Name Charles Grigsby | Role Singer | |
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Albums American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Music group American Idol Ensemble (2003) Similar People Julia DeMato, Trenyce, Vanessa Olivarez, Carmen Rasmusen, Corey Clark | ||
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Charles William Grigsby, Jr. (born September 15, 1978, in Oberlin, Ohio) is an American singer and contestant on the second season of American Idol.
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- Overjoyed stevie wonder cover charles grigsby
- Charles grigsby overjoyed
- Early life
- American Idol
- Post Idol
- References
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Early life
The youngest of six siblings, Grigsby was born in Oberlin, Ohio.
In high school, he joined the school choir. After high school, Grigsby moved to Detroit, Michigan and enrolled in school to study computer-aided design.
American Idol
Grigsby auditioned for the second season of American Idol where he sang "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder in the first semi-final group and was one of two contestants from the round to automatically advance to the final 12.
In the finals he sang "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by Marvin Gaye and advanced to the top eleven, where he was eliminated after singing "You Can't Win" from The Wiz.
Post-Idol
On July 21, 2005, Grigsby released, Charles Grigsby, an EP self-titled consisting of six tracks. In 2008 he joined The Croonerz that performed in local venues across northeast Ohio. In September 2010, he then became the lead vocalist in Centric in the Hard Rock Cafe in Pattaya, Thailand.
On September 1, 2011, he released a music download single "Headliner" and performed the song on WJW Fox 8 Cleveland News. A benefit concert featuring Grigsby was held at The First Church in Oberlin on September 11, 2011.