I just found this story about Melinda Doolittle
Melinda Doolittle’s First Album Debuts In June
Posted on Wednesday, 2 of April , 2008 at 8:38 pm
Last year at this time, Melinda Doolittle was appearing weekly on American Idol.
Melinda finished third in last year’s American Idol competition and has been busy touring and recording ever since.
The former professional back-up singer from Brentwood, Tenn., has been on tour as part of Dreyer’s Slow-Churned Light Ice Cream American Idol Tour and has a new album scheduled to debut in June.
The tour was part of a promotion on the American Idol web site (
www.americanidol.com) that allowed fans to vote for their five favorite ice cream flavors with a chance to win an in-home ice cream party for 25 people with Melinda performing live. Doolittle is a spokeswoman for Dreyer’s ice cream, which comes in several “American Idol” flavors. Doolittle describes her debut album, which comes out in June, as “kind of eclectic.”
“I’m a soul girl at heart,” she said. “So it’s got soul. It’s got some groove to it. But I like that little rock edge. So, it’s a little gritty.”
She has also just released a single online of “My Funny Valentine”, available for download at iTunes.
http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/15414571/detail.html
She says her life has changed dramatically since her appearance on American Idol.
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