1. Melinda Marie Doolittle was born on October 6,1977 and is an American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of American Idol.
23 Facts About Melinda Doolittle
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Melinda Doolittle was born in St Louis, Missouri to Steve and Marguerite Duke Melinda Doolittle but considers Brentwood, Tennessee to be home; her Homecoming was held there after she made the Top 3 on American Idol season 6.
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Melinda Doolittle graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1995.
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When Melinda Doolittle told her mom that she wanted to sing at a youth group talent show, her mom searched for the right words that were honest yet not going to crush her daughter's dreams.
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Melinda Doolittle then realized that her life could be much bigger than she realized.
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From that point on not only could Melinda Doolittle sing but she could hear harmonies.
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Melinda Doolittle went down to Memphis with some friends who were auditioning and decided to audition for fun.
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Melinda Doolittle sang the song "For Once in My Life", which was popularized by one of her favorite artists, Stevie Wonder.
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Melinda Doolittle's audition received positive feedback from all three judges, although they expressed concern about the nerves she had exhibited and told her to believe in herself.
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Melinda Doolittle managed to secure herself a spot in the Top 24, who all performed on national television.
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Melinda Doolittle received very consistent praise from the judges for her performances and was never in a bottom two or three prior to her elimination.
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Melinda Doolittle was eliminated on May 16,2007, and finished in third place.
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Two days after the American Idol Season Finale, Melinda Doolittle appeared alongside the other nine top ten contestants on Larry King Live.
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Melinda Doolittle was part of the 2007 American Idols tour, along with her fellow top 10 contestants.
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Melinda Doolittle's performances included "Proud Mary", which she sang as a duet with Sanjaya Malakar, a Supremes tribute with LaKisha Jones, and a solo rendition of " A Natural Woman".
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Melinda Doolittle sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Game 5 of the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons.
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Melinda Doolittle was part of the Michael W Smith and friends Caribbean Cruise in July 2008 as a guest performer, and joined him on his Christmas tour the same year.
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Melinda Doolittle is featured with Smith on the song "Amazing Love" on the soundtrack to Billy: The Early Years.
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Melinda Doolittle has participated in several episodes of a blogtalkradio web show called Moments With Melinda where fans can call and talk to her.
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Melinda Doolittle contributed to the book Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul.
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Melinda Doolittle stated that she planned to work on a CD of "soul music"; it was announced in July 2008 that she had signed with the independent label Hi Fi Recordings, which released her debut CD, Coming Back to You, on February 3,2009.
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Melinda Doolittle has collaborated with the band Postmodern Jukebox to perform an old-school style cover of Britney Spears's song "Toxic", on their album Squad Goals.
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In June 2007, Melinda Doolittle visited Zambia with Laura Bush and the Malaria No More organization to distribute life-saving bed nets and raise awareness.