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'''Scott Douglas MacIntyre''' (born June 22, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a [[Visual impairment|visually-impaired]] singer, songwriter, and pianist and the eighth place finalist on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' from [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. While not completely blind, he suffers from [[tunnel vision]] and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to [[Leber's congenital amaurosis]].<ref name=shares>{{cite news |title=Tempe woman shares unusual part of 'Idol' singer's success |first=Randy |last=Cordova |work=The Arizona Republic |date=March 3, 2009 |url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2009/03/02/20090302idolscott0303.html }}</ref>
'''Scott Douglas MacIntyre''' (born June 22, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a [[Visual impairment|visually-impaired]] singer, songwriter, and pianist and the eighth place finalist on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' from [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. While not completely blind, he suffers from [[tunnel vision]] and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to [[Leber's congenital amaurosis]].<ref name=shares>{{cite news |title=Tempe woman shares unusual part of 'Idol' singer's success |first=Randy |last=Cordova |work=The Arizona Republic |date=March 3, 2009 |url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2009/03/02/20090302idolscott0303.html }}</ref>

And his brother is so cute!


===Early life===
===Early life===

Revision as of 07:45, 9 April 2009

Scott MacIntyre

Scott Douglas MacIntyre (born June 22, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a visually-impaired singer, songwriter, and pianist and the eighth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol from Scottsdale, Arizona. While not completely blind, he suffers from tunnel vision and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to Leber's congenital amaurosis.[1]

And his brother is so cute!

Early life

MacIntyre was born to Douglas R. and Carole C. (Williams) MacIntyre and has a younger brother, Todd (born 1988) and a younger sister, Katelyn (born 1991). MacIntyre started playing the piano by ear when he was three years old. He was taught by a neighborhood piano teacher near their home in Redondo Beach, California. At six years of age, he began training in classical music.[2] When Scott turned 10, the family moved to Toronto, Canada. They lived there for four years, and in that time Scott studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. The MacIntyre family then relocated to Arizona and Scott studied under Walter Cosand, a university professor of Arizona State University. He was home-schooled until the age of 14,[3] when he was admitted into Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College and Herberger College of the Arts. Scott won the 2004 Arizona Young Artists Competition at Herberger Theater in the vocal division.[4] In 2005, USA Today named him one of its twenty College Academic All-Stars.[5] In 2005, MacIntyre performed as a guest soloist with the Phoenix Symphony[1]. The same year, MacIntyre was diagnosed with kidney disease and in November of 2006, he had to spend ten months undergoing dialysis, severely hampering his capacity to perform and travel.[1] In 2007 on August 22,[6] Walter Cosand's wife Patricia donated her kidney to MacIntyre, which saved his life.[1] He graduated from ASU in 2005,[1] and he was received in the White House by Laura Bush as one of the RFB&D scholarship winners in 2006. He obtained his masters degree at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Royal College of Music, where he studied on a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most competitive scholarships in the United States, awarded to only 40 American students each year.

Career

Early career

Scott produced his first CD when he was eleven, and he has recorded five more CDs since then. The first three CDs were classical. The fourth was a Christian pop-rock CD titled "My Guarantee". The fifth CD he recorded was with his family.[2] At the age of 15, he made his orchestral debut as he performed with the Phoenix Symphony as a guest piano soloist. In 2002 he competed in, and won, the Butterfield Young Artist Competition at ASU.

2007 - present

In 2008, Scott won the VSA Arts 2008 Young Soloists Award. He recently has been accepted to both Oxford and Cambridge University for further graduate-level education.

American Idol

MacIntyre auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the first visually-impaired finalist on the show to get to Hollywood.

Performances and results

Week # Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Audition N/A "And So It Goes" Billy Joel N/A Advanced
Hollywood First Solo [not aired] - N/A Advanced
Hollywood Group Performance [not aired] - N/A Advanced
Hollywood Second Solo "Home" Daughtry N/A Advanced
Top 36/Semi-Final 3 Billboard Hot 100 Hits to Date "Mandolin Rain" Bruce Hornsby and the Range 9 Advanced
Top 13 Michael Jackson "Keep the Faith" Michael Jackson 2 Safe
Top 11 Grand Ole Opry "Wild Angels" Martina McBride 6 Safe
Top 10 Motown "You Can't Hurry Love" The Supremes 3 Bottom 3
Top 9 Top Downloads "Just the Way You Are" Billy Joel 5 Safe
Top 8 Year They Were Born "The Search Is Over" Survivor 5 Eliminated


Discography

MacIntyre has released some albums before becoming a finalist of American Idol season 8.[7]

Classical Albums

  • 1999 - Brothers for all Seasons[8]
  • 2000 - Grand Classics[9]

Pop Albums

  • 2003 - My Guarantee[10]
  • 2006 - Somewhere Else[11]

Compilations

  • 2005 - MacIntyre Family Singers (with the MacIntyre family)[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cordova, Randy (March 3, 2009). "Tempe woman shares unusual part of 'Idol' singer's success". The Arizona Republic.
  2. ^ a b Concros, Erin (April 24, 2005). "At 19, nearly sightless pianist is used to breaking musical barriers". East Valley Tribune.
  3. ^ "Homeschooler Among Top Contestants on TV Show". Home School Legal Defense Association. March 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "SCOTT MACINTYRE, a 2004 AYAC Winner and an American Idol Finalist!". Herberger Theater Center. March 8, 2009.
  5. ^ "2005 College Academic All-Stars First Team". USA Today. February 16, 2005.
  6. ^ "Scott MacIntyre, American Idol". 100 Huntley Street. January,14,2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Amazon.com: Scott MacIntyre
  8. ^ Amazon.com: Brothers for all Seasons: Scott Douglas MacIntyre, Various Scott MacIntyre: Music
  9. ^ Amazon.com: Grand Classics: Scott Douglas MacIntyre, Various: Music
  10. ^ Amazon.com: My guarantee: Scott Douglas MacIntyre: Music
  11. ^ Amazon.com: Somewhere Else: Scott Douglas MacIntyre: Music
  12. ^ Amazon.com: MacIntyre Family Singers: Macintyre Family Singers: Music

External links

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