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Bucky Covington’s road to Nashville came down to convincing one person. He had impressed millions with his talent and charisma on “American Idol,” making it to the final eight, but it was something else that sold him to Sawyer Brown frontman and producer Mark Miller.

“There was a quality in his voice that was honest,” says Miller. “I believed him when he sang.”

Miller approached Covington, and their collaboration has led the North Carolina singer to a deal on Lyric Street Records and a debut single, “A Different World,” that is taking the Idol favorite to the country charts and airwaves.

It’s a chain of events that almost didn’t happen. Covington was a popular local club singer with a day job in his father’s auto body shop when he toyed with the idea of a 12-hour drive to an Idol tryout in Memphis. Hurricane Katrina canceled the event and Covington let it slide. Then his sister-in-law told him of a newly scheduled tryout in nearby Greensboro.

“I thought, ‘Now I have to do it,’” he says, “That’s just karma.”

Stardom was nothing more than an idle dream when Covington picked up the guitar at age 19. He played in southern rock bands and then in the highly popular country/Southern rock band Southern Thunder, becoming one of the area’s top draws. His increasing popularity and the continual urging of friends finally convinced him to take his shot at the big time.

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SandalsMan wrote:
Tuesday morning

Sounds great... looks???

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RainbowEP wrote:
November 2009

So, so, so annoying.

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RobynTodd wrote:
April 2009

Oh and he sings real nice too.

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RobynTodd wrote:
April 2009

Bucky is sexy as hell!

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davidn87 wrote:
March 2009

Anyone know where to hear his new single?

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kris1016 wrote:
November 2008

I'm confused...Bucky is a girl, so why are people saying they love her??? and the thunder rolls is a Garth Brooks song, so why are the lyrics posted on Bucky's page????

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live2tell wrote:
October 2008

i love her. [2] XD

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kimbyanne wrote:
October 2008

keep em' coming bucky...amazing songs!!!

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whifftrophy wrote:
July 2008

i love her.

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codynascar wrote:
June 2008

nothing more than a mediocre karaoke singer

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rburton wrote:
March 2008

I took a picture with him in Nashville. <3

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henrisha wrote:
September 2007

i loved him on idol!!=)

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Headph0nes wrote:
April 2007

Bucky's CD is amazing!

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zealandDream wrote:
April 2007

I love I'll Walk!!

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zealandDream wrote:
April 2007

I can't wait for the CD on the 17th!

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reeceecup wrote:
March 2007

I love A Different World

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TaylorOnMyMind wrote:
February 2007

just heard 'A Different World' on Bucky's myspace page for the first time. He sounds great!

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zealandDream wrote:
October 2006

another love grows cold on a sleepless night!

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James000 wrote:
June 2006

...and the thunder roo-oo-oollls!!! And the lighting strikes!

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