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Infobox musical artist | name = Bucky Covington| image = Bucky Covington.jpg| caption = Bucky Covington in The American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World .| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = William Joel Covington III| birth_date = birth date and age|1977|11|8| origin = Laurinburg, North Carolina|Rockingham , North Carolina , United States | instrument = Singing|Vocals , bass guitar , drums | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer| years_active = 2006–present| label = Lyric Street Records|Lyric Street (2007-2010) http://www.myspace.com/buckycovington, eOne (2011-Present)| associated_acts = Sawyer Brown | website = http://www.buckycovingtonmusic.com/ buckycovingtonmusic.com William Joel " Bucky " Covington III (born November 8, 1977) is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the American Idol (season 5)|5th season of the Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol . In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records . His self-titled Bucky Covington (album)|debut album , produced by Mark Miller of the band Sawyer Brown , was released on April 17, 2007. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and produced three hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: " A Different World (song)|A Different World " at number six, " It's Good to Be Us " at number eleven, and " I'll Walk " at number ten. Three more singles: " I Want My Life Back ," " Gotta Be Somebody " and " A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) ," were released for an unreleased second album, titled ''I'm Alright .
Biography
Personal life
Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina , to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates on November 8, 1977 - along with his identical twins|twin brother, Robert David "Rocky" Covington. Bucky is the nickname derived from his grandfather "Buck". http://myidol.idolonfox.com/blogs/cheeselady/2006/03/11/Bucky_and_Rocky MyIDOL - American Idol He graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland High School in Laurinburg, NC. He worked at Covington's Body Shop in Hamlet, North Carolina .
At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a bassist , drummer and songwriter . Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both country music|country and rock music|rock . After some time, he elected to perform both original and cover material in a cross-genre vein. Rocky is also a musician and is the former lead singer of the North Carolina band Swamp Cat .
In 1998 when the Covington twins were 20 years old, they were in a minor automobile mishap. Bucky allegedly pretended to be Rocky. They were arrested for confusing the authorities. The plaintiff failed to identify which twin was driving, since the twins were identical. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528396/20060411/index.jhtml Report: 'Idol' Bucky Covington Duped Police - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
After Idol , Bucky bought a house in Franklin, Tennessee , near Nashville, which he shared with Rocky and his wife Terra. Rocky also joined Bucky's band as a drummer. On February 13, 2007, he and his wife Crystal legal separation|separated after more than seven years of marriage. http://www.people.com/people/package/americanidol2007/article/0,,20007868_20011779,00.html Bucky Covington & Wife Split Bucky recently got engaged to his girlfriend of 3.5 years, Katherine Cook.Citation needed|date=September 2010
BLP unsourced section|date=November 2008In the 2005-06 season, the Covington twins auditioned for American Idol in Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC individually. Of the two, Bucky advanced to the final twelve. On March 22, Bucky remained in the bottom three, along with Lisa Tucker (singer)|Lisa Tucker and Kevin Covais . On April 12, when Covington was in the bottom three with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin , the votes went to the latter two. In the Top 8 results show of season six of American Idol, he appeared in one of the front rows.
March 1, 2006: " The Thunder Rolls " by Garth Brooks
March 8, 2006: " Wave on Wave (song)|Wave on Wave " by Pat Green
;Finals
March 14, 2006: " Superstition (song)|Superstition " by Stevie Wonder
March 21, 2006: " Oh, Boy& #33; (song)|Oh Boy " by Buddy Holly (Bottom 2)
March 28, 2006: " Real Good Man " by Tim McGraw
April 4, 2006: " Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)|Best I Ever Had " by Gary Allan
April 11, 2006: " Fat Bottomed Girls " by Queen (band)|Queen (Bottom 3, Eliminated)
Debut album: Bucky Covington
In November and December 2006, Bucky Covington performed on the GAC Country Music Christmas tour, making him the first Idol from the 5th season to be part of a major non-American Idol concert tour. http://www.countrymusicchristmastour.com/ GAC Country Christmas
Covington negotiated with Buena Vista Music Group 's country label, Lyric Street Records . His debut single, " A Different World (song)|A Different World ," was released to country radio on January 16, 2007, coinciding with the premiere of American Idol (season 6) . http://idolthoughts.blogs.syracuse.com/default.asp? item=416128 Syracuse Post-Standard http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1549185/20070103/rascal_flatts.jhtml CMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5256649,00.html GAC Its initial debut on radio was on Sirius Satellite Radio's New Country channel in late December 2006.
