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Husky-voiced American Idol singing sensation
Harold "Bo" Bice hailed from Helena, AL, and brought his Southern sensibility with him to the fourth season of Fox's long-running talent contest.
Bice competed weekly against fellow rocker
Constantine Maroulis, his long hair, bell bottoms, and drug rug tunics against
Maroulis' biker jacket and stockpile of New York City swagger. Eventually
Bice won out (to the shock of some Idol fans), and went all the way to the winner's circle where he was AI runner-up to corn silk Oklahoman
Carrie Underwood. The following summer
Bice participated in the usual post-Idol tour with his fellow contestants; he also endured the traditional pry into his past life, which had evidently included brushes with drug possession. In the meantime, the release date of his debut album was pushed back.
Real Thing eventually arrived in December 2005. Produced by
Clive Davis, it featured collaborations with rockers
Chad Kroeger (
Nickelback) and
Richie Sambora, as well as songwriting pros
John Shanks and
Max Martin. The album was certified gold, but RCA dropped
Bice from its artist roster. He formed his own label, Sugar Money Records, and released See the Light on the new imprint in 2007, following it with
Different Shades of Blue in 2010. ~ Johnny Loftus