- Cas Haley
Infobox musical artist
Name = Cas Haley
Img_capt = Woodbelly performing at Taste ofDallas in 2007
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name =
Alias = Cas
Born = Birth date and age|1980|12|27|mf=y inParis, Texas ,United States
Died =
Origin =
Genre =Reggae andRock music
Occupation = Singer
Years active = 12
Label =
Associated_acts =Woodbelly Cas Haley (born
December 27 ,1980 inParis, Texas ) is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of "America's Got Talent ". He also plays in a band called Woodbelly, and plays both acoustic andelectric guitar s. Haley is married, has a son and lives inArlington, Texas .Haley also earned good reviews for playingJackie Wilson 's "Higher and Higher". He was criticized, however, for choosing ablues theme in the finals for overdoing the vocals. For the top eight competition, he made a rendition of theLionel Richie 's "Easy". In the finale, the judges chose "Can't Help Falling in Love " byElvis Presley (and covered byUB40 ) for him to sing. For the million dollar song, he chose "Sir Duke " byStevie Wonder . He performed "Red Red Wine " with UB40 for his final song on the show's end.He currently has a self-titled album available at Best Buy stores nationwide.
Haley's Performances on America's Got Talent
* "Chicago auditions:" Performed the reggae-inspired song "
Walking on the Moon " byThe Police . cite episode
title = Chicago auditions
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-06-19
season = 2
number = 3 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=121441 Cas Haley's initial audition]* "Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1):" Performed "
Living for the City " byStevie Wonder . cite episode
title = Las Vegas Callbacks part 1
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-10
season = 2
number = 5 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=127948 Cas Haley in the Las Vegas Callbacks]* "Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2):" Passed through.cite episode
title = Las Vegas Callbacks part 2
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-11
season = 2
number = 6 ]* "Semifinals (Part 2):" Performed "Higher and Higher" by
Jackie Wilson . Morgan called it the best performance that he had seen so far. cite episode
title = Semifinals, Part 2
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-24
season = 2
number = 8 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=132962 Cas Haley in the semifinals]* "Top Ten episode:" Performed "
Bring it on Home to Me " bySam Cooke . Was told by Morgan to stick to his reggae-type songs, as the blues was not his "thing". cite episode
title = Top Ten episode
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-31
season = 2
number = 9 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=136545 Cas Haley in the Top Ten episode]* "The Final Eight:" Sang a reggae-styled version of "Easy" by
Lionel Richie . cite episode
title = The Final Eight
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-08-07
season = 2
number = 10 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=140995 Cas Haley in the Final Eight episode]* "The Final Four - Judge's Choice:" Sang "
Can't Help Falling in Love " byUB-40 . cite episode
title = Finals
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-08-14
season = 2
number = 11 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143871 Cas Haley's Judge's Choice performance in the Finals]* "The Final Four - Contestant's Choice:" Sang "
Sir Duke " byStevie Wonder . [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143859 Cas Haley's Contestant's Choice performance in the Finals]
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