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Dreams
can come
true as
the
American
Idol bus
pulls
into
Detroit
Ellen
Chamberlain
Entertainment
Writer-
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
- The
American
Idol bus
pulled
into
Detroit
to wrap
up its
East
Coast
tour on
Tuesday.
The
popular
competition
show
pits
vocalists
from
around
the
country
against
each
other in
hopes of
becoming
America’s
next big
pop
star: an
American
Idol.
Thousands
of
contestants
wound
down
Jefferson
Avenue
from the
TCF
Center
to Hart
Plaza.
Most
left
disappointed,
but
there
will be
plenty
of Motor
City
representation
when she
Detroit
leg of
auditions
airs
later
this
fall.
Every
type of
artist
was
represented;
rappers
–
backpack
and
otherwise,
the
glitter
and glam
crowd,
and
singer/songwriters
with
their
guitar
cases
prepared
to
deliver
original
music.
“What
did they
say
wasn’t
‘enough’
about
you,”
one
dejected
hopeful
asked
another
after
she was
rejected
by
producers.
Other
contestants
who will
not be
moving
on said
they
were
told
that
they
were not
unique
enough
or ready
for the
contest.
In
Detroit
fashion,
the
rejection
did not
stop the
artists
as they
exchanged
information
to
support
one
another
and work
together
in the
future.
Kevin
Stewart,
Jr. says
that he
started
singing
at age
3. He
had the
good
fortune
of
advancing
to the
next
round of
the
competition.
The
professional
singer
is a
member
of the
Simone
Vitale
Band and
works as
a beauty
consultant
at ULTA.
Stewart
Jr.
faced
disappointment
both at
Sunday
Best and
The
Voice
auditions
in
Detroit
and
Chicago,
respectively.
He says
that he
did not
have
high
expectations
for his
audition
with
Idol.
“I
just
came
because
my
grandmother
asked me
to,”
says the
Detroit
native.
Idol
producers
loved
the
27-year-old
and
invited
him to
the next
round of
competition.
Stewart
says
that he
plans to
heed the
producers’
advice
to pace
and be
himself.
“I
don’t
know
what
path God
has me
on with
this
journey
but I
believe
that the
most
important
thing is
to make
sure
that I
stay
true to
who I
am, and
that I
inspire
whoever
I come
in
contact
with,”
Stewart
Jr.
says.
Season 3
of
American
Idol
will air
on ABC
later
this
year.
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