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| Subject: From the Daily Beast Tue May 22, 2012 4:26 pm | |
| American Idol Finalists: From Sanjaya to Taylor Hicks, Where are they now? Taylor Hicks 767,000 albums sold Season 5, Winner Then: Struggling musician After he was dropped from his label Arista Records in 2008, Hicks released his next album on his own. Then he joined a traveling production of Grease, before moving to Nashville, where he’s been working on a country album. Viva, Las Vegas: This summer, Hicks will take the Soul Patrol to headline in Vegas, with a nightly performance at Bally’s. “Hopefully, I won’t be reliving the Hangover movie every night,” Hicks says. “But maybe so. I’m the first American Idol contestant to get a residency in Vegas. I think it will probably rival Celine Dion.” On disappointing album sales: “Every album can’t be a multi-platinum album,” he says. “To a certain degree, I was an independent artist to begin with. I think I will probably release 20 albums before it’s said or done.” Career advice: “There are more than 100 Top 10 contestants now. There are 11 winners. It’s very important to win the show. If you don’t, it’s tough.” By Ramin Setoodeh | |
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