Taylor Hicks

Birth Name:

Taylor Reuben Hicks

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor

His debut single "Do I Make You Proud" debuted at No․ 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in 2006
Studied journalism and business at Auburn University for three years before deciding to drop out and pursue his music career
During high school, he would often sneak out at night to perform at local bars, a fact that his parents discovered one night when he was playing at the Mexican restaurant they went to for dinner
Had taught himself how to play the guitar and harmonica by the age of 16
Self-produced two early albums, 1997's "In Your Time" and 2005's "Under the Radar," before releasing his official self-titled debut in 2006
Best known as a singer-songwriter who won the fifth season of "American Idol․"

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