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{{short description|American singer}}
{{Lead too short|date=July 2010}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Michael Sarver
| image = Michael Sarver.jpg
| caption = Sarver performing during the American Idol Live Concert Tour in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|3|28}}
| birth_place = [[Sulphur, Louisiana]]
| origin = [[Jasper, Texas]], [[United States]]
| genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[rock music|rock]], [[pop music|pop]], [[country music|country]]<ref>{{cite news |author1=Denise Martin |title=Still smiling, Michael Sarver says so long to 'American Idol' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/03/still-smiling-m.html |access-date=May 14, 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328222034/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/03/still-smiling-m.html |archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref>
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[piano]], [[guitar]], [[drums]]
| occupation = [[Singing|Singer]], [[oil platform|oil rig]] [[roughneck]] worker
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = Dream Records/[[Fontana Distribution]]<ref name="myspace1">{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/michaelsarverofficial |title=Michael Sarver on MySpace Music |publisher=Myspace.com |access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref>
| website = http://michaelsarver.com
}}

'''Michael Sarver''' (born March 28, 1981)<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw |first=Jessica |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20171835_%2020268652,00.html |title='Idol' exit Q&A: Michael Sarver |publisher=Ew.com |date=2009-03-27 |access-date=2010-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331093701/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20007164_20171835_%2020268652%2C00.html |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }}</ref> is an American [[singing|singer]] who was the tenth place finalist on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.

==Early life==
Sarver was born in [[Sulphur, Louisiana]], and graduated from [[Sulphur High School (Louisiana)|Sulphur High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9983879&nav=menu66_2_8 |title=City of Sulphur rallies votes for Michael Sarver |publisher=Kplctv.com |access-date=2010-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601170018/http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9983879&nav=menu66_2_8 |archive-date=2009-06-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has two children, McKenna and Grayson.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.poptower.com/tv/american-idol/michael-sarver.htm | title = Michael Sarver biography, news, and photos | publisher = PopTower.com | access-date = 2009-03-04 | date = 2009-02-20}}</ref> He has written over 1100 songs for himself and others since the age of 14, and has also been singing since he was an adolescent.<ref>{{cite news |url =http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/03/27/michael_sarver_isnt_ready_to_go_back_to_oil_rig/ | title = Michael Sarver isn't ready to go back to oil rig |publisher=[[The Boston Globe]] | agency = Associated Press | access-date = 2009-03-28 | author = Marjorie Szaroleta}}</ref> Prior to ''American Idol'', Sarver worked as a [[roughneck]] on an oil rig.

==''American Idol''==

===Overview===

Sarver auditioned for the eighth season of ''American Idol'' in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/|title=Top 13 Contestants – Season 8 – American Idol|access-date=2009-03-08}}</ref> During the first semi-finals week, he was able to garner enough votes to allow him to continue, beating fellow contestant [[Anoop Desai]] for the third spot by just over 20,000 votes. He was eliminated on March 26, 2009, after the panel of judges were unable to unanimously agree to save him.<ref>{{cite episode |title= Hollywood Week 2 Wednesday |series=American Idol |series-link=American Idol |credits=[[Paula Abdul]] |network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |location=[[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California]] |airdate=2009-02-17 |season=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605369/20090219/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222074508/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605369/20090219/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2009 |title='American Idol' Recap: Alexis Grace, Danny Gokey And, Surprisingly, Michael Sarver Survive |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2009-02-19 |access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref> As Sarver was in the top 10, he was able to perform on the [[American Idols Live! Tour 2009]].

