Stephanie Edwards (singer)

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Stephanie Edwards

Background information
Birth name Stephanie Edwards
Origin Flag of United States Savannah, Georgia
Genre(s) Pop, Rhythm and blues
Occupation(s) Singer, Actress

Stephanie Edwards (born 1987) is an American singer and was the eleventh-place finalist on sixth season of American Idol. The nineteen-year-old is from Savannah, Georgia, where she first began singing around the age of two or three. After graduating from Windsor Forest High, Edwards pursued vocal instruction for a month and then went on to appear at the Apollo Theatre in New York when she competed in "It's Showtime at the Apollo." She has won every one of her singing contests since then, including "Savannah Star" in 2005.

[edit] American Idol

Edwards first auditioned for the reality show, American Idol, in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the only one of the top 12 contestants on Idol not presented in the TV tryouts preceding the naming of the top 24 semi-finalists.

During the initial broadcast for the Top 24, Edwards was praised for her rendition of “How Come You Don't Call Me,” by Prince. For her second semifinal performance, Edwards attempted the song “Dangerously in Love,” to which Randy Jackson exclaimed that she "sang her face off," although he felt her performance was too much like the original. The following week, Stephanie pulled off another winning performance with the song "Sweet Thing". According to the judges, she was "darn near flawless and had a good command of the stage."

On March 8, 2007, Edwards made it into Top 12. For the first theme week, she performed Diana Ross' song "Love Hangover." Stephanie forgot her words at one point during the song. The judges bashed her arrangement of the song, saying that she teased them with the good part and then never delivered. Despite the criticism, Edwards secured herself a spot in the Top 11.

She was eliminated from the show on March 21, 2007. She came in eleventh place.

[edit] American Idol performances

Week # Song Choice Original Artist Bottom 3
Top 24 How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Prince N/A
Top 20 Dangerously in Love Beyoncé N/A
Top 16 Sweet Thing Rufus featuring Chaka Khan N/A
Top 12 Love Hangover Diana Ross No
Top 11 You Don‘t Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield Yes Eliminated March 21,2007


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American Idol Season 6
Melinda Doolittle | LaKisha Jones | Blake Lewis | Sanjaya Malakar | Chris Richardson | Haley Scarnato
Jordin Sparks | Phil Stacey | Gina Glocksen | Chris Sligh | Stephanie Edwards | Brandon Rogers