Singer and songwriter Robbie Carrico, was an American Idol finalist, #16 contestant
  from Season 7.  Robbie is proof that lightning can strike twice. Robbie has a musical history
  dating back to the 1990's. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, his family moved to Melbourne,
  Florida in August of 1990.

       Robbie started to pursue his musical career as a teenager. First he rose to stardom as
  a young pop phenom. He joined a renowned pop group called Boyz N' Girlz United, at the
  tender age of 15. As a recording star with the group they toured with Britney Spears during
  her "Baby One More Time" tour. The group's release "Messed Around" written and produced
  by JC Chasez of N-SYNC gained considerable notoriety on the pop charts. Short lived, Robbie
  used the band’s breakup to transition from pop to rock and roll...
 
       Living the rock star life, which included sleeping in a van and lugging gear from town to
  town, Robbie toiled in the underground music scene while learning the rigors of rock and roll
  and finding a sound that was all his own...
 
       At the time of the American Idol auditions in Miami, Florida, Robbie agreed to audition if,
  for nothing else, the experience of it. After the show had auditioned over 104,000 contestants, Robbie stood as one of only 24
  final contestants who would later make it to the shows live broadcasts...
 
      Released from the show at number sixteen, Robbie immediately began working on his budding solo career which has included
  working with, among others, Kyle Cook, from the Grammy award winning group, Matchbox 20 and the Grammy nominated singer/
  songwriter, JR Richards (from the group, Dishwalla).

      Currently Robbie has reinvented his style and sound, and has returned to his home grown roots, Robbie has gone Country!  
  Signing on with IHS Productions Inc. under the Indie label Al-Kombas. Robbie has a new Country inspired project, a  CD titled
  “Take The Hard Way” released in April of 2011. 
 
      Robbie is a step away from making another splash on the music scene...           lightning can and will strike again !