Bo Bice

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Image Credit: Jyle Dupuis from Canada (Bo Bice), CC BY-SA 2.0

Biography

Husky-voiced American Idol singing sensation Harold "Bo" Bice hailed from Helena, AL, and brought his Southern sensibility with him to the fourth season of Fox's long-running talent contest. Bice competed weekly against fellow rocker Constantine Maroulis, his long hair, bell bottoms, and drug rug tunics against Maroulis' biker jacket and stockpile of New York City swagger. Eventually Bice won out (to the shock of some Idol fans), and went all the way to the winner's circle where he was AI runner-up to corn silk Oklahoman Carrie Underwood. The following summer Bice participated in the usual post-Idol tour with his fellow contestants; he also endured the traditional pry into his past life, which had evidently included brushes with drug possession. In the meantime, the release date of his debut album was pushed back. Real Thing eventually arrived in December 2005. Produced by Clive Davis, it featured collaborations with rockers Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) and Richie Sambora, as well as songwriting pros John Shanks and Max Martin. The album was certified gold, but RCA dropped Bice from its artist roster. He formed his own label, Sugar Money Records, and released See the Light on the new imprint in 2007, following it with Different Shades of Blue in 2010.

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Rock

Trivia

Where was Bice raised?

Huntsville, Alabama

... American Idol. Raised deep in the heart of the American south in Huntsville, Alabama , Bice began his music career at an early age, performing and sin...
When did he return to America to begin working as a professional musician?

1995

...ng some time in London, England as a teenager, he returned to America in 1995 to begin working as a professional musician. Over the next decade he per...
What was he performing and singing in?

local talent contests and shows

...his music career at an early age, performing and singing in local talent contests and shows . After spending some time in London, England as a teenager...
What was the name of Bice's five track CD?

Recipe For Flavor

... bands, including Purge and Sugar Money. The latters fivetrack CD, Recipe For Flavor (2000), received a notable amount of radio play in Alabama. Bice ...
When was Bice auditioned for the fourth season of American Idol?

late 2004

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Bice was working with Sugar Money at the time of his audition for what show?

American Idol

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When did the show premiere on Fox?

18 January 2005

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On what date did Bice lose to Carrie Underwood on American Idol?

25 May

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What country singer did Brice lose to?

Carrie Underwood

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Bice had already arranged a solo recording contract with what record label?

RCA Records

... by this point he had already arranged a solo recording contract with RCA Records . Bice and Underwood recorded contrasting versions of the American Id...
What is Chasin' Darkness?

bluesy rock

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Where was my high school years spent?

High Wycombe air force base

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What was the name of the air force base where I was a student?

High Wycombe

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What does a person who has played for a certain team for many years not get tired of talking about?

their heritage

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What was Bo Bice's birth name?

Harold Elwin Bice Jr

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What year was Bice born?

1975

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In what year did Bice reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100?

2005

...Born November 1, 1975 (age 46) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. Bice charted in 2005 at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of Inside Your H...
What record label did Bice start?

Sugar Money

... before being dropped by RCA Records. He started his own record label Sugar Money and subsequently released two more albums, See the Light and 3. Chil...
What did Bice's grandmother think he had?

Humphrey Bogart eyes

...orn by his grandmother, Granny Madge, because she thought he had Humphrey Bogart eyes . His family continued to call him Bogart, but when Bice was in k...
What did Bice shorten his name to when he was in kindergarten?

Bo

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Who was Bice's stepfather?

Earle Downes

... remarried years later. Bice grew up with his mother and stepfather, Earle Downes , a CocaCola manager, stepsisters Jenny and Sharan Downes, and halfbr...
What was Earle Downes' job?

CocaCola manager

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What is Earle's job title?

manager

.... Bice grew up with his mother and stepfather, Earle Downes, a CocaCola manager , stepsisters Jenny and Sharan Downes, and halfbrother John Cohran. Bic...
Who is Bice's halfbrother?

John Cohran

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What was Bice's father's name?

Harold Elwin Bice

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Where did Bice live when he was born?

Hunstville, Alabama

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What state is Bice's mother located in?

Alabama

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What is the name of his step-sisters?

Sharon and Jenny Downes

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Bice has two halfsiblings on his father's side, what are they?

Mathew and Candace

... has other two halfsiblings on his biological fathers side called Mathew and Candace . Bice is happily married and enjoys a happy and healthy relations...
Who is Bices's longtime girlfriend?

Caroline Fisher

...joys a happy and healthy relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Caroline Fisher . At this time, Caroline was working as a waitress while still in C...
When was Bices firstborn?

September 2005

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What year was the second child born?

2008

... with four children. Bices firstborn child was born in September 2005. The second child came in August 2008 . His third child was born in January 2010....
At what number did Bice's single debut on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts?

2

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How many times has Bice met reasonable success in his career?

third

...opening for a debut album by a finalist of the reality show. Bice is the third nonwinner to meet reasonable success in record sales. Bice has appeared...
What song has Bice appeared on on Carlos Santana's album All That I Am?

Brown Skin Girl

...ce has appeared on Carlos Santana's album All That I Am on the song Brown Skin Girl . In 2006, he also made a guest appearance on an episode of The Fai...
When did Bice make a guest appearance on an episode of The Fairly Odd Parents?

2006

... on Carlos Santana's album All That I Am on the song Brown Skin Girl. In 2006 , he also made a guest appearance on an episode of The Fairly Odd Parents...
What was Bice's first song on American Idol?

Whipping Post

...his rocker musical approach and appearance, his early performance of Whipping Post established him as one of the favorites in the competition. Upon gr...
What was Bice's first album?

The Real Thing

...ion of Inside Your Heaven from American Idol. He released the album The Real Thing after American Idol to minor success before being dropped by RCA Re...
When did Bice pick up an electric guitar?

4

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What instrument did he pick up at the age of 4?

electric guitar

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