Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thursday, December 16, Tags: Danny Gokey. Orode Moses August 21, Leave a Reply Cancel reply Write your comment here Name Email Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Related Posts. Audio Music Lyrics. Music Mp4 Music Video. You May Like. Audio Music Music Video. Born on April 24, , in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was raised in a large family and began singing during weekly church services.
Gokey's interest in religion and music continued to shape his adolescence, and he became the music director of Faith Builders International Ministries during his mid-twenties. Meanwhile, he married his high-school sweetheart, a fellow churchgoing music fan named Sophia Martinez, and lived with her for four years. In , Martinez underwent surgery for congenital heart disease and died during the operation.
An enthusiastic fan of American Idol, she had asked Gokey to audition for the show on several occasions. He ultimately auditioned that summer -- a mere four weeks after her passing -- and became one of the show's early frontrunners, sailing through each round with his gruff, soulful vocals and tear-jerking back-story. Gokey ultimately finished third in the competition, with only Adam Lambert and Kris Allen receiving more votes.
Tour kept him busy until September , at which point he signed with 19 Recordings in conjunction with RCA Nashville and set to work on a country album. Well received, the album peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
Gokey's sophomore album, Hope in Front of Me, followed in
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