Melinda Doolittle

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Melinda Marie Doolittle (born on October 6, 1977) is an American singer who was the second runner up on the sixth season of American Idol. Doolittle was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Steve and Marguerite Doolittle. She graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1995. Although she has been singing since the seventh grade, her professional career did not begin until 1999 as a music major from Belmont University. Doolittle sang back-up for Michael McDonald, Anointed, Mandisa, Aaron Neville, Jonny Lang, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Alabama, Julie Wilde, and CeCe Winans. American Idol Audition Doolittle first auditioned for American Idol in Memphis, Tennessee. She sang the song "For Once in My Life", which was popularized by Stevie Wonder, one of her favorite artists. She went down to Memphis with some friends who were auditioning and decided to audition for fun. She was met with admiration from all three judges in response to her audition. They did express concern, however, about the nerves she had exhibited and told her to believe in herself. Semi-finals Doolittle managed to secure herself a spot in the Top 24, who all performed on national television. During her first broadcast performance, Doolittle was highly praised for her rendition of "Sweet Sweet Baby (Since You’ve Been Gone)", by Aretha Franklin. The following week, Doolittle pulled off another winning performance with the song "My Funny Valentine". According to the judges, it was "without question the be

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Coming Back To You

Lift Every Voice: The Historic Songs of James Weldon Johnson

American Idol 6

God Bless Us Everyone

You're the Reason

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My Funny Valentine - Single

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American Idol Season 6: Performances

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American Idol: Season 6 - The Collector's Edition

Melinda Doolittle - EP

American Idol

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American Idol 6 Studio Version

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Promo Only Dance Radio July

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