David Hernandez reportedly worked as a stripper for three years before competing on the television show American Idol. The owner of Dicks Cabaret in Phoenix, Arizona claims Hernandez appeared fully nude at the club for the mostly male patrons.
- Full name: David Anthony Hernandez
- Born: May 31, 1983
- Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
- Audition location: San Diego, California
- Influences: Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Michael Jackson and Peabo Bryson
- Attended the University of Arizona
- Started singing when he was six years old
- Eliminated March 12, 2008
- Worked at Dicks Cabaret 3 years until September, 2007
- Revealing photos of Hernandez working at a gay nightclub were posted on VoteForTheWorst.com
- Strip club's manager believes Hernandez quit his job to do American Idol
