Bucky Covington, finalist from season five of American Idol has announced tour dates through the end of this year.
The scheduled dates are as follows:
Tue, Oct. 21st, 2008 07:30 PM Dorton Arena (Raleigh, NC)
Sat, Nov. 8th, 2008 07:30 PM House of Blues-SC (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
Sat, Nov. 22nd, 2008 08:00 PM Little Nashville Opry (Nashville, IN)
Fri, Dec. 12th, 2008 08:30 PM Joe’s - IL (Chicago, IL)
Sat, Dec. 13th, 2008 06:30 PM Intersection (Grand Rapids, MI)
Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates on November 8, 1977 - along with his identical twin brother, Robert David "Rocky" Covington. In the 2005-06 season, the Covington twins auditioned for American Idol in Greensboro, NC individually. Of the two, Bucky advanced to the final twelve. On March 22, Bucky remained in the bottom three, along with Lisa Tucker and Kevin Covais. On April 12, when Bucky was in the bottom three with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin, the votes went to the latter two.
His debut album, Bucky Covington, was released on April 17, 2007, to positive reviews. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 selling 61,000 copies. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, making the album the best opening week for a debut album by a male on the chart since Billy Ray Cyrus’ 1992 debut with Some Gave All.
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