Bucky Covington

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bucky Covington

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = William Joel Covington III
Born = birth date and age|1977|11|8
Origin = Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2006–present
Label = Lyric Street
Associated_acts = Sawyer Brown
URL = [http://www.buckycovingtonmusic.com/ buckycovingtonmusic.com]

Bucky Covington (born William Joel Covington III, November 8, 1977) is an American country music singer. He originally came to fame when he arrived at 8th place on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series "American Idol".

In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records; Covington's self-titled debut album, produced by Mark Miller of the country band Sawyer Brown, was released on April 17, 2007. The album debuted at #1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart, and has produced three top twenty hits for him on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the #6 "A Different World" the #11 "It's Good to Be Us", and the #16 hit "I'll Walk."

Biography

Early years

Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates on November 8, 1977 - along with his identical twin brother, Robert David "Rocky" Covington. He worked at Covington's Body Shop in Hamlet, North Carolina.

Bucky is the nickname derived from his grandfather "Buck". [ [http://myidol.idolonfox.com/blogs/cheeselady/2006/03/11/Bucky_and_Rocky MyIDOL - American Idol ] ] He graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland High School in Laurinburg, NC. Bucky and Rocky are musicians; the latter being the former lead singer of the North Carolina band "Swamp Cat". In 1998 when the Covington twins were 20 years old, they were in a minor automobile mishap. Bucky allegedly assumed to be Rocky. They were processed for deceiving the authorities. The plaintiff failed to verify the right person since the twins were identical. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528396/20060411/index.jhtml Report: 'Idol' Bucky Covington Duped Police - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News ] ]

At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a bassist, drummer and songwriter. Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both country and rock. After some time, he elected to perform both original and cover material in a cross-genre vein.

On February 13, 2007, his wife Crystal parted ways after more than seven years of marriage. [ [http://www.people.com/people/package/americanidol2007/article/0,,20007868_20011779,00.html Bucky Covington & Wife Split] ] After "Idol", Bucky wrote in "USA Today" that he bought a house in Franklin, Tennessee near Nashville. Rocky and his wife Terra also moved into the same house in January. Rocky also joined as the drummer in Bucky's band.

"American Idol"

In the 2005-06 season, the Covington twins auditioned for "American Idol" in Greensboro, NC individually. Of the two, Bucky advanced to the final twelve. On March 22, Bucky remained in the bottom three, along with Lisa Tucker and Kevin Covais. On April 12, when Covington was in the bottom three with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin, the votes went to the latter two.

In the Top 8 results show of Season six of American Idol, he appeared in one of the front rows. Since being on Idol he has had his teeth capped.

Debut album: "Bucky Covington"

In November and December 2006, Bucky Covington performed on the GAC Country Music Christmas tour, making him the first Idol from the 5th season to be part of a major non-American Idol concert tour. [ [http://www.countrymusicchristmastour.com/ GAC Country Christmas ] ]

Covington negotiated with Buena Vista Music Group's country label, Lyric Street Records. His debut single, "A Different World," was released to country radio on January 16 2007, coinciding with the premiere of American Idol (season 6). [ [http://idolthoughts.blogs.syracuse.com/default.asp?item=416128 Syracuse Post-Standard] ] [ [http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1549185/20070103/rascal_flatts.jhtml CMT] ] [ [http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5256649,00.html GAC] ] Its initial debut on radio was on Sirius Satellite Radio's "New Country" channel in late December 2006.

His debut album, "Bucky Covington", was released on April 17 2007, to positive reviews. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 selling 61,000 copies. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, making the album the best opening week for a debut album by a male on the chart since Billy Ray Cyrus' 1992 debut with "Some Gave All". [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003576072 "Lavigne's New 'Thing' Debuts Atop Billboard 200"] , Billboard.com, April 25, 2007.] Covington's debut surpassed the previous record held by Jason Michael Carroll's "Waitin' in the Country". [cite web|url=http://www.jasonmichaelcarroll.com/site.php?em2253=116321_-1__0_~0_-1_2_2007_0_0&content=news|title=jmc] He performed selections from his album during a nationwide tour in 2007, and the track "Empty Handed" appeared in NASCAR 08 as part of the in-game soundtrack.

Discography

Albums

ingles

*^A Current single.

Other appearances

*"Superstition" from "" (2006)

Filmography

*2008: ""

Quote

* "Chase your dreams. They don't come to you." [(Bucky Covington's American Idol testimonial upon his elimination.)]

American Idol performances

;Semi-finals
*February 22, 2006: "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
*March 1, 2006: "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks
*March 8, 2006: "Wave on Wave" by Pat Green

;Finals
*March 14, 2006: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
*March 21, 2006: "Oh Boy" by Buddy Holly (Bottom 2)
*March 28, 2006: "Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw
*April 4, 2006: "Best I Ever Had" by Gary Allan
*April 11, 2006: "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen (Bottom 3, Eliminated)