His debut album, Bucky Covington (album)|Bucky Covington , was released on April 17, 2007, to positive reviews. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number four selling 61,000 copies. It also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, making the album the best opening week for a debut album by a male on the chart since Billy Ray Cyrus ' 1992 debut with Some Gave All .Katie Hasty, http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003576072 "Lavigne's New 'Thing' Debuts Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, April 25, 2007. Covington's debut surpassed the previous record held by Jason Michael Carroll 's '' Waitin' in the Country .cite web|url= http://www.jasonmichaelcarroll.com/site.php? em2253=116321_-1__0_~0_-1_2_2007_0_0& content=news|title=jmc He performed selections from his album during a nationwide tour in 2007, and the track "Empty Handed" appeared in NASCAR 08 as part of the in-game soundtrack. Overall, Bucky Covington'' accounted for three singles. "A Different World" peaked at number six, followed by "It's Good to Be Us" at number eleven and "I'll Walk" at number ten.
Unreleased second album: ''I'm Alright
In January 2009, Lyric Street noted that Covington has been in the studio recording his second album, ''I'm Alright''. The lead-off single, " I Want My Life Back " was released to radio in April 2009 and it peaked at number 32. In early October 2009, Covington released a cover version of Nickelback 's hit single " Gotta Be Somebody " which peaked at number 51 in December 2009 after spending only three weeks on the chart. The album's third single, " A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) ," was released in March 2010.
The album was expected for release on April 27, 2011 however, in April 2010, it was announced Lyric Street Records would be closing, but Covington would be transferred to another label owned by Disney Music Group. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1637143/covington-fowler-dickerson-follow-rascal-flatts-to-disney-music-group.jhtml CMT News: Covington, Fowler, Dickerson Follow Rascal Flatts to Disney Music Group However Covington remained unsigned until October 2011 when it was announced that he had signed as the "premier artist" for eOne 's Entertainment One Nashville label.cite web|title= http://www.nashville.com/music/2011/10/bucky-covington-signs-new-record-deal/|url= http://www.nashville.com/music/2011/10/bucky-covington-signs-new-record-deal/|work=Bucky Covington Signs New Record Deal|accessdate=15 January 2012
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Sales
US Country
US
Bucky Covington
Release date: April 17, 2007
Label: Lyric Street Records
US sales: 427,000 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/03/adam-lambert-ep-sales-rise-3000-percent-after-idol-appearance/1 Idol Chatter 03-16-2011
Extended plays
Title
Album details
Peak positions
US Country
Live from Rockingham
Release date: November 17, 2009
Label: Lyric Street Records
''I'm Alright
Release date: April 27, 2010
Label: Lyric Street Records
Reality Country
Release date: May 4, 2010
Label: Lyric Street Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country cite web
US cite web
2007
6
58
Bucky Covington
" It's Good to Be Us "
2008
10
70
2009
32
—
''I'm Alright
" Gotta Be Somebody "
2010
23
—
2012
TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
;Notes
A #ref_A| ^ "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number twenty-two.cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2010|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=206|year=2011|isbn=0-89820-188-8
B #ref_B| ^ Current single.
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
2007
Trey Fanjoy
"It's Good to Be Us"
2009
Devin Pense
2012
Other appearances
" Superstition (song)|Superstition " from American Idol Season 5: Encores (2006)
Filmography
Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Himself
Played guitar in Robby Stewart 's ( Billy Ray Cyrus ) band
http://www.buckycovingtonmusic.com/ Bucky Covington Official Website
AI contestant|5|bucky_covington|Bucky Covington
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/covington bucky/artist.jhtml Bucky Covington at CMT Music.
myspace|buckycovington|Bucky Covington
Bucky CovingtonAmerican Idol 5 Persondata | NAME =Covington, Bucky | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =November 8, 1977 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Covington, Bucky Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:American Idol participants Category:Lyric Street Records artists Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:People from Rockingham County, North Carolina
