Fade Into Me
Calling all David Cook fans! The season 7 winner will be appearing on the show this year, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. It will mark the Blue Springs, Missouri native’s fourth year in a row returning to the stage that launched his rock career. Cook’s performance is tentatively scheduled for May.
Also set to sing during season 11? Last year’s third place finalist Haley Reinhart, who will perform on the show Thursday, March 22, two days after she officially releases her debut single, “Free.”
The returning alums continue a long tradition of inviting Idol grads to perform on the current season of the show. Cook joins season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry, season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, season 10’s James Durbin and reigning victor Scotty McCreery on the season 11 line-up, as previously reported.
As for what Cook might play? Although his most recent album, This Loud Morning, has been out for less than a year, it could be a new song, says an insider. Indeed, Cook’s tweets from the last few weeks have referenced a fair share of writing and music sessions and he’s said to have several songs in the can.
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David Cook (Season 7 winner): “We have a new record coming out June 28th called ‘This Loud Morning.’ We have a new single called ‘The Last Goodbye’ that is out now and the video just came out Monday. We will turn until the wheels fall off this summer and fall. I love performing live more than anything. We did 150 + shows for the last record and I really want to beat that record. I want to double that. I loved my time of the show and I love the relationships I built on the show. I would not be where I am now with the opportunities I have had without the show so if I always have ‘comma American Idol‘ after my name, I am ok with that. There are a lot of worse things people could call me. But there is a misconception that the show is a golden ticket and it isn’t. You have to work at it. It is a great platform but if you don’t work at it and have the passion, you will fade away. I haven’t had a vacation in three years because I am working so hard at following my dream. The hustle never ends and even then, even if you are super talented and work very hard, there is still a certain amount of luck involved.”
