Meet the 2021 Dartmouth Idol Finalists!

Here are the finalists who will be competing on May 20 and May 21 in the Dartmouth Idol Finals:

Daniel Abate '23
Michelle Allum TU '21
Leslie An '21
Cara Ditmar '21
Archita Harathi '22
Andrada Pantelimon '22
Will Shepherd '23 
Amari Young '21

The Semi-finals are available to watch on YouTube:

Watch Semi-finals Act 1 >
(including finalists: Archita Harathi '22, Cara Ditmar '21, Leslie An '21, Amari Young '21)

Watch Semi-finals Act 2 > 
(including finalists: Will Shepherd '23, Michelle Allum TU '21, Andrada Pantelimon '22, Daniel Abate '23)

The Dartmouth Idol Semi-finals will showcase the talent of Dartmouth undergraduate and graduate students from across campus, singing a variety of music. This year, there will be two nights of semi-final performances with each evening featuring ten contestants. When you register for a ticket, you will be given a link for both performances. Both events will be available on demand for a week so that you can watch all the contestants and vote for your favorite.

2021 Dartmouth Idol Semi-finalists

Daniel Abate '23
Uma Alagappan '23
Michelle Allum TU '21
Arviso Alvord '20
Leslie An '21
Matt Dempsey '23
Cara Ditmar '21
John Ejiogu '23
Archita Harathi '22
Erukana Kazibwe '15 TU '21
Jen LaPier GE '22
Edward Lu '21
Andrew Maffei '21
Catie McCarthy '23
Andrada Pantelimon '22
Ruan Rodrigues '21
Will Shepherd '23
Amari Young '21
Alice Zhang '21
Cecilia Zugel '21

About Dartmouth Idol

Started in 2008, Dartmouth Idol draws students from all corners of campus to engage in a friendly, inclusive, high-energy singing competition. Chosen from dozens of entrants, a group of semi-finalists compete in a karaoke-style Semi-Finals show, from which six contestants progress to the Finals. The finalists work with Walt, each other, and other talented singers, dancers and musicians from throughout campus to fashion a spectacular culminating show. 

This year, the Dartmouth Idol Finals has been reimagined into an exciting series of virtual episodes. Stay tuned for more information about the Dartmouth Idol Finals which will take place in the spring this year.  

Funded in part by a gift from Caroline Diamond Harrison '86 and Timothy C. Harrison '78 and by gifts from Friends of the Contemporary Pop Ensembles.

Photo: Ben DeFlorio