Drew Wright
| Drew Wright | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Drew Edward Wright |
| Born |
October 5, 1979 Toronto, Ontario |
| Origin | Collingwood, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Mitch McDonald, Theo Tams |
| Website | fallanddivide.com |
Drew Edward Wright (born October 5, 1979) is a Canadian who is best known for being a top three finalist on the sixth season of Canadian Idol.
When Drew was young, he was mostly into rock and country. When he was two, he was given a ukulele which he grew attached to.
Even at a young age, Drew's interest in music was apparent. When he was five, he was sent home from school for singing Under My Thumb by The Rolling Stones. Later, he quickly picked up drumming when he was twelve and he was often sent home for singing or drumming in class.
He played in the band at Admiral Collingwood Public School and various sports such as hockey or wrestling, as well as taking tap dancing lessons for a year. When he was fifteen, he was taught a few chords on the guitar and took it up as his main instrument. Despite being left-handed, Wright plays right-handed.
After leaving school, Drew attended CCI and enrolled in the drama program. He would often bring his guitar to class and play for his peers. For his year-end monologue, he played a character who wanted to write music for a living.
Around this time, he played in a band called Clean Dirt, though they broke up shortly thereafter. He then formed a band called Malleus, who won the Rock 95 Loud and Local Contest in 2006.
After graduating high school, Drew got a degree in music engineering and continued to play on the local scene.
Drew was pressured to try out for Canadian Idol by family and friends. As twenty-eight is the cut off age for auditioners, he decided to give it a shot (he was twenty-seven at the time of his audition) and made it to the Top 200.
The day of his final performance in Toronto Week, his grandmother died and he contemplated leaving, though decided, with his family's blessing, to stay in the competition. He wowed the judges with his acoustic performance of Maroon 5's She Will Be Loved and made it into the Top 24 (though at the time, it was still a Top 22).
After performing Queen's "Under Pressure", Neverending White Lights's "The Grace" and Hoobastank's "The Reason" (the latter which of two, he accompanied himself on guitar), Drew advanced into the Top 10 of Canadian Idol. Though he said the leaving of many of friends was sad, he was ecstatic to make the top ten and what was ahead for him.
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