Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Bowersox was born in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States on August 4th, 1985 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 38, Crystal Bowersox biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who appeared on American Idol's ninth season.
She was the first female finalist in three years. Farmer's Daughter, Bowersox's debut album, was released by Jive Records on December 14, 2010.
On March 26, 2013, Bowersox's second album, All That for This, was released.
Early life
Kelly Lynn Bowersox (née Bowlander) and William Lester Bowersox were born in Elliston, Ohio, to Bowersox and her twin brother, Karl. When she was two years old, her parents divorced. Bowersox was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six. She attended Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and later attended the Toledo School for the Arts in Toledo, Ohio. She played flute in the school marching band and was in choir. Bowersox was a child of the age of ten in her first professional performance. She appeared in Toledo, most notably Papa's Tavern, and The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio.
She moved to Chicago, where she performed as a busker at train stations, including the Washington and Lake Redline stops, at the age of 17. She appeared at open mics at the Heartland Cafe, Uncommon Ground Clark and Grace, and Devon locations, including In One Ear. She has also performed in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Bowersox said she lived in poverty at the time and had to resort to asking insulin at a pharmacy to treat her diabetes after her health insurance expired, according to Bowersox.
Bowersox was chosen to represent Chicago folk musicians in the Sister Cities program "Experience Chicago," held in Birmingham in 2006. Bowersox toured the world in 2007, including Memphis, Oaxaca City, Ankara, and Istanbul. In 2009, she gave birth to Anthony Levi Mason, a son who was born six weeks before she died, according to Bowersox.
Personal life
On October 10, 2010, Bowersox and singer Brian Walker were married at Uncommon Ground Café in Chicago, the Chicago restaurant where the couple had appeared six years earlier when both were attending Open Mic Night. On May 6, 2013, it was announced that they were ending their marriage.
Bowersox came out bisexual on Good Day L.A. to promote her Christmas album on November 26, 2013. "I have been bisexual as long as I can remember," she said. Bowersox performed her song "Coming Out For Christmas," which delves into the subject.
Post-Idol career
On May 27, 2010, one day after Bowersox's second place Idol finish, it was announced that she had signed with 19 Entertainment/Jive Records. Her single "Up to the Mountain" has since been released to radio stations and iTunes.
Bowersox's debut album, Farmer's Daughter, was released to stores and iTunes on December 14, 2010. Bowersox performed her single "Farmer's Daughter" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2010.
On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, all other artists previously signed to these three labels would see their future material released under the RCA Records brand. However, Bowersox was not one of the artists who made the move, and was instead left without a record label.
She made her acting debut on a second-season episode of Body of Proof.
An EP of pre-Idol recordings was called Once Upon a Time... was self-released in June 2012.
She was a guest on the Blues Traveler album, Suzie Cracks the Whip, performing vocals with John Popper on the song "I Don't Wanna Go", and appeared with them in concert at their concert of July 4, 2012 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
In October 2012, Bowersox signed a recording deal with Shanachie Records.
On January 7, 2013, it was confirmed that Bowersox's second studio album, All That for This, would be released March 26, 2013. The album was produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and features Jakob Dylan. Bowersox debuted the first single from the album, "Dead Weight", on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on February 5, 2013. Bowersox told Seacrest, "This song means more to me than even I can completely comprehend."
Bowersox began a headlining tour in support of the album on March 1, 2013. The band Montë Mar was her concert opener, as well as her backing band on dates through March 31, 2013. On March 25, 2013, Bowersox appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and performed her song "Movin' On" to promote the album. It was announced here that Bowersox will play Patsy Cline in the Broadway production of Always, Patsy Cline. It was announced on June 11, 2013 that Bowersox would be headlining the Lancaster Festival in Lancaster, Ohio on June 27, 2013