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He loves everyone and has friends of all races. Guy said Kennedy enjoyed both of these movies and even dressed up as the main character in "V for Vendetta" for Halloween when he was in the 7th grade. The Dorman sophomore quickly became a fan favorite on Idol after he impressed Idol judges during his audition with one of his original songs "Nowhere. Kennedy finished the song and continued writing, singing original songs, and steadily growing his following. He has become known not just as a great country singer, but a songwriter as well.

Check back for updates to the developing story. I didn't like competition — I'm not the type of person who competes. But since I've done it, it has really been one of the best experiences of my life. It's been a great journey so far and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be on this type of platform. Spence remembers first being aware of music at the age of three, hearing his mom and dad singing around the house and at church.

Both parents sang for fun and not professionally and his father played guitar. Young Spence also played an instrument. They couldn't get me off the drum set but then I started leaning more toward singing. Spence started singing in his grandfather's church in Florida. It's a statewide choir and I had the opportunity to sing in front of thousands of people.

We performed at different colleges in Louisiana, Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas. That was an amazing experience for me. Spence says the highlight of his Idol journey so far was the celebrity duets show, when he sang with Season 5 alum Katharine McPhee. Just live in the moment. Looking to the future, Spence has some clearly defined goals.

And like I said in my audition, maybe hopefully win a few Grammys one day and be on the Billboard charts and the Billboard Music Awards. I want my music to be able to reach the world. So technically, I've been watching since I was born. Like many singers, Wray says one of her earliest memories of being aware of music is from attending church.

I had the biggest crush on David Archuleta when I was six. Wray held on to the idea of auditioning for Idol for years. I wanted to audition for shows and I would have loved to try out for The Voice but American Idol was special to me.

I always wanted to audition because it was my dream for so long. I was really saddened when it was canceled and the next year, they announced they were bringing it back on ABC. I auditioned the first season it was on ABC. Many Idol alums have gone on star in Broadway musicals and it won't be a surprise if Wray follows suit. Professing that she would like to win a Tony as well as a Grammy, an Oscar and a Golden Globe , she recalls that she saw her first play when she was six years old. I did my first musical in fifth or sixth grade and then in eighth grade, I did High School Musical Jr.

When it comes to her future, Wray isn't only thinking of herself. I'm very big on activism and I want to be an advocate for representation. I want to work for what's right and get people the justice they deserve. You have to have a certain type of empathy to be an artist, and I want to use my platform for good. Just as this year's Idol top contestants sat down for individual Billboard interviews, season 18's Arthur Gunn did the same last year.

Here is his profile that was included with the finalists from Born Dibesh Pokharel in Kathmandu, Nepal, the American Idol finalist now known as Arthur Gunn moved to America when he was 16 to reunite with members of his family who had been living in Wichita, Kansas, for five years. He had already learned to speak English in Nepal. He became interested in music as a child, singing with his family.

My brother and cousins listened to a lot of records and I saw them playing music and I wanted to do that too. Once he was in Wichita, Gunn bought a new guitar and played local coffeehouses. I traveled and played on street corners. Gunn was aware of American Idol in Nepal, not from watching it on broadcast television but from online viewing.

Then I got a lot of peer pressure from musical friends who said I should try it. I was not so sure. All I want to do is play music and that's all I know how to do. I'm willing to learn more and I thought this would be a great platform and so I thought I would give it a shot. What is it like being in the competition as opposed to watching it online? I've learned so many things about performing and being an artist and the music industry.

His words were so modern and I thought his name Arthur would be a good stage name. A lot of people know me as Dibesh but Arthur is easier to use as a stage name. The Gunn came from me wanting to make fun of 'gun. But now I have to respond. Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In.

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