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Daniel Smith first turned heads in a big way with the 2005 release of American Made, his debut album for Parlor Records. The project yielded three chart singles. Now Smith is busy at work on his second album, Revolution, which will be out in May 2009. It has already spawned the party anthem and dance club favorite, "Livin' The Good Life." The next single up is "Man Like Me." . . . 
The Oregon native took a major risk when she sold her favorite horse to raise the money to travel to Philadelphia and audition for American Idol. Once there, in a sea of pop star hopefuls, she chose to sing "Amazing Grace." Cook's gorgeous rendition of the classic hymn earned her a ticket to Hollywood, where she finished seventh on last season's FOX-TV competition. . . . 
Whitney, who needed just two classes her senior year to graduate and who was given latitude to pursue her career by her principal, would stay at her manager's house and use her days to write with some of Nashville's best. She began attracting label notice and by her senior year, she had landed a record deal. She cut several sides, including a duet with country legend Kenny Rogers, whom she joined on tour. . . . 
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