Candice Glover
Candice Rickelle Glover (born November 22, 1989) is an American R&B singer and actress who won the twelfth season of American Idol.[1] Glover is the first winner to have auditioned three times before being cast for the live shows. Her debut album Music Speaks was released on February 18, 2014.[2]
Candice Glover
Early life[edit]
Candice Rickelle Glover was born on November 22, 1989, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to John and Carole Glover. She is the oldest of seven children.[3][4] She graduated from Beaufort High School in 2008.[5]
Broadway[edit]
Glover sang on Broadway in the show Home For the Holidays, Live on Broadway from November 17 to December 30, 2017, at the August Wilson Theatre.[19]
Personal life[edit]
Glover says she wants to be a counselor to help girls through what she went through as a teenager. Nicki Minaj broke down in tears after Glover's performance of "Next to Me", saying that Glover has gotten so much more confident during her time on the show. Glover said she would never wear a dress on Idol, but she eventually wore one during her performance of "Somewhere," "You've Changed" by Billie Holiday and the finale. After this, girls began tweeting her saying she was their inspiration and that she made them feel more confident. Her musical influences include Christina Aguilera, Jazmine Sullivan and Brandy.[20] In 2011, Sullivan retweeted Glover's YouTube cover of "Chasing Pavements" by Adele and called it "amazing". Glover once again performed this song on the finale of American Idol.