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Infobox musical artist | name = Lil Rounds| image = Lil Rounds.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|10|20| origin = Memphis, Tennessee , United States|U.S. | genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , soul music|soul , gospel music|gospel , pop music|pop , jazz music|jazz | instrument = Singing|Vocals | occupation = Singing|Singer | years_active = 2009–present| label = Bungalo Records / Universal Records|Universal (2009-2010)Citation needed|date=December 2010| associated_acts =| website = http://www.mylilrounds.com www.MyLilRounds.com Lil Rounds (born October 20, 1984) is an United States|American singing|singer from Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , Tennessee , who was the seventh place finalist on the American Idol (season 8)|eighth season of American Idol . Following the conclusion of Idol , Rounds was signed to a record deal with Bungalo Records .cite web|url= http://mjsbigblog.com/lil-rounds-signed-to-bungalow-records.htm |title=Lil Rounds Signed to Bungalow Records |publisher=mjsbigblog |date=2009-11-30 |accessdate=2010-01-10 Her debut album was to be released in 2010 but has been pushed back for a 2011 release.update after|2011|12|31 Rounds is now recording her album independently.
Early life
Rounds has stated that she began to sing when she was just 3 years old.cite web|author=acl3308 : |url= http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/lil_rounds/ |title=Lil Rounds - Season 8 Contestants |publisher=American Idol |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2010-01-10 She once lived in Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , Tennessee , along with her husband and three children. Rounds was a Customer service advisor . Before she entered the competition, a tornado 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak#Memphis area tornado|ripped through Memphis on February 5, 2008, severely damaging her apartment complex and forcing her and her family to live in a motel . http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/music/idol/blog/2009/03/lil_rounds_makes_us_feel_great.html dead link|date=January 2010cite web|url= http://blogs.augusta.com/node/2384 |title=The Top 13: Lil Rounds |publisher=blogs.augusta.com |date=2009-03-08 |accessdate=2010-01-10 Her grandfather once worked with blues legend B.B. King .cite web|url= http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71473/ |title=Lil Rounds Is An 'American Idol' Mama |publisher=Etonline.com |date=2009-03-06 |accessdate=2010-01-10Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot She said her dream mentor would be Stevie Wonder .cite web|last=Byrne |first=Katie |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606411/20090305/story.jhtml |title='American Idol' Finalist Lil Rounds Insists 'Simon Has A Heart!' - News Story & #124; Music, Celebrity, Artist News & #124; MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2009-03-05 |accessdate=2010-01-10
Rounds auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City Missouri , where she received high praises from all judges saying that she was one of the best to audition, and that they thought she was a combination of Mary J Blige and Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia . In Hollywood week round 1, she received a standing ovation from Kara Dioguardi and Paula Abdul after her rendition of " I Will Always Love You " by Dolly Parton . Her semifinal performance, " Be Without You ", was highly praised by the judges allowing her to join the finals. After the top 36 performance, she was considered an early front runner in which Simon Cowell stated he would think Rounds would be in the top 3 along with Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey during his interview on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|Tonight Show with Jay Leno . She was eliminated on April 22 along with Anoop Desai , and returned for the Season 8 Finale on May 20, 2009 performing "Cue the Rain" with Queen Latifah .
note|1|1 Due to the judges using their one save to save Matt Giraud , the Top 7 remained intact for another week.
Post- Idol
After Lil's elimination, she made guest appearances on Live with Regis and Kelly , The Ellen Degeneres Show , Larry King Live , some local FOX television affiliates and numerous radio stations across the country. She performed on the Grand Finale of American IdolAmerican Idol (season 8)|season 8 , including a group medley of So What (Pink song)|So What and a duet of Cue the Rain with original artist Queen Latifah . On the tour, Rounds sang " Be Without You " by Mary J. Blige , " No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One " by Alicia Keys , and Beyonce 's " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies ." Rounds has said in numerous interviews that during the American Idols LIVE& #33; Tour 2009 she will begin working on her album. She says her album will be contemporary R& B , soul music|soul , pop music|pop gospel and jazz .cite web|author=ValerieCalhoun ErnieFreeman |url= http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/042909_Idols_Rounds_Reflects_on_Experience |title=Idol's Rounds Reflects on Experience |publisher=Myfoxmemphis.com |date=2009-04-29 |accessdate=2010-01-10 She is currently in the studio working on her album, and will have a new website up soon.cite web|url= http://twitter.com/IDOLLILROUNDS/status/4750830622 |title=Twitter / LIL ROUNDS: Hiii everybody!& #33; Just want |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2009-10-09 |accessdate=2010-01-10 She has stated that her album will be out in the spring of 2010.cite web|url= http://twitter.com/IDOLLILROUNDS/status/5315624201 |title=Twitter / LIL ROUNDS: Good Morning tweeters |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2009-10-31 |accessdate=2010-01-10 It has been reported that she has signed with Bungalo Records . On December 23, 2010, Rounds announced that she has left what she called a "bad record deal" and was now working on her album independently to be released in 2011.update after|2011|12|31Citation needed|date=December 2010 Her album with Bungalo Records is believed to have been scrapped.Citation needed|date=December 2010
http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/lil_rounds/ Lil Rounds at American Idol
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