Anthony Fedorov

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Anthony Fedorov (born Anatoliy Vladimirovich Fedorov (Russian: Анатолий Владимирович Федоров) on May 4, 1985) is a Russian American singer who was the fourth place finalist on the fourth season of the American Idol reality game show series.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Fedorov was born in Yalta, Ukraine and moved to the United States in 1994. He had an older brother, Denis, who died on September 16, 2006 after a sixteen-month battle with cancer.[1] Fedorov is half Christian and half Jewish.[2] He had a tracheotomy as a toddler due to a birth defect in his windpipe, from which a scar is still visible. Despite skepticism that he would even be able to talk again, he persevered and began singing at an early age.

Fedorov is left-handed. He started taking Karate lessons at an early age and made it to the finals in Florida at age ten.[citation needed] He is a tenor and can play the piano. He attended Neshaminy High School in 2003 and attended Bucks County Community College.

[edit] Career

Fedorov was an American Idol contestant during the spring 2005 season. He was the first American Idol finalist to have been born in another country. Of all the American Idol auditioners, he was most well-known for singing ballads, something which all three judges view as his most best style. His fans call themselves the "Fedoration". He was often compared to Richard Marx.[citation needed] Fans, and most others say that they have the same wide range, vocally, and they both sing the same style.[citation needed] Their singing voices are alike, as well.[citation needed]

Fedorov was voted off the show on May 11, 2005, after singing "I'm Already There" by Lonestar and "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes during country music/Gamble and Huff week. It is said by many that his performance of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" was one of his top performances, having it been on-key the entire song and gaining praise from the judges. It was considered one of his best along with his performances of Celine Dion's "I Surrender" and Hall & Oats's "Everytime You Go Away".

In June 2006, Fedorov finished in 2nd place as a contestant on a special Reality TV edition of NBC's Fear Factor along with American Idol season 2 finalist Carmen Rasmusen. He also appeared in four episodes of MTV’s "Little Talent Show-Triple Threat", which aired on September 18, 2006. He later appeared as a judge on the show on September 26, 2006.

Fedorov is scheduled to release his debut album at some point in 2007.[citation needed]

[edit] Personal life

Fedorov is fluent in Russian and English.[2] He can also sing in Spanish and Italian.[3] He resides in Trevose, Pennsylvania, in Lower Southampton Township.[citation needed]

Although he finished in fourth place on American Idol, polls on the American Idol website after the fact showed Fedorov to be the second-most popular contestant of the season, behind only the winner, Carrie Underwood.

After Fedorov was voted off the show, rumors of a relationship between he and Underwood dominated discussions of the season. The rumors were sparked by Underwood's reaction to Fedorov's departure, when she sobbed openly and was seen on-screen saying "I love you" to him. Fedorov and Underwood denied the rumors, saying that they had a "brother-sister" relationship. Though such rumors have died down, Fedorov and Underwood remain very close, with Fedorov even accompanying Underwood to the CMA Awards on November 6th.

[edit] American Idol performances

[edit] Semifinals

  • February 21, 2005 (Boys) "Hold On to the Night" (Richard Marx)
  • February 28, 2005 (Boys) "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner)
  • March 7, 2005 (Boys) "I've Got You" (Marc Anthony)

[edit] Finals

  • March 15, 2005: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" (Neil Sedaka)
  • March 22, 2005: "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" (Aretha Franklin and George Michael)
  • March 29, 2005: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John)
  • April 5, 2005: "Climb Every Mountain"
  • April 12, 2005: "Every Time You Go Away" (Paul Young)
  • April 19, 2005: "Don't Take Away the Music" (Tavares)
  • April 26, 2005: "I Surrender" (Bottom 3) (Celine Dion)
  • May 3, 2005: "Poison Ivy" (The Coasters), "Incomplete" (Backstreet Boys)
  • May 10, 2005: "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes), "I'm Already There" (Lonestar) (Eliminated)

[edit] Footnotes

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
  1. ^ Denis Fedorov.com. Denis Fedorov Medical Assistance Fund. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.
  2. ^ a b KidzWorld. American Idol chat. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Mrs. Jones. JONES TALKIN’ with Anthony Fedorov. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.

[edit] External links

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