His name is familiar because he was the winner on Season 14 of “American Idol,” nabbing the top spot after belting out “Beautiful Life,” a song written for him by Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba. Since that May, 2015, victory, Nick Fradiani, a Connecticut native and Wheaton College graduate, has gone on to record the 2016 album “Hurricane” and is currently laying down new tracks for his next project.