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Noah Thompson is the next big thing in country music, thanks to American Idol. The Kentucky native was crowned the American Idol Season 20 winner over Hunter Girl during the grand finale on May 22. Nearly 16 million votes were cast, and America chose Noah as their new winner!
Thompson was born on April 18, 2002, in Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Lawrence County Highschool in Louisa, Kentucky. Before competing on American Idol, he worked as a construction worker. He covered songs on his YouTube channel but has also performed his original songs, including “Not a Phase”, “Pedestal” and “Heart Painted Black”. He had not intended to try out for American Idol, but his friend, Arthur signed him up to audition for the show. And it all started out as a joke. He never knew he would make it into the Top 5 and then move on to win it all. He is very passionate about music and spends most of his time writing and recording songs.