George Huff (singer)

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George Huff
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Background information
Birth nameGeorge Clayton Huff Jr.
Born (1980-11-04) November 4, 1980 (age 44)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres Gospel, R&B
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Piano
Years active2004–present
Labels Word Entertainment (2004–2008)
Koch Records (2009–present)

George Clayton Huff, Jr. (born November 4, 1980) is an American singer. He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol .

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Biography

Huff is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Huff auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Houston, Texas; he was a member of the fourth group of semi-finalists. He was actually not among those originally chosen for the semi-final round, but was put through when contestant Donnie Williams was disqualified for a drunk driving arrest.

American Idol

Huff was not voted through to the final round from his group of semi-finalists, but got another second chance when he was brought back for the wildcard round and put through as a finalist by contest judge Simon Cowell. During this period, New Orleans Fox Affiliate WVUE would hold specials including Huff's family cheering George on during the latest episodes.

On May 5, 2004, Huff was voted off in fifth place after two renditions of Fred Astaire's "Cheek to Cheek" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" during big band week.

American Idol performances

Week/ThemeDate SungSong SungArtistStatus
Semi-finals
[N/A]
March 2, 2004"Always and Forever" Heatwave Eliminated
Wild Card
[N/A]
March 9, 2004"Lean on Me" Bill Withers Selected
Top 12
Soul week
March 16, 2004"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding Safe
Top 11
Country week
March 23, 2004"I Can Love You Like That" John Michael Montgomery Safe
Top 10
Motown week
March 30, 2004"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Temptations Safe
Top 9
Elton John
April 6, 2004"Take Me to the Pilot"Elton JohnSafe
Top 8
Cinema
April 14, 2004"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- from "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins Safe
Top 7
Barry Manilow
April 20, 2004"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"Barry ManilowSafe
Top 6
Gloria Estefan
April 27, 2004"Live for Loving You"Gloria EstefanBottom 2
Top 5
Big band week
May 4, 2004"Cheek to Cheek"
"What a Wonderful World"
Fred Astaire
Louis Armstrong
Eliminated

After Idol

His album, Miracles, was released by Word Records, on October 11, 2005. The first single off that album was "Brighter Day". It sold 18,000 copies.

In 2005, his Louisiana home was affected by Hurricane Katrina. He left New Orleans and stayed at his brother's house in Dallas. [1] His recent performances have included an October 2006 concert at West Virginia University [2] and a December 2006 Christmas show in Salinas, California. [3] He also had a recent brief performance at New York's Dr. Susan S. Mckinney Secondary School for the Arts on November 10, 2008.

In 2007 Huff's song "Brighter Day" was briefly featured in Tyler Perry's movie "Why Did I Get Married?" starring Janet Jackson.

On April 7, 2009 George Huff released his self-titled sophomore effort, featuring the songs "I Belong To You(Yours)", "Victory", "Free", "Destiny" (featuring Coko of SWV and Tasha Collins from the first season of BET's Sunday Best) and the lead single "Don't Let Go".

On March 24, 2011, Huff performed as a back-up singer to longtime friend and fellow Idol alum Jennifer Hudson during the third week of finals on the tenth season of American Idol, where she performed her current album's lead single, "Where You At." Huff has been singing background vocals for many of Hudson's live performances since then, and works as her vocal arranger for live performances.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
US
Christ
US
Gospel
US
Heat
2004My Christmas EP!
  • Released: November 9, 2004
  • Label: n/a
843
  • US sales: 19,000 [4]
2005Miracles
30821
  • US sales: 29,000 [4]
2009George Huff
  • US sales: 4,000 [5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Notes

  1. Walker, Dave. "Huff on Hope: Displaced by the storm, George Huff is still going strong." New Orleans Times-Picayune . June 9, 2006.
  2. "American Idol Finalist Huff to perform at West Virginia University". US Fed News. October 10, 2006.
  3. Mel, Claudia. "Idol active in Salinas." Monterey County Herald . December 9, 2006.
  4. 1 2 Idol Chatter 01-10-2008
  5. Idol Chatter 01-15-2010 "The best-selling Idol albums from 2009"

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