Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Newsome High School graduate was voted off the television show Tuesday night.
It was a short-but-sweet ride. On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the first show of American Idol's Season 12, Newsome High School graduate Dan Wood was voted off by judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj. But the 22-year-old Apollo Beach resident said he has no regrets. After all, he pointed out, he got to meet Mariah Carey. Wednesday was Group Night on the show. The male contestants were asked to perform in groups of four. Wood's group, calling itself Last Minute, prepared to sing One Direction's "You Don't Know Your Beautiful." "We sound good," said Wood just before going on stage. "We have some good harmonies." Wood said he was nervous but optimistic as he stood before the judges, dedicating the song to Carey and Minaj, …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Newsome High School graduate Dan Wood is expected to sing on Hollywood Round Part I of the popular television show starting at 8 p.m. on Fox Television.
Fellow graduates from Newsome High School, co-workers at Circles Bar & Grill in Apollo Beach and friends from St. Stephen Catholic Church in Valrico will all be tuned in to tonight's American Idol television show to see hometown boy Dan Wood fulfill his dream of performing on the popular television show. But none are more excited about tonight's season premiere than Wood's own mother, Cindy. "This is unbelievable," said Cindy Wood, who accompanied her 22-year-old son to Hollywood for the taping of tonight's show. "I've been on this ride with him for a long time. He’s come a long way." Ironically, Circles Bar & Grill's "singing server" never showed much interest in singing as a youngster, said his mom. "He never really sang as a child," she…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Dan Wood auditioned for the fourth time in Baton Rouge, La., last week. But this time, he got a nod from the judges to proceed to competition in Hollywood.
At Circles Bar & Grill in Apollo Beach, he's known as "the singing waiter." But 2008 Newsome High School graduate Dan Wood soon will sing in front a much larger audience. At auditions Jan. 24 in Baton Rouge, La., Wood received his "golden ticket" from American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj and is headed to Hollywood to compete as a semifinalist on Season 12 of the television show (see the attached "Road to Hollywood" interview). Born in Houston, Wood, 22, moved with his family to FishHawk Ranch where he participated in cross country at Newsome High School and pursued his love of singing at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Valrico as the only male member of the Life Teen Choir. His mother, Cindy, served …
Heike House
11:20 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Another one of our own! Way to go, Dan!!! Will definitely be watching!!! more ›