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Host Peter McCully chats with singer Cameron Whitcomb, who recently made it to the top 20 on the TV show American Idol. He talks about growing up in Nanaimo, working in Kamloops and the experience of being a contestant on the show.
Cameronѻýs audition for the 20th season of American Idol was in Texas.
ѻýI just felt like I was watching musicians that had been doing it their entire life get turned away, right away, so I thought I didnѻýt have a chance,ѻý said Whitcomb. ѻýI actually had this conversation with this guy from Alabama. He was like, ѻýman, I promise you, those judges are the same as us, man. They put their pants on the same way we doѻý. It just seemed like he was fearless. He was like, ѻýit does not change anything what those judges think of me.ѻýѻý
Today in BC asked Cameron about his music selections for the competition.
ѻýIѻým really open to hearing what other people listen to,ѻý he said. ѻýI just really love finding new music. Thatѻýs where a lot of it came from. My grandma sent me songs, I think my mom picked out the song I was singing in Hawaii, Bad Moon Rising by CCR.ѻý
Whitcomb shares the story of his famous backflips and his brotherѻýs ѻýIdolѻý tattoo.
Weѻýll also hear Cameronѻýs performance of If it Hadnѻýt Been for Love by the Steel Drivers while competing in Hawaii.
(If it Hadnѻýt Been for Love/The Steel Drivers)
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