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Gokey describes ‘Idol’ run as ‘tragedy to triumph’ By Carrie Antlfinger May 17, 2009 MILWAUKEE – Thousands of screaming fans, homemade signs expressing fans’ love, singing the national anthem at a major league baseball game and a parade. It was all too much for “American Idol” contestant Danny Gokey, who returned to Milwaukee to film clips for the show May 8. During the parade, he cried. “It’s unbelievable,” Gokey told friend and former “Idol” contestant Jamar Rogers. “From tragedy to triumph,” is how Gokey describes his transformation from an unknown widower to the third-place finisher on the popular Fox singing show. The volunteer church music director was voted off Wednesday, setting up a showdown this week between dark horse Kris Allen and early favorite Adam Lambert. A day after leaving “Idol,” Gokey, 29, said he was relieved to no longer have to worry about getting votes but acknowledged the show helped open many doors for him. “I was a nobody, and this show turned me into somebo
Very sad news in Idol Nation today. David Cook’s older brother, Adam Cook, 37, has died after an 11-year battle with cancer. According to US Weekly, David made the announcement in Washington, D.C., at the Race For Hope 5K, of which he was the honorary chairman. US Weekly quotes David telling the crowd: “I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor, and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now. I lost one today, but I gained 9,000, and I will be here every year that they will have me.” For those who watched David rise through the ranks of Season Seven, his brother’s illness was the poignant backstory of the year, and one which David handled with grace and dignity despite the struggles he and has family underwent, never openly discussing his brother’s illness on the air but making general comments in support of cancer victims. Adam’s increasingly frail appearance when he visited the set made for some of the season’s most dramatic moments. During each show of the Idols Li