===Performances/Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
|- style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc;"
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Week #'''
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Theme'''
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Song choice'''
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Original artist'''
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Order #'''
| colspan="100" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Result'''
|-
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Audition
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Thank You (Boyz II Men song)|Thank You]]"
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Boyz II Men]]
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|-
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|First Solo
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Chariot (album)|More Than Anyone]]"
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Gavin DeGraw]]
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|-
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Group Performance
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)|Some Kind of Wonderful]]"
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Soul Brothers Six]]
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|-
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Second Solo
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[O-Town (album)|All or Nothing]]"
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[O-Town (band)|O-Town]]
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 36/Semi-Final 1
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] Hits to Date
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[I Don't Want to Be]]"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Gavin DeGraw
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|8
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 13
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Michael Jackson]]
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[You Are Not Alone]]"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Michael Jackson
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|4
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 11
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Grand Ole Opry]]
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)]]"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Garth Brooks]]
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|1
| colspan="100" style="background:#FFFCCCC;"|Bottom 2{{ref|1|1}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 10
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Motown]]
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]"
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[The Temptations]]
| colspan="100" style="background:#faf6f6;"|6
| colspan="100" style="background:#FFFCCCC;"|Eliminated
|}{{Clear}}
*{{note|1|Note 1}} When [[Ryan Seacrest]] announced the results in the particular night, Sarver was in the bottom three, but declared safe second when [[Alexis Grace]] was eliminated.

==Post-''Idol''==
Sarver signed with Dream Records/[[Universal Music Group]] in December 2009. That same month, he joined "Idol" alums [[Gina Glocksen]], [[David Hernandez (singer)|David Hernandez]] and Alexis Grace on the American Stars In Concert Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/season-8-where-are-they-now-michael-sarver/1#.Uy0YAPldWkE|author=Brian Mansfield|title=Season 8 Where Are They Now? Michael Sarver|work=[[USA Today]]|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317183809/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/season-8-where-are-they-now-michael-sarver/1 |archive-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/michael-sarver-from-the-oil-rigs-to-itunes/|author=Mark Franklin|title=Michael Sarver: From the oil rigs to iTunes|work=[[The York Dispatch]]|date=December 8, 2009|access-date=March 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322051532/http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/michael-sarver-from-the-oil-rigs-to-itunes/|archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> He released a self-titled debut album in July 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/cd-spotlight-the-ferris-wheel-that-never-started-spinning/|author=Mark Franklin|title=CD Spotlight: The 'Ferris Wheel' that never started spinning|work=The York Dispatch|date=November 6, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322074137/http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/cd-spotlight-the-ferris-wheel-that-never-started-spinning/|archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> and three songs - "You Are", "Cinderella Girl", and "Ferris Wheel" - were released as singles.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} His Myspace page later revealed he signed to Dream Records/[[Fontana Distribution]].<ref name="myspace1"/> He has also become the official spokesperson for Credit Power Educational Foundation, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creditpower4all.org |title=Michael Sarver signs with Credit Power Educational Foundation, Inc|publisher=Credit Power, Michael Sarver, and TV Guide |date=2010-04-09 |access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref> In June 2010, Sarver launched a web site [http://michaelsarver.com http://michaelsarver.com]. In 2012, Sarver left Dream Records due to the inability of the label to fulfill their contractual obligations.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| [[Top Country Albums|US Country]]<ref name="bbcountry">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=michael sarver|chart=Country Albums C}} Michael Sarver Chart History]</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]] <ref name="Idol Chatter 08-04-2010">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/08/idol-album-sales-carrie-underwood-adam-lambert-michael-sarver-and-more/1 Idol Chatter 08-04-2010]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Michael Sarver (album)|Michael Sarver]]''
|
* Release date: July 27, 2010
* Label: Dream Records/[[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]]
| 58
| 45
|-
! scope="row"| ''Christmas''
|
* Release date: November 30, 2010
* Label: Independently released
| —
| —
|-
!scope="row"| ''Begin Again''
|
* Release date: June 9, 2015
* Label: Independently released
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:65px;"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
! scope="row"| "You Are"
| —
| rowspan="3"| ''Michael Sarver''
|-
! scope="row"| "Cinderella Girl"
| —
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| "Ferris Wheel"
| —
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! style="width:16em;"| Video
! Director
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| "Ferris Wheel"
| Bender/Jarboe
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Miss You Something Crazy"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-sarver/1090164/miss-you-something-crazy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018094229/http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-sarver/1090164/miss-you-something-crazy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2014|title=CMT : Videos : Michael Sarver : Miss You Something Crazy|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>
| Jarboe
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Presenter !! Award !! Result
|-
| 2009
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Summer Tour (shared with [[American Idol (season 8)|''American Idol'' Top 10]])
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{American Idol 8}}

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Michael Sarver - Revision history

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