American country singer who won the tenth season of American Idol. His first album, Clear as Day, went platinum and included such hits as "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls."
He attended Garner Magnet High School and joined a singing group that performed around the United States. He won the Clayton Idol singing competition in Clayton, North Carolina.
He sang the National Anthem at a World Series game between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals on October 19, 2011.
His father worked as a Manufacturing analyst and his mother worked as a high school Teacher. He has an older sister named Ashley. He began dating his girlfriend Gabi when he was 18; although they first met in kindergarten. They became engaged in September 2017.
American Idol judge Steven Tyler complimented him for his strong vocals during the tenth American Idol season.
