Crystal Bowersox
| Crystal Bowersox | |
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Bowersox in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Crystal Lynn Bowersox |
| Born |
August 4, 1985 Elliston, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, indie folk, acoustic, blues, gospel, soul, blues-rock, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, flute |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels |
Jive/19 (2010–2011) Shanachie Records (2012–) |
| Website | CrystalBowersox.com |
Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol. She was the first female finalist in three years.
Bowersox's debut album, Farmer's Daughter, was released on December 14, 2010 by Jive Records. Bowersox released her second album, All That for This, on March 26, 2013.
Bowersox and her fraternal twin brother, Karl, were born in Elliston, Ohio to Kelly Lynn Bowersox (née Bowlander) and William Lester Bowersox. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. At age six, Bowersox was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She attended Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio and later attended the Toledo School for the Arts in Toledo, Ohio. She was in choir and played flute in the school marching band. Bowersox performed her first professional gig at the age of 10. She appeared at local bars in Toledo, most popularly Papa's Tavern, and The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio.
At the age of seventeen, she moved to Chicago, where she played music as a busker at train stations, including the Washington and Lake Redline stops. She frequented open mics, such as the In One Ear show at the Heartland Cafe, and Uncommon Ground Clark and Grace, and Devon locations. She also played extensively in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. According to Bowersox, she lived in poverty at this time, and had to resort to begging for insulin at a pharmacy to manage her diabetes after her health insurance expired.
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