Deonte Baker was raised on the west side of Chicago and has been singing since he was seven years old. He grew up in a big family with six brothers who are all singers and musicians. Deonte received formal training from The Chicago West Community Music Center located in the Garfield park golden dome and Columbia College Chicago. He took his skills to organizations like After School Matters where he was a music program instructor for south side high school students. Deonte began his professional singing career at the age of 12 performing around the world with his family’s gospel group, jazz bands, R&B bands, gospel choirs and more. He has done many local singing competitions , weddings, parties and was featured on Windy City Live. In 2018, Deonte was a contestant on the hit tv show American Idol , making it to the solo rounds in Hollywood and being featured on 3 episodes on ABC networks. Deonte is currently working in Chicago as a program coordinator for the Ezra Community Development Cooperation. He is also a full time professional singer and is currently working on his debut album that will be released this summer. He has worked for many singer’s including the Grammy nominated R&B singer Miki Howard. Deonte’s mission is to spread joy and inspiration through his music and live performances.