Butterscotch (performer)

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Butterscotch
Background information
Birth name	Antoinette Clinton
Origin	Davis, California
Genre(s)	R&B, hip-hop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2003–present
Website	http://www.butterscotchmusic.com

Antoinette Clinton (b. Davis, California, ca. 1986) known by her stage name Butterscotch, is a singer/beatboxer and pianist who appeared on America's Got Talent and has toured extensively with the Mike Patton-fronted band Peeping Tom, beatboxing in place of Rahzel. Butterscotch has both sung and beatboxed, as well as a combination of the two, for her performances. The judges passed Butterscotch through several episodes and she was voted back by the viewers several times. She was in the final four (the last stage of the competition before the winner is announced), before being voted out by the viewers on the show which aired August 21, 2007. She attended the Natomas Charter School's Performing and Fine Arts Academy in Sacramento, California, where she focused on music. Clinton is currently a music major at California State University, Sacramento. In addition to the piano, she also plays saxophone, flute, guitar, and bass.[1]

Contents 1 Butterscotch's performances on America's Got Talent 2 References 3 Discography 4 External links

[edit] Butterscotch's performances on America's Got Talent

• Chicago auditions: Performed "Love to Love You Baby" by Donna Summer. ^[1][2]

• Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Began by singing while also playing the piano. Midway through her performance, she switched vocally to beatboxing, but continued to play the piano as well.^[3]

• Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Told that she had to "act like a star" and passed through.^[4]

• Semifinals (Part 1): Performed "Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald. ^[5][6]

• Semifinals (Part 2): Passed through.^[7]

• Top Ten episode: Performed "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers. ^[8][9]

• The Final Eight: Performed "My Funny Valentine" by Chet Baker, again adding piano playing to her beatboxing and singing. ^[10][11]

• The Final Four - Judge's Choice: Sang "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye. ^[12][13]

• The Final Four - Contestant's Choice: Beatboxed "Dance to the Music" by Sly & the Family Stone. ^[12][14]

• The Season Finale - Celebrity Duet: Sang "Beautiful Girls" with Sean Kingston^[15]

[edit] References

[edit] Discography

• Music With An Original Taste (2007)

[edit] External links

• Official America's Got Talent biography, including links to several of her performances
• Butterscotch's official site
• State Hornet article
• Butterscotch Myspace page

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