In the past seven seasons, American Idol has picked some of the best-selling artists to top the charts. However, I have found that this doesn't necessarily qualify the Fox show as an accurate measure of talent. Case in point, Josiah Leming. You might remember Leming as the young Tenneseean musician who was living in his car at the time of his AI audition. Or maybe you remember him as the emotional teen who got booted early on for cockily calling away the house band during an audition performance. If only some of our teenage mistakes were aired to millions of people.
Today, Leming has proven he cannot be dismissed that easily. He has now signed with Warner Brother Records and is set to release a full album early next year. The five-song EP titled "Angels Undercover" is out now and is available here.
Now, not that American Idol doesn't attract some very talented voices sometimes, but the truth is that the show is far more a karaoke competition than a talent contest that feeds the American hunger for human embarrassment. If you need proof, look up Paula Goodspeed's story here.
Josiah left home at 17 as a struggling musician, looking for a way to support his family -- eight siblings (six of whom are adopted), an out-of-work stepfather, and a mother with terminal cancer. He traveled the southeast playing open-mic nights and sleeping in his car before auditioning for American Idol. Following his dismissal from the show, he was spotted by a manager and soon signed with Warner Brothers.
Leming is next in line (see Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson) to be living proof, however, that one can succeed after Idol. His songs on the EP show a breadth of songwriting talent for a young kid, and a knack for the piano.
Check below for some highlights, and stay tuned for more about this one.
Josiah Leming - "Arctic Outcry Wind"
VIDEO - Josiah Leming - "Angels Undercover"
Today, Leming has proven he cannot be dismissed that easily. He has now signed with Warner Brother Records and is set to release a full album early next year. The five-song EP titled "Angels Undercover" is out now and is available here.
Now, not that American Idol doesn't attract some very talented voices sometimes, but the truth is that the show is far more a karaoke competition than a talent contest that feeds the American hunger for human embarrassment. If you need proof, look up Paula Goodspeed's story here.
Josiah left home at 17 as a struggling musician, looking for a way to support his family -- eight siblings (six of whom are adopted), an out-of-work stepfather, and a mother with terminal cancer. He traveled the southeast playing open-mic nights and sleeping in his car before auditioning for American Idol. Following his dismissal from the show, he was spotted by a manager and soon signed with Warner Brothers.
Leming is next in line (see Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson) to be living proof, however, that one can succeed after Idol. His songs on the EP show a breadth of songwriting talent for a young kid, and a knack for the piano.
Check below for some highlights, and stay tuned for more about this one.
Josiah Leming - "Arctic Outcry Wind"
VIDEO - Josiah Leming - "Angels Undercover"
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