Please join me in giving Jim Verraros a warm welcome to Music in Demand.

A multitalented trailblazer and indelible LGBTQ+ icon, Jim Verraros continues to break new ground. He first became a household name as a fan favorite on the inaugural season of American Idol, where he memorably performed his audition song, Nat King Cole’s “When I Fall in Love,” in American Sign Language as a tribute to his Deaf parents.

Using American Idol as his launching pad, Jim has steadily built a diverse and accomplished résume both in the music industry and film. He made his film debut in Eating Out, the first in a watershed series noteworthy for its bold, unapologetic depiction of queer sexuality. (He also returned for a 2006 landmark follow-up, widely believed to be the first sequel to a queer-themed film in history.) Jim’s performance in Eating Out was lauded, with The New York Times remarking that he exuded a “scrappy energy that sets him apart.”

August 2025 saw the exciting debut of four new songs as part of Jim’s much-anticipated EP “Explicit,” his first major release in nearly 15 years. And with renewed interest in Jim’s oeuvre following the release of a bombshell 2024 Rolling Stone exposé on abuses behind the scenes of Idol, Jim is ready to reclaim his time in the spotlight. The future is looking brighter than ever.

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