Birth name John Andrew Park Name John Park Occupation(s) Singer Role Singer | Years active 2010–present Record label Music Farm Labels Music Farm | |
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Born September 13, 1988 (age 35)
Northbrook, Illinois, United States ( 1988-09-13 ) Instruments Vocals, guitar, drums, piano Albums Switch: Be White, Inner Child, Knock Education Glenbrook North High School, Northwestern University Genres Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Blues Similar People Kim Dong Ryul, Younha, Bizzy, Song Hye‑kyo | ||
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John Andrew Park (born September 13, 1988) is an American singer of Korean descent. He was a semifinalist on the ninth season of American Idol; placing twentieth. He is the runner-up of Superstar K2, a Korean singing contest held by M.net. He is currently signed to Music Farm Entertainment.
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- John park gravity hd
- Early life
- Education
- Musical background
- American Idol 9
- Superstar K2
- References
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Early life
John Park was born in Chicago; prior to entering Superstar K2, he was a student at Northwestern University majoring in Economics. He was a member of his college a cappella group Purple Haze. He was the semi finalist of American Idol. He later auditioned for the Korean equivalent of "American Idol", Superstar k2, and finished second.
Education
Park attended Glenbrook North High School. He is an Economics major at Northwestern University. He is currently taking a break from college to pursue a singing career in Korea.
Musical background
He is a fan of Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard and Jamie Cullum.
American Idol 9
Park auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. The judges were impressed in his audition especially Shania Twain and he made it to the Hollywood round.
He also performed "Sweet Escape" in the group round along with Haeley Vaughn, Jessica Furney and Kelsey Madsen who was cut that round. He made it to the semi-finals. During the top 24, he sang Billie Holiday's God Bless The Child and John Mayer's Gravity for the top 20, but he was eliminated.
Superstar K2
After American Idol, Park entered the second season of the Korean talent show Superstar K2, where he finished second.