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'Idol' Finalist Locke Enthusiastic for Curb
« on: Sep 9th, 2003, 3:51pm » |
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'Idol' Finalist Locke Enthusiastic for Curb
(Monday, September 08 11:52 AM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Kimberley Locke, who began the "American Idol" finals in the bottom three and rose to a position in the top three, has signed with Curb Records.
Locke spent much of her summer on the road with the "American Idol" tour, but she's ready to get to work recording her album for a label that's home to the likes of LeAnn Rimes and Tim McGraw. She'll begin making beautiful music on Monday (Sept.  in her Nashville hometown.
During her run on the second season of "American Idol," Locke progressed from a strong-voiced belter with very little stage control into one of the show's most reliable performers. Despite occasional suspenseful moments in the show's elimination hot seat, she drew raves from the judges.
Singing a diverse array of songs, including Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and multiple renditions of "Over the Rainbow," Locke outlasted everybody besides eventual champion Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken.
"I was pulling for her to win," Mike Curb, chairman of the Curb Group, tells Billboard.com. "When she didn't, I thought she's the one I wish I had, then I didn't think any more about it."
Locke's first meeting with Curb executives was filmed and will be featured in a FOX special showing highlights of the summer tour. That behind-the-scenes footage will air on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
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