HunterGirl, a finalist for “American Idol,” born in Grundy County and raised in Franklin County, Tennessee, will learn about her plight Sunday night in the season 20 finale of ABC’s truth show. She is not the only candidate in chattanooga’s domain to have sought fame in televised song-making contests.
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Lauren Alaina: The Rossville, Georgia local, finalist in the tenth season of “American Idol” on Fox in 2011, beating out fellow country artist Scotty McCreery. In addition to his musical projects, he has written a book and starred in some films. , gave the impression of showing the truth “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC and “Beyond the Edge” on CBS, and fulfilled a lifelong dream when he entered the Grand Ole Opry in February.
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Clark Beckham: The Lee University alumnus, who grew up in White House, Tennessee, near Nashville, was a finalist nick Fradiani on season 14 of “American Idol” on Fox in 2015.
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– Kane Brown (honorable mention): The Chattanooga local tried some real shows, but the audience never saw it on TV. She told TheBoot. com that she tried “American Idol” after seeing her friend and former classmate Lauren Alaina succeed, but that he refused, she said, because “they didn’t want another Scotty McCreery. “He later settled on Fox’s “The X Factor”, but left the show, he said, when they tried to put him in a boys’ organization. “I went home and did my own ‘American Idol’ with online versions,” he told the country music news site. saying.
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Amber Carrington: The Texas local who now lives in Chattanooga finished fourth on the fourth season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2013, with Adam Levine as coach.
Chase Guyton: The Lee University alumnus was a finalist in Hollywood for the seventh season of “American Idol” in 2008.
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Ben Honeycutt: The Chattanooga local who attended Elementary School in Trenton, Georgia, and graduated from Plainview High School in Rainsville, Alabama, qualified for the Top 96 on the ninth season of “American Idol” in 2010 before being eliminated in the organizing round. He and his compatriot Jermaine Purifory were selected through USA Today as singers to watch the auditions.
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Paul McDonald: Raised in Huntsville, Alabama, McDonald founded in Nashville when he made the impression on the tenth season of “American Idol” (with Lauren Alaina), completing the eighth. His mother, Susan McDonald, is a professor at the University of Tennessee. in Chattanooga.
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– Jermaine Purifory: The Lee University alumna of Cleveland, Tennessee, attended hollywood’s final circular of the ninth season of “American Idol” on Fox in 2010. She then sang backing vocals on the hit Fox TV show “Glee” and sang the lead role. role with The Impressions on the farewell excursion of the U. S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. USA and the UK.
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Brooke Simpson: The Lee University alumnus of Hollister, North Carolina, finished third on season thirteen of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2017, with Miley Cyrus as coach, and fourth on season 16 of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent. “
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Jordan Smith: A resident of Harlan, Kentucky, a student at Lee University when he won the ninth season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2015. . “
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Phil Stacey: His first appearance on the sixth season of ‘American Idol’ revealed that the former Lee University student and U. S. Navy officer has been a former student at The University of Lee. UU. se lost the birth of her first daughter to audition for the exhibition in Memphis. He finished sixth in that 2007 season.
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Ruben Studdard: The second season winner, who lives in Birmingham, Alabama, recently joined the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga full-time.
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– Voices of Lee: The entire University of Lee made its impression in the first season of NBC’s a cappella contest “The Sing Off” in 2009, completing third place.
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– Candace Whittington: The Mentone, Alabama local, sang with Voices of Lee when the combined ensemble participated in the first season of “The Sing Off” and returned to the third season with an organization of 8 women who had appeared in bands in the past. seasons, making a song under the name of Delilah. They finished eighth in the competition.
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