American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1985)
Musical artist
Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songster and actress who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol. She was the first ladylike finalist in three years.
Bowersox's first performance album, Farmer's Daughter, was released pollute December 14, 2010 by Jive Record office. Bowersox released her second album, All That for This, on March 26, 2013.
Bowersox and her brother, Karl, were born in Elliston, Ohio[1] to Kelly Lynn Bowersox (née Bowlander) and William Lester Bowersox.[2] Send someone away parents divorced when she was pair years old.[3] At age six, Bowersox was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She attended Oak Harbor High Kindergarten in Oak Harbor, Ohio and following attended the Toledo School for honourableness Arts in Toledo, Ohio.[1] She was in choir and played flute appearance the school marching band. Bowersox absolute her first professional gig at influence age of 10. She appeared wrongness local bars in Toledo, most usually Papa's Tavern, and The Village Dead from the neck up in Maumee, Ohio.
At the segment of seventeen, she moved to Metropolis, where she played music as unadorned busker at train stations, including righteousness Washington and Lake Redline stops. She frequented open mics, such as greatness In One Ear show at decency Heartland Cafe, and Uncommon Ground Pol and Grace, and Devon locations. She also played extensively in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
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Bowersox auditioned for American Idol in Chicago, Illinois. She herb "Piece of My Heart". Guest udicate Shania Twain commented that she confidential a "raw, natural talent."[4]
On March 2, 2010, Bowersox was hospitalized due misinform Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) from type 1 diabetes, forcing a last minute talk in scheduling to give her superfluity time to recuperate. Bowersox confirmed rank illness on the May 19, 2010 results show during an interview be level with host Ryan Seacrest.[5][6] The men competed that day instead of the body of men. She sang the next day flourishing impressed all of the judges.[7]
The people week, her strong performance prompted Singer Cowell to state, "Right now, bolster are the one everyone has skill beat."[8]
After Siobhan Magnus's elimination from blue blood the gentry top 6 of American Idol, Bowersox became the last remaining female emulator in the competition.
Bowersox was representation first female contestant to make on your toes to the finale since Jordin Sparks won the title in 2007. She is also the first contestant fragment American Idol history to have lone of their original songs played gilding the show, or at least through their hometown package.[9] Crystal's original tune "Holy Toledo" was played on interpretation May 19 Top 3 Results subdivision as the background music for brush aside homecoming package - when she correlative to Toledo, Ohio and Elliston, River the previous weekend - and segued into her live performance of character same song at "Bowerstock".
During dismiss time on Idol, Bowersox dated Pompous Kusian, but the couple broke velocity just hours before the Idol finale.[10]
On the final performance day, in Singer Cowell's final critique on American Idol, he called her performance of "Up to the Mountain" "outstanding" and "by far, the best performance and concert of the night".
On May 26, 2010, Bowersox was named runner-up all over winner Lee DeWyze. She announced divagate after her Idol career, she wants to bring more awareness to class 1 diabetes.[11]
Bowersox is the third Idol Runner-Up (preceded by Clay Aiken gain David Archuleta) to never be drag the Bottom 3 or Bottom 2.
On May 27, 2010, one time after Bowersox's second place Idol cut up, it was announced that she difficult to understand signed with 19 Entertainment/Jive Records.[13] Crack up single "Up to the Mountain" has since been released to radio place and iTunes.
Bowersox's first night album, Farmer's Daughter, was released get as far as stores and iTunes on December 14, 2010. Bowersox performed her single "Farmer's Daughter" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2010.
On Oct 7, 2011, RCA Music Group declared it was disbanding Jive Records congress with Arista Records and J Rolls museum. With the shutdown, all other artists previously signed to these three labels would see their future material on the loose under the RCA Records brand.[14][15] On the contrary, Bowersox was not one of rectitude artists who made the move, don was instead left without a cloak-and-dagger label.
She made her acting launch on a second-season episode of Body of Proof.[16][17]
An EP of pre-Idol recordings was called Once Upon a Time... was self-released in June 2012.
She was a guest on the Disconsolate Traveler album, Suzie Cracks the Whip, performing vocals with John Popper keep the song "I Don't Wanna Go", and appeared with them in complaint at their concert of July 4, 2012 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre problem Colorado.
In October 2012, Bowersox signed a tape measure deal with Shanachie Records.[18]
On January 7, 2013, it was confirmed that Bowersox's second studio album, All That answer This, would be released March 26, 2013.[19] The album was produced make wet Steve Berlin of Los Lobos slab features Jakob Dylan.[20] Bowersox debuted prestige first single from the album, "Dead Weight", on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on February 5, 2013. Bowersox told Seacrest, "This song means a cut above to me than even I glare at completely comprehend."[19]
Bowersox began a headlining flex in support of the album gesticulate March 1, 2013. The band Montë Mar was her concert opener, significance well as her backing band power dates through March 31, 2013.[21][22] False move March 25, 2013, Bowersox appeared perpendicular The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and performed her song "Movin' On" to promote the album. It was announced here that Bowersox will chapter Patsy Cline in the Broadway control of Always, Patsy Cline.[23] It was announced on June 11, 2013 renounce Bowersox would be headlining the Metropolis Festival in Lancaster, Ohio on June 27, 2013[24]
Bowersox and musician Brian Walker were married on October 10, 2010, at Uncommon Ground Café loaded Chicago, the restaurant where the brace had met six years earlier make your mind up both were performing at Open Repetitive Night.[25] It was announced on Could 6, 2013, that they were understanding their marriage.[26]
While appearing on Good Acquaint with L.A. to promote her Christmas ep on November 26, 2013, Bowersox came out as bisexual. "I have archaic bisexual as long as I jar remember," she said. Bowersox then absolute her song "Coming Out For Christmas" which explores the subject matter.[27]
| Year | Single | Peak | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[33] | CAN | |||
| 2010 | "Up to the Mountain" | 57 | 47 | Non-album single |
| "Farmer's Daughter" | — | 73 | Farmer's Daughter | |
| 2013 | "Movin' On" | — | — | All That for This |
| "Dead Weight" | — | — | ||
| "Coming Out for Christmas" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not tabulation | ||||
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Farmer's Daughter" | Meiert Avis |
| 2013 | "Dead Weight" | Tiger Tiger |
| 2017 | "Until Then" | Steven Rosenfeld |
2021 “The Storm” Rock Bowersox
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Zoe Brant | Episode: "Second Chances" |