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Crystal Bowersox 
Crystal Bowersox in Toledo, OhioBackground information Birth name Crystal Lynn Bowersox Born August 4, 1985 Origin Elliston, Ohio, United States Genres Rock, indie folk, acoustic, blues, gospel, soul, blues-rock, country Occupations Singer-songwriter, actress Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, flute Years active 2010–present Labels 19 (2010-2011)
Jive (2010-2011)Website CrystalBowersox.com Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol. Bowersox's debut album, Farmer's Daughter, was released on December 14, 2010 on the Jive Records label.
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Early life
Bowersox and her twin brother, Carl, were born in Elliston, Ohio.[1] She attended Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and later attended the Toledo School for the Arts in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Bowersox performed her first professional gig at the age of 10. She appeared at local bars in Toledo, most popularly Papa's Tavern, and The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio. At the age of 17, she moved to Chicago looking for opportunity. She most commonly played as a busker at several train stations, including the Washington and Lake Redline stops. She frequented open mics, such as the Uncommon Ground Clark and Grace, and Devon locations. She also played extensively in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. In 2006, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs chose Bowersox to represent Chicago folk musicians in the Sister Cities program "Experience Chicago", held in Birmingham, England. In 2007, Bowersox traveled internationally on an independent small cafe tour, including Memphis, Tennessee, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.
American Idol
Bowersox auditioned for American Idol in Chicago, Illinois. She sang "Piece of My Heart." Guest judge Shania Twain commented that she had a "raw, natural talent."[2]
On March 2, 2010, Bowersox was hospitalized because of complications from diabetes, forcing a last minute switch in scheduling to give her extra time to recuperate. Bowersox confirmed the illness on the May 19, 2010 results show during an interview with host Ryan Seacrest.[3][4] The men competed that day instead of the women. She sang the next day and impressed all of the judges.[5]
The following week, her strong performance prompted Simon Cowell to state, "Right now, you are the one everyone has to beat."[6]
After Siobhan Magnus's elimination from the top 6 of American Idol, Bowersox became the last remaining female contestant in the competition.
Bowersox is the first female contestant to make it to the finale since Jordin Sparks won the title in 2007. She is also the first contestant in American Idol history to have one of their original songs played on the show, or at least during their hometown package.[7] Crystal's original song "Holy Toledo" was played on the May 19 Top 3 Results show as the background music for her homecoming package - when she returned to Toledo, Ohio and Elliston, Ohio the previous weekend - and segued into her live performance of the same song at "Bowerstock".
During her time on Idol, Bowersox dated Tony Kusian, but the couple broke up just hours before the Idol finale.[8]
On the final performance day, in Simon Cowell's final critique on American Idol, he called her performance of "Up to the Mountain" "outstanding" and by far, "the best performance and song of the night".
On May 26, Bowersox was named the runner-up to winner Lee DeWyze. She recently announced that after her Idol career, she wants to bring more awareness to the disease of diabetes.[9]
Performances
- ^Note 1 Due to the judges using their one save to save Michael Lynche, the Top 9 remained intact for another week.
- ^Note 2 Though Crystal Bowersox was the last contestant announced to be 'safe' and moving on to the Top 3, Ryan Seacrest stressed on the Top 4 Results Night that the 'safe' contestants would be announced "in no particular order."[10] Thus, the audience has no way of knowing which of the Top 3 was the second-lowest vote-getter that night after Michael Lynche, who was eliminated.
- ^Note 3 Song selected by Ellen DeGeneres.
Post-Idol career
On May 27, 2010, one day after Bowersox's second place Idol finish, it was announced that she had signed with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and with Jive Records.[11] Her single "Up to the Mountain" has since been released to radio stations and iTunes.
Bowersox and musician Brian Walker were married on October 10, 2010, at Uncommon Ground Café in Chicago, the restaurant where the couple had met six years earlier while both performing at Open Mic Night.[12]
Bowersox's debut album Farmer's Daughter was released to stores and iTunes on December 14, 2010. Bowersox performed her single "Farmer's Daughter" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2010.
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, all other artists previously signed to these three labels would see their future material released under the RCA Records brand. [13][14] However, Bowersox was not one of the artists who made the move, and was instead left without a record label.
She also made her acting debut on episode Dana Delany's series Body of Proof.[15][16]
Discography
Main article: Crystal Bowersox discography- 2010: Farmer's Daughter
Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes 2011 Body of Proof Zoe Brant Episode: "Second Chances" Awards and nominations
Year Presenter Award Result 2010 Teen Choice Awards Female Reality/Variety Star Nominated References
- ^ a b American idyll. Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Alex Strachan (May 21, 2010). "Bowersox an Idol to idolize". The Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Bowersox+Idol+idolize/3056262/story.html. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ Bella Horton (March 3, 2010). "Crystal Bowersox Hospital: 2010 American Idol Contestant Hospitalized for Diabetes?". CNN. http://cnmnewsnetwork.com/11618/crystal-bowersox-hospital-2010-american-idol-contestant-hospitalized-for-diabetes/. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Crystal Bowersox's 'American Idol' Future Uncertain". Associated Press. March 3, 2010. http://www.billboard.com/news/crystal-bowersox-s-american-idol-future-1004072425.story#/news/crystal-bowersox-s-american-idol-future-1004072425.story. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Crystal Bowersox Wows "Idol" Judges". Associated Press. March 4, 2010. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/04/entertainment/main6264861.shtml. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ James Montgomery (March 9, 2010). "Crystal Bowersox's 'Give Me One Reason' Dominates 'American Idol'". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633573/20100309/story.jhtml. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ 'Idolatry': Breaking down the Crystal-Lee finale (and bidding adieu to Casey) on 'American Idol'. May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ "Crystal Bowersox and Boyfriend Split Before Idol Finale". People. 2010-05-27. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20420919,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ "Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze dish on judges' picks, why viewers should vote for them". USA Today. May 20, 2010. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/05/crystal-bowersox-and-lee-dewyze-dish-on-judges-picks-why-viewers-should-vote-for-them/1/. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ 'American Idol' recap: Film Schooled. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ ‘American Idol’ Finalists Sign Record Deals May 28, 2010
- ^ "Crystal Bowersox Gets Married!". People. 2010-10-10. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433323,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story
- ^ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707
- ^ Crystal Bowersox Previews Body of Proof Role: 'I Felt Pretty Guilty When I Was Being Interrogated'
- ^ Crystal Bowersox Makes Her Acting Debut on Body of Proof: "I Was Pretty Insecure"
External links
Singles "Up to the Mountain" • "Farmer's Daughter" • "Ridin' with the Radio"Other songs Tours American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010Related articles American Idol season 9 Finalists Lee DeWyze • Crystal Bowersox • Casey James • Michael Lynche • Aaron Kelly • Siobhan Magnus • Tim Urban • Katie Stevens • Andrew Garcia • Didi Benami • Paige Miles • Lacey BrownRelated articles Categories:- 1985 births
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