Nikki McKibbin

Nikki McKibbin
Birth name	Katherine Nicole McKibbin
Born	September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Died	November 1, 2020 from complications from an aneurysm
Years Active

Nikki McKibbin is best known for appearing on American Idol. She competed on the show's first season where she was placed third.

Biography

Idol Song List

• Audition:
• Hollywood Week (Round 1):
• Hollywood Week (Round 3):
• Top 30: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
• Top 10: Ben (Michael Jackson)
• Top 8: Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
• Top 7: Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar)
• Top 6: Hard-Hearted Hannah (Ella Fitzgerald)
• Top 5: [There's] Always Something There to Remind Me (Naked Eyes)
• Top 4: Mary Jane (Alanis Morissette), I'm the Only One (Melissa Etheridge)
• Top 3: Edge of Seventeen (Stevie Nicks), Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
American Idol	Contestant	2002	1

Trivia

• Came in third place on "American Idol"
• Married to Craig Sadler since 2007
• Has a son, Tristen (born in 1997) from a previous relationship
• Was a cheerleader in high school
• Plays the trumpet and piano
• Owns her own karaoke company