Naima Adedapo (born October 5, 1984) is an American singer and dancer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Adedapo placed in the top 11 on the tenth season of American Idol. Read full biography of Naima Adedapo →
My first impression when I made it through was 'Good, because I'm going to prove to you that I deserve to be here', because they told me... →
Always stay true to yourselves.
I prefer to sing in the shower because the acoustics make you sound great, baby.
It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.
If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.
It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know that I'm a singer, and a lot of people that know I can sing... →
I've been doing African dance all my life.
I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
I wouldn't mind doing Broadway, but I am definitely trying to get a album out there first.
I have thought about the next steps, and you know, they still don't know that I can dance. They don't know it, and it's frustrating me... →
No matter what as an artist that's always what you want to do, you want to connect to the audience, you want to be able to send whatever message... →
The live setting is always better for me. I usually thrive at live. I feel like having a band behind me and being able to interact with the crowd... →
I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just... →
Naima Adedapo (born October 5, 1984) is an American singer and dancer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Adedapo placed in the top 11 on the tenth season of American Idol.