Adams (then still Kristin Holt) was eliminated in the first round of viewer voting in the first season of "American Idol". She auditioned in Dallas and her audition was memorable because, in her rush to embrace Paula after being told that she had made the Hollywood rounds, she fell and slipped under the judges table. She was considered as a possible replacement for Brian Dunkleman as co-host for the second season of "American Idol", however, most of her footage from preliminary contestant auditions was edited out of the show by November 2002, when her role was reduced to special correspondent. She performed as the vocalist of the band, Stranger Days, from 2004 to 2007.