Danny Gokey’s gone country.
The bespectacled widower, who rose to acclaim as second runner-up on the last season of American Idol, has inked deal to record his debut country album with 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville — the official home of artists such as Jimmy Buffett, Sara Evans, Andy Griggs, and Martina McBride.
The season 8 Idol winner Kris Allen, runner-up Adam Lambert, and fourth place rocker chick Allison Iraheta will release their debut albums in November. Gokey’s deal marks the first time in show history that the final four contestants have been signed by the Idol-affiliated record label.
Danny Gokey is hanging up his mic and lacing up his dancing shoes.
The spectacled second runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol — whose dance moves were critically-panned by the Idol judges — will join the cast on the upcoming ninth season of the ABC ballroom reality show Dancing With The Stars, The National Enquirer has learned. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Gokey is mourning the loss of his grandfather. Less than a year after losing his wife to heart disease the American Idol 8 finalist is grieving the death of another family member. A source confirms to PEOPLE that Danny was back home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over the weekend to attend funeral services for his grandpa.
