Chikezie Eze was a Top 10 finalist on American Idol Season 7. He was the first top 10 contestant to leave the show.

Eze auditioned for the sixth season of American Idol and made it to the Hollywood round before being cut. He auditioned again in 2007 for season seven. He received another Golden Ticket for his rendition of a Luther Vandross song. The night before his departure he performed the song "If Only For One Night" by Vandross before being sent home during the results night on March 25, 2008.

Eze attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, during 2005-2006, before enrolling at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California. Once there he studied singing. Before auditioning for American Idol Eze worked as a Transportation Security Administration screener and cashier.