‘American Idol’ star Scotty McCreery & wife welcome second baby. What we know
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- Scotty McCreery and wife Gabi welcomed second son, Oliver Cooke, on Sept. 18.
- Oliver joins big brother Avery, expanding the McCreery family in North Carolina.
- McCreery continues music and media work, including new single and Hallmark films.
North Carolina country singer and “American Idol” alum Scotty McCreery and his wife, Gabi, have welcomed their second child, a son named Oliver Cooke McCreery, born Thursday, Sept. 18.
The couple shared the news on Instagram, writing, “Can’t imagine life without him, we love him so berry much.”
Oliver joins big brother Merrick Avery, The Charlotte Observer reported, who will turn 3 years old in October.
“We have begun a grand new adventure that will continue for the rest of our lives,” McCreery said after the birth of his first child.
Who is Scotty McCreery?
Scotty McCreery, 31, first rose to fame in May 2011 when he won the 10th season of “American Idol.”
“It’s no secret that I love North Carolina and I love Garner, and Raleigh,” McCreery told The News & Observer in 2021. “... I think they’re a huge reason why I won the show in the first place, Idol. They were humongous during that, and ever since then, they’ve always been so supportive.”
McCreery married his wife, Gabi, in 2018 at Twickenham House & Hall in Jefferson. The couple still calls North Carolina home, and Gabi has built a career in nursing.
Scotty McCreery, NC State
In recent years, McCreery performed at the Concert for Carolina Hurricane Helene relief show alongside Luke Combs and Eric Church, and he released a special NC State remix of his hit “Fall of Summer” after the Wolfpack’s Final Four run.
Earlier this year, he dropped a new single, “Bottle Rockets,” which borrows from Hootie & the Blowfish’s 1994 classic “Hold My Hand,” Parade reported.
His music has even inspired two Hallmark films, “Five More Minutes” (2021) and its 2022 sequel, both based on his hit song of the same name, The News & Observer reported.
This story was originally published September 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM with the headline "‘American Idol’ star Scotty McCreery & wife welcome second baby. What we know."