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Artist: Bo Bice
Genre: Rock
Latest Album:The Real Thing
Background:
Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, III. is a husky voiced American singer and musician who was the runner-up to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. Eventually Bice won and went all the way to the winner's circle where he was AI runner-up to corn silk Oklahoman Carrie Underwood.He was one of the oldest contestants to audition and participate on American Idol, as well as being the oldest contestants to have progressed the farthest in the singing competition. Bice is also notable for being among the first contestants to compete using the rock idiom.
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About Bo Bice
His early performance of The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post" drew raves from the judges and established him as one of the favorites in the competition. Bice turned professional and performed in shows all across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Eastern Europe.
He is a veteran of the nightclub circuit, having performed solo and in rock groups such as Purge, Blue Suede Nickel, and his current band Sugar Money. Among his credits are opening for Blackfoot and Warrant as well as performing live and recording with Johnny Neal, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band.On April 28, 2005, The Smoking Gun discovered that Bo was charged with cocaine possession (June, 2001) and marijuana possession (July, 2003) before he auditioned for Idol but was consequently allowed to remain in the competition.
.In June 2005 Bice was quoted in Rolling Stone magazine that his last thought during the Idol finale was, "Please, God, don't let me win this thing." In comments during a subsequent appearance on The Today Show, Bice backed off this stance a bit, saying that he thanked all those who had voted for him.On May 24 he was declared "Bo Bice Day" by Governor Bob Riley in Alabama.Signed to RCA Records, Bice's first single, released June 21, 2005, was his version of "Inside Your Heaven".
The single debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The B-side was his rendition of the Ides of March hit "Vehicle", featuring an appearance by Richie Sambora. Bice was also invited to the Bonnaroo Music Festival by Trey Anastasio (formerly of Phish). He sang a song with Willie Nelson at a Birmingham concert and was invited by Nelson to perform at Farm Aid. Bice also appeared on Carlos Santana's 2005 album All That I Am on the song "Brown Skin Girl", which did not appear on his own solo album.
Bice's solo debut album, “The Real Thing”, was released on December 13, 2005 produced by Clive Davis. It featured collaborations with rockers Chad Kroeger and Richie Sambora, as well as songwriting pros John Shanks and Max Martin. It opened at #4 and has the sixth-highest opening for a debut album by an American Idol finalist. It is also noteworthy that Bo Bice is only the third non-winner to meet reasonable success in record sales. Bice is represented by RCA Records and Creative Artists Agency. His management recently took control of the official Bo Bice MySpace.
