Crystal Bowersox

Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Bowersox

Crystal Bowersox in Toledo, Ohio
Background information
Birth name Crystal Lynn Bowersox
Born August 4, 1985 (1985-08-04) (age 26)
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

Episode Theme Song choice Original recording artist Order # Result
Audition Auditioner's Choice "Piece of My Heart" Erma Franklin N/A Advanced
Hollywood Week First Solo "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Aretha Franklin N/A Advanced
Hollywood Week Group Round "Get Ready" The Temptations N/A Advanced
Hollywood Week Second Solo "If It Makes You Happy" Sheryl Crow N/A Advanced
Top 24 (12 Women) Billboard Hot 100 Hits "Hand in My Pocket" Alanis Morissette 11 Safe
Top 20 (10 Women) "Long as I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival 1 Safe
Top 16 (8 Women) "Give Me One Reason" Tracy Chapman 7 Safe
Top 12 The Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want" The Rolling Stones 12 Safe
Top 11 Billboard #1 Hits "Me and Bobby McGee" Roger Miller 5 Safe
Top 10 R&B/Soul "Midnight Train to Georgia" Cissy Houston 9 Safe
Top 9 Lennon/McCartney "Come Together" The Beatles 5 Safe
Top 91 Elvis Presley "Saved" LaVern Baker 1 Safe
Top 7 Inspirational "People Get Ready" The Impressions 7 Safe
Top 6 Shania Twain "No One Needs to Know" Shania Twain 4 Safe
Top 5 Frank Sinatra "Summer Wind" Wayne Newton 3 Safe
Top 4 Songs of the Cinema Duet "Falling Slowly" — Once with Lee DeWyze Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová 3 Safe2
Solo "I'm Alright" — Caddyshack Kenny Loggins 5
Top 3 Contestant's Choice "Come to My Window" Melissa Etheridge 2 Safe
Judges' Choice3 "Maybe I'm Amazed" Paul McCartney 5
Top 2 Contestant's Choice "Me and Bobby McGee" Roger Miller 2 Runner-up
Simon Fuller's Choice "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles 4
First Single "Up to the Mountain" Solomon Burke 6
  • ^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

  • 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

  1. ^ a b American idyll. Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ 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. 
  7. ^ 'Idolatry': Breaking down the Crystal-Lee finale (and bidding adieu to Casey) on 'American Idol'. May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "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. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ 'American Idol' recap: Film Schooled. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  11. ^ ‘American Idol’ Finalists Sign Record Deals May 28, 2010
  12. ^ "Crystal Bowersox Gets Married!". People. 2010-10-10. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433323,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story
  14. ^ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707
  15. ^ Crystal Bowersox Previews Body of Proof Role: 'I Felt Pretty Guilty When I Was Being Interrogated'
  16. ^ Crystal Bowersox Makes Her Acting Debut on Body of Proof: "I Was Pretty Insecure"

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