\/strong> will appear on the all-new season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/tag\/american-idol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Idol<\/a>. He will audition in front of the judges, and his journey will be seen by millions of people when the show premieres on <strong>February 18, 2024. <\/strong>Blake will sing a country tune called \u201cIn Case You Didn&#8217;t Know\u201d by Brett Young. However, there\u2019s more to Proehl than just being a country crooner. Get to know him below with these facts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BLAKE PROEHL\" class=\"wp-image-9902 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BLAKE PROEHL\" class=\"wp-image-9902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/blake-proehl-american-idol.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BLAKE PROEHL, AMERICAN IDOL (Disney\/Eric McCandless)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet Blake Proehl from American Idol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1) He was a former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver. Proehl was with the Vikings following the 2021 NFL Draft. However, he suffered an ACL tear during training.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyhJkcfORQm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyhJkcfORQm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyhJkcfORQm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Blake Proehl (@blakeproehl)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Never one to let that deter him, Blake was back during the 2022 season. But, he was also working on his singing career during his off time. In 2022, a video of him singing to his grandma went viral. This helped propel his career forward. Blake released a few singles afterwards and played a few shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guy sings to his grandma for the first time \u2764\ufe0f She did not see this coming.. @ Blake Proehl\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgaPoam328o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His grandma even joined him for his American Idol audition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ryan Seacrest Remembers Blake Proehl&#039;s Journey - American Idol 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpFeWQ0cGsk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3) He is the son of former wide receiver Ricky Proehl, who played in the NFL for 17 years, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/bringmethesports\/vikings\/former-vikings-wr-blake-proehl-to-compete-on-american-idol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>. That\u2019s not the only football history he has in his family. Blake\u2019s brother, Austin, was picked in the 2018 draft by the Buffalo Bills. Austin\u2019s career took off with the Titans, Rams, 49ers, Dragons, Chargers, Giants and Battlehawks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGOIyerDntS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGOIyerDntS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGOIyerDntS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Blake Proehl (@blakeproehl)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>4) Blake was born and raised in North Carolina. He even attended East Carolina University from 2018-2020. He\u2019s 25 years old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5) His career is helped by his massive social media following. Blake has close to 600,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blakeproehl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a> followers and over 53,000 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blakeproehl\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. He\u2019s just getting started, and the sky\u2019s the limit for him when it comes to his music. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2dnr-CvAuH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Blake Proehl (@blakeproehl)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See Blake Proehl when the premiere of American Idol airs on February 18, 2024 at 8 PM on ABC.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/meggieiyer\/\">Who is Meggie Iyer from American Idol?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/mckenna-breinholt\/\">Who is McKenna Breinholt from American Idol?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/jack-blocker\/\">Who is Jack Blocker from American Idol?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Proehl will appear on the all-new season of American Idol. He will audition in front of the judges, and his journey will be seen by millions of people when the show premieres on February 18, 2024. Blake will sing a country tune called \u201cIn Case You Didn&#8217;t Know\u201d by Brett Young. 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