Amanda Overmyer
American singer
Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (born October 26, 1984) is an American rock singer-songwriter who was the eleventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol.
Biography
Overmyer grew up in Camden, Indiana, and attended Delphi Community High School in Delphi, Indiana. She began singing in bands as a teenager, and followed the styles of Southern rock musicians that her dad listened to, like Bob Seger, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Led Zeppelin. She often played at biker rallies.
She eventually left music, and earned nursing degree from Ivy Tech Community College and started to work in healthcare.
American Idol
Overview
She tried out for American Idol to give music one more try. She became known as the "biker chick" and her sound was compared to Janis Joplin. Overmyer was eliminated on the March 19, 2008, episode of American Idol, putting her in 11th place.
The American Idol judges have often compared her sound to Janis Joplin. Overmyer was eliminated on the March 19, 2008, episode of American Idol, putting her in 11th place and just missing out on the tour.
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