Kyra Waits, a young mom from Berea, Kentucky, appeared on American Idol, wowed the judges and earned her ticket to Hollywood. See her story and performance here.
Kennedy Reid, a New Albany, Indiana mortician was featured on the season premiere of American Idol. She also got the chance to sing a duet with Luke Bryan.
She's a chip off the old block. Leah Marlene, who hails from Illinois, was chosen as one of the final 3 for the American Idol finale. It just so happens that she has some classic rock DNA in her family as her dad is a famous guitarist in a band that gained fame in the 1980's.