Colin Stough: 5 Things To Know About The 18-Year-Old Country Singer Auditioning For ‘Idol’

• Colin is featured successful the American Idol play 21 premiere.
• Colin is from Mississippi.
• Colin is simply a state singer.

American Idol whitethorn person different state frontrunner connected their hands. Colin Stough is auditioning for season 21 and volition beryllium featured successful the February 19 premiere. Colin impresses the judges with his vocal talents, and he’s lone 18 years old.

So, who is Colin Stough? After his audition, you’re going to privation to retrieve his sanction arsenic the amusement heads toward Hollywood Week. HollywoodLife has rounded up everything you request to cognize astir Colin.

1. Colin’s ma signed him up for American Idol.

Colin tells the judges that his ma signed him up for the show. He admits that helium wanted to vie connected American Idol due to the fact that “ain’t truly thing travel from astir here… I privation to alteration that.” After his audition, the judges archer him to drawback his ma from the waiting room. Colin’s ma reveals that the vocalist asked for his archetypal guitar erstwhile helium was 5 years old, and he’s been playing ever since.

2. Colin performs a Lynyrd Skynyrd hit.

Colin wows with his show of “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Luke Bryan is precise impressed and says Colin is “what American Idol is about.” Katy Perry tells Colin that helium has “the magic.” Colin easy gets a summons to Hollywood, and Lionel Richie says that this is going to alteration his life.

3. Colin is from Mississippi.

Colin is from a tiny municipality named Gattman extracurricular of Amory, Mississippi. He lives with his mom, his stepdad, and his 2 dogs. He besides lives adjacent doorway to his grandparents. Most of his household lives connected the aforesaid property.

Colin Stough performing connected ‘American Idol.’ (ABC)

4. Colin’s dada hasn’t been a portion of his life.

In his intro package, Colin reveals that his dada “ain’t truly ever been there” for him and his mom. “He chose intoxicant and drugs alternatively of maine and mom,” Colin adds. His household welcomed him and his ma backmost aft the concern with his begetter fell apart.

5. Colin has a emotion for horses.

“I utilized to person a existent atrocious occupation astir conscionable holding connected to everything, and that’s what horses thatch me, conscionable to fto spell of it,” helium says successful his intro video portion extracurricular with his horse. “It’s benignant of similar you tin speech to them, but you don’t accidental thing and neither bash they. It’s a mode to cope.”

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