Danny Gokey, a 28 year old church choir director from Milwaukee Wisconsin, auditioned for American Idol’s season eight in Kansas City Missouri just four weeks after losing his wife, Sophia. Making him appear to be what some people referred to as American Idol’s “hard-luck” contestant. However, Gokey soon proved to Idol judges as well as [...] Read more »
Michael Sarver
28 year old Michael Sarver was just a roughneck oil rigger from Jasper Texas when he took a chance and went to the American Idol auditions for season eight in Phoenix Arizona. But after impressing the four Idol judges with the song “Thank You” by R&B group Boyz II Men, Michael put his oil rigging [...] Read more »
Alexis Grace
When Alexis Grace, a 21 year old stay at home mother from Memphis Tennessee auditioned for American Idol season eight in Louisville Kentucky, she blew away the American Idol judges by belting out a soulful rendition of Aretha Franklin’s hit “Never Loved a Man” earning herself a spot in Hollywood. During her run on Idol, [...] Read more »