Amanda Overmyer

Amanda Overmyer
Amanda Overmyer at the American Idol, Season 7, Top 12 after party on March 6, 2008.
Background information
Birth name Amanda Lindsay Overmyer
Born ca 1984
Genres Southern rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2008–present
Website OvermyerProductions.com

Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (b ca. 1984)[1] is an American rock singer-songwriter from Camden, Indiana who was the eleventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol.[2]

Biography

Overmyer grew up in Camden, Indiana and attended Delphi Community High School in Delphi, Indiana.[2] 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, Leonard Skynyrd, and Led Zepplin.[1] She often played at biker rallies.[3]

She eventually left music, and earned nursing degree from Ivy Tech Community College and started to work in healthcare.[2][1]

She tried out for American Idol to give music one more try.[1] She became known as the "biker chick" and her sound was compared to Janis Joplin.[2] Overmyer was eliminated on the March 19, 2008 episode of American Idol, putting her in 11th place.[2]

On May 24, 2008 Overmyer headlined the Women of Rock show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA..[4]

On December 10, 2008, Overmyer released her debut album "Solidify".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 de Yampert, Rick (May 27, 2011). "Amanda Overmyer of 'American Idol' ready to rock Daytona". Daytona Beach News.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Soria, Melissa (July 30, 2008). "Life after 'American Idol'". Pharos Tribune. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
  3. ↑ Dixon, Delaina (March 26, 2008). "Commercial break with American Idol's Amanda Overmyer". OKmagazine.com (Internet Archive). OK!. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Parker, Lyndsey (May 25, 2008). "Amanda Overmyer Hits The Whisky". Yahoo Music. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008.
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