Chikezie#Personal life

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chikezie

| image = ChikezieEze.jpg

| caption = Chikezie in 2008

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| birth_place = Inglewood, California, US

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| genre = R&B, soul

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, harmonica

| years_active = 2007–present

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Chikezie Eze{{cite news |last1=Tomcho |first1=Sandy |title=Former 'American Idol' Chikezie Eze speaks out |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2008/11/28/former-american-idol-chikezie-eze/52167769007/ |access-date=4 June 2023 |work=Times Herald-Record |date=28 November 2008}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɪ|k|iː|z|iː}}) is an American singer and the tenth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol.

Early life

Chikezie was born in Inglewood, California to Nigerian parents, attended high school at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in West LA and Bethel College in Kansas.{{Cite web|url=http://napavalleyregister.com/eagle/entertainment/american-idol-finalist-to-visit-idol-nv/article_5e6f50cd-2f17-5e17-b58e-704c67e0751e.html|title = American Idol finalist to visit Idol NV| date=January 29, 2009 }} Before auditioning for American Idol, he was a Transportation Security Administration screener