Joshua Ledet (born April 9, 1992) is an American singer from Westlake, Louisiana. He is one of the Top 10 finalists for the 2012 season of American Idol. Ledet graduated from Westlake High School. He writes songs and lyrics for and attends the House of Prayer Holiness Church. His musical influences are Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Fantasia Barrino, James Brown, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and Elton John. Ledet originally auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol, but did not make it past the audition stage. Ledet auditioned for the eleventh season of American Idol in Houston, Texas. For the semi-finals he performed Jennifer Hudson's "You Pulled Me Through". He was one of the top five male vote getters and advanced to the top 13. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joshua+Ledet">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.