Top 20 ‘Idol’ Contestants of All Time – 13: Bo Bice
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Most “American Idol” fans these days probably remember and favor Season 4 champ Carrie Underwood more than its runner-up, Bo Bice. But they might forget that Bice actually scored a bona fide pop hit before Underwood became the country superstar she is today.
In his “Idol” days, Harold Elwin Bice Jr. had a penchant for stomping around the stage, mic stand in hand, while wailing away on classic southern rock hits with a serious swagger. He also did an admirable job covering Gavin DeGraw’s “I Don’t Wanna Be,” but it was his a cappella rendition of Badlands’ “In A Dream” that became his defining moment on the show.
Although Underwood would later take the crown, Bice had solid and steady radio play with “The Real Thing”—which in retrospect sounds like a lighter, retroactive version of Chris Daughtry’s “It’s Not Over.”
Battling brushes with the law before the show and medical matters after it, Bice has had his share of highs and lows. Somewhere in the middle is the fact that he recorded the title song for the Will Ferrell comedy “Blades of Glory.” I’m not even sure what to say about that.
Also see:
– Top 20 ‘Idol’ Contestants of All Time – Epilogue-No. 1: Kelly Clarkson
-No. 2: Carrie Underwood
-No. 3: Chris Daughtry
-No. 4: Jennifer Hudson
-No. 5: Sanjaya Malakar
-No. 6: William Hung
-No. 7: Clay Aiken
-No. 8: Fantasia Barrino
-No. 9: Blake Lewis
-No. 10: Tamyra Gray
-No. 11: Jordin Sparks
-No. 12: Melinda Doolittle
-No. 14: Elliott Yamin
-No. 15: Ruben Studdard
-No. 16: Katharine McPhee
-No. 17: Taylor Hicks
-No. 18: Diana DeGarmo
-No. 19: Frenchie Davis
-No. 20: Lisa Leuschner
-Top 20 intro and criteria/Honorable Mentions (Nos. 21-31)
(Photo courtesy of FOX.)
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