Candice Rickelle Glover was born on November 22,1989, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to John and Carole Glover.
19 Facts About Candice Glover
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Candice Glover previously auditioned in the ninth and eleventh seasons.
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Candice Glover was eliminated by producers during the ninth season when she forgot the lyrics to her song "Chasing Pavements" by Adele.
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Candice Glover sang "Blame It on Me" by Chrisette Michele.
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Candice Glover performed "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Buddy Holly with eleventh season finalists DeAndre Brackensick and Jessica Sanchez in the group round and was eliminated.
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Candice Glover covered "Lovesong" by The Cure and broke down in tears after receiving a standing ovation.
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Immediately following the finale broadcast on May 16,2013, Candice Glover's debut album, Music Speaks, along with her debut single "I Am Beautiful" was available for pre-order; this was a first for the Idol series.
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On May 17,2013, Candice Glover performed the single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Candice Glover has begun work on her second studio album, due out in 2016.
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Candice Glover is writing all of the material on the album herself.
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Candice Glover announced on her Facebook page that the album will be more "her" and that there will be a duet with fellow Idol contestant Amber Holcomb.
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Candice Glover was featured on Chadd Black's single, "Love No Fear", which was released on February 14,2015.
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Candice Glover will be releasing a mixtape with Black sometime in 2016.
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Candice Glover returned to Idol for the series finale on April 7,2016.
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Candice Glover sang on Broadway in the show Home For the Holidays, Live on Broadway from November 17 to December 30,2017, at the August Wilson Theatre.
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Candice Glover says she wants to be a counselor to help girls through what she went through as a teenager.
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Candice Glover said she would never wear a dress on Idol, but she eventually wore one during her performance of "Somewhere," "You've Changed" by Billie Holiday and the finale.
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In 2011, Sullivan retweeted Candice Glover's YouTube cover of "Chasing Pavements" by Adele and called it "amazing".
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Candice Glover performed this song on the finale of American Idol.