WKHX Presents Danny Gokey
Gokey rose to national fame with his participation in the eighth season of American Idol. On August 8, 2008, he auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri, along with his friend Jamar Rogers, who is also from Milwaukee. Both made it through to Hollywood, but Rogers was eliminated from the competition prior to the semifinals. Gokey’s American Idol audition occurred only four weeks after his wife’s death in July 2008.
Gokey, along with runner-up Adam Lambert, were judge favorites throughout the season, consistently earning high praise from all four judges. Approximately a month before the finale, judge Simon Cowell said that he expected Gokey would make the finale, going head to head with Lambert, but Kris Allen went on to win the season.
During Rock Week (Top 4 week), Gokey’s take on Aerosmith’s “Dream On” was panned due to the extended scream with which he finished the song. Gokey was eliminated during Top 3 week, after his performance of Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful.”
During the season 8 finale on May 20, 2009, Gokey performed a duet with R&B superstar Lionel Richie. The performance opened with Gokey singing a true-to-the-original solo of Richie’s “Hello,” which season 7 winner David Cook also covered during his season as a rock power ballad and then Richie joined Gokey for a duet of his hits “Just Go” and “All Night Long”.
We want thank WKHX for bringing in Danny! Always room for stars on the rise at the Swallow. Listen to WKHX for opportunities to use your KICKS points for tickets to come out and see Danny.
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