Greater Brandon's Jeremy Rosado Vying for American Idol Crown
Durant graduate Jeremy Rosado, a student at Hillsborough Community College, is vying for the next American Idol crown. Friends and family at the Brandon Ale House are set to watch the Feb. 22 show at 8 p.m.
Durant High School graduate Jeremy Rosado was just 6 years old when he first took the stage. “I can’t believe I’m sharing this,” said Rosado, 19. “I loved Britney Spears. And it was bad. I was a little boy, probably 6, 7 years old, trying to sing and dance like her.” These days, the Valrico resident has his own style, which he exhibited to effect at the Savannah, Ga., Season 11 auditions of “American Idol” when he sang Luther Van Dross’s “Superstar.” Judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson were duly impressed with Rosado’s performance, sending him on to competition in Hollywood. “When they gave me that golden ticket, I was kind of thinking they were talking to the girl that was waiting on deck to go after me, and maybe they…
D'Ann White
1:44 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tune in tonight when the judges pick the next 10 American Idol contestants, Laura. Hopefully, Jeremy will be a finalist tonight. more ›