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Gokey auditioned in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] along with his best friend Jamar Rogers. He made it through Hollywood rounds along with Rogers. Rogers was eliminated before making it in the top 36. Four weeks before he auditioned, his wife, Sophia, diagnosed with a congenital heart disease, passed away. His wife had motivated him to try out before she died. |
Gokey auditioned in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] along with his best friend Jamar Rogers who also sings in the church choir. He made it through Hollywood rounds along with Rogers. Rogers was eliminated before making it in the top 36. Four weeks before he auditioned, his wife, Sophia, diagnosed with a congenital heart disease, passed away. His wife had motivated him to try out before she died. |
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Danny Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American singer and church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.[2] Gokey is 28 years old and works as the praise and worship music director at two Faith Builders International Ministries churches in Wisconsin (Beloit and Milwaukee).[3] He also travels back and forth to Nashville where he records music and works on the foundation, Sophia's Heart Foundation, he set up in his wife's name.[4]
As of 18 February 2009, Gokey is in the top 12 of the eighth season of American Idol.
American Idol
Gokey auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri along with his best friend Jamar Rogers who also sings in the church choir. He made it through Hollywood rounds along with Rogers. Rogers was eliminated before making it in the top 36. Four weeks before he auditioned, his wife, Sophia, diagnosed with a congenital heart disease, passed away. His wife had motivated him to try out before she died.
Performances
| Week | Theme | Song(s) | Original artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | N/A | "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye |
| Hollywood | Group performance | "Somebody to Love" | Freddie Mercury |
| Hollywood | N/A | "I Hope You Dance" "Kiss from a Rose" |
Lee Ann Womack Seal |
| Top 36/ Semi-Final 1 | Billboard Hot 100 Hits to Date | "Hero" | Mariah Carey |
| Top 12 (Finalists) | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ "Our American Idol Son’s" by Pastor P (Pastors Jeff and Robin Pruitt) on Faith Builders International Ministries website blog, 15 January 2009.
- ^ Danny Gokey: 'Idol's New Hero.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External Links
- Sophia's Heart Foundation
- Faith Builders International Ministries website, there is a page for Music Ministry, and a blog which gives more details about Gokey's involvement.