1. Caleb Perry Johnson was born on April 23,1991 and is an American singer who won the thirteenth season of American Idol.
19 Facts About Caleb Johnson
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Caleb Johnson was born on April 23,1991, to David and Tamra Johnson in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Caleb Johnson's mother works as an accountant, his father is a former football coach and works for the Parks and Recreation Department of Buncombe County, North Carolina, but both have backgrounds in music.
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Caleb Johnson attended Clyde A Erwin High School in Asheville and graduated in 2009.
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Caleb Johnson played some sports in high school, joined the drama club and chorus, and did some mission work and some volunteering at his church, Calvary Baptist.
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Caleb Johnson became interested in singing around age 17 when Josh Sawyer, who had a band in his high school, asked him to be the lead singer.
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Caleb Johnson took part in a talent show while in high school with a band called Gorgon.
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Caleb Johnson considers Chris Cornell to be his biggest musical influence, and that Rush is his favorite band.
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Caleb Johnson auditioned for American Idol three times in four years.
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Caleb Johnson first auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol in 2011.
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Caleb Johnson was put through to Hollywood Week and was in a Hollywood group with James Durbin.
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In 2012, Caleb Johnson auditioned for the eleventh season and made it to the Top 42.
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Caleb Johnson had difficulties in his performance of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and was cut at the Top 24 selection.
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Caleb Johnson took the following year off from auditioning to improve on his stage presence.
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Caleb Johnson auditioned again in 2014 for the thirteenth season and made it to the top 20.
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Caleb Johnson got positive feedback from the judges every week, had strong performances, and became the only finalist in the season to never land in the bottom 3 prior to reaching the finale.
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The album was recorded in three weeks and Caleb Johnson collaborated with musicians such as Howard Benson, Aloe Blacc, Brian Howes, Blair Daly and James Michael.
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Caleb Johnson joined the Neverland Express band of American singer Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman in 2021 and they released Paradise Found: Bat Out Of Hell Reignited released on January 27,2023 under Deko Entertainment.
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Caleb Johnson toured the United Kingdom along with Neverland Express in May 2023.