George Clayton Huff, Jr. (born November 4, 1980) is an American singer. He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol.
George Huff
Background information
Birth name
George Clayton Huff Jr.
Born
(1980-11-04) November 4, 1980 (age 43) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Huff is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Huff auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Houston, Texas; he was a member of the fourth group of semi-finalists. He was actually not among those originally chosen for the semi-final round, but was put through when contestant Donnie Williams was disqualified for a drunk driving arrest.
American Idoledit
Huff was not voted through to the final round from his group of semi-finalists, but got another second chance when he was brought back for the wildcard round and put through as a finalist by contest judge Simon Cowell. During this period, New Orleans Fox Affiliate WVUE would hold specials including Huff's family cheering George on during the latest episodes.
His album, Miracles, was released by Word Records, on October 11, 2005. The first single off that album was "Brighter Day". It sold 18,000 copies.
In 2005, his Louisiana home was affected by Hurricane Katrina. He left New Orleans and stayed at his brother's house in Dallas.[1] His recent performances have included an October 2006 concert at West Virginia University[2] and a December 2006 Christmas show in Salinas, California.[3] He also had a recent brief performance at New York's Dr. Susan S. Mckinney Secondary School for the Arts on November 10, 2008.
In 2007 Huff's song "Brighter Day" was briefly featured in Tyler Perry's movie "Why Did I Get Married?" starring Janet Jackson.
On April 7, 2009 George Huff released his self-titled sophomore effort, featuring the songs "I Belong To You(Yours)", "Victory", "Free", "Destiny" (featuring Coko of SWV and Tasha Collins from the first season of BET's Sunday Best) and the lead single "Don't Let Go".
On March 24, 2011, Huff performed as a back-up singer to longtime friend and fellow Idol alum Jennifer Hudson during the third week of finals on the tenth season of American Idol, where she performed her current album's lead single, "Where You At." Huff has been singing background vocals for many of Hudson's live performances since then, and works as her vocal arranger for live performances.[citation needed]
^Idol Chatter 01-15-2010 "The best-selling Idol albums from 2009"
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George Huff American Idol profile
January 01, 1970
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George Clayton Huff Jr born November 4 1980 is an American singer He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth place finalist on the third season of the reality talent search television series American Idol George HuffBackground informationBirth nameGeorge Clayton Huff Jr Born 1980 11 04 November 4 1980 age 43 New Orleans Louisiana United StatesGenresGospel R amp BOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active2004 presentLabelsWord Entertainment 2004 2008 Koch Records 2009 present Contents 1 Biography 2 American Idol 2 1 American Idol performances 3 After Idol 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 Notes 6 External linksBiography editHuff is originally from New Orleans Louisiana Huff auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Houston Texas he was a member of the fourth group of semi finalists He was actually not among those originally chosen for the semi final round but was put through when contestant Donnie Williams was disqualified for a drunk driving arrest American Idol editHuff was not voted through to the final round from his group of semi finalists but got another second chance when he was brought back for the wildcard round and put through as a finalist by contest judge Simon Cowell During this period New Orleans Fox Affiliate WVUE would hold specials including Huff s family cheering George on during the latest episodes On May 5 2004 Huff was voted off in fifth place after two renditions of Fred Astaire s Cheek to Cheek and Louis Armstrong s What a Wonderful World during big band week American Idol performances edit Week Theme Date Sung Song Sung Artist Status Semi finals N A March 2 2004 Always and Forever Heatwave Eliminated Wild Card N A March 9 2004 Lean on Me Bill Withers Selected Top 12Soul week March 16 2004 Sittin On The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding Safe Top 11Country week March 23 2004 I Can Love You Like That John Michael Montgomery Safe Top 10Motown week March 30 2004 Ain t Too Proud to Beg The Temptations Safe Top 9Elton John April 6 2004 Take Me to the Pilot Elton John Safe Top 8Cinema April 14 2004 Against All Odds Take a Look at Me Now from Against All Odds Phil Collins Safe Top 7Barry Manilow April 20 2004 Tryin to Get the Feeling Again Barry Manilow Safe Top 6Gloria Estefan April 27 2004 Live for Loving You Gloria Estefan Bottom 2 Top 5Big band week May 4 2004 Cheek to Cheek What a Wonderful World Fred AstaireLouis Armstrong EliminatedAfter Idol editHis album Miracles was released by Word Records on October 11 2005 The first single off that album was Brighter Day It sold 18 000 copies In 2005 his Louisiana home was affected by Hurricane Katrina He left New Orleans and stayed at his brother s house in Dallas 1 His recent performances have included an October 2006 concert at West Virginia University 2 and a December 2006 Christmas show in Salinas California 3 He also had a recent brief performance at New York s Dr Susan S Mckinney Secondary School for the Arts on November 10 2008 In 2007 Huff s song Brighter Day was briefly featured in Tyler Perry s movie Why Did I Get Married starring Janet Jackson On April 7 2009 George Huff released his self titled sophomore effort featuring the songs I Belong To You Yours Victory Free Destiny featuring Coko of SWV and Tasha Collins from the first season of BET s Sunday Best and the lead single Don t Let Go On March 24 2011 Huff performed as a back up singer to longtime friend and fellow Idol alum Jennifer Hudson during the third week of finals on the tenth season of American Idol where she performed her current album s lead single Where You At Huff has been singing background vocals for many of Hudson s live performances since then and works as her vocal arranger for live performances citation needed Discography editAlbums edit Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications sales threshold USChrist USGospel USHeat 2004 My Christmas EP Released November 9 2004 Label n a 8 43 US sales 19 000 4 2005 Miracles Released October 11 2005 Label Word Records 30 8 21 US sales 29 000 4 2009 George Huff Released April 7 2009 Label Koch Records US sales 4 000 5 denotes releases that did not chart Singles edit Go Tell It on the Mountain Brighter Day Miracles You Know Me Number 32 Hot Gospel Songs Don t Let GoNotes edit Walker Dave Huff on Hope Displaced by the storm George Huff is still going strong New Orleans Times Picayune June 9 2006 American Idol Finalist Huff to perform at West Virginia University US Fed News October 10 2006 Mel Claudia Idol active in Salinas Monterey County Herald December 9 2006 a b Idol Chatter 01 10 2008 Idol Chatter 01 15 2010 The best selling Idol albums from 2009 External links editGeorge Huff American Idol profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Huff singer amp oldid 1218510996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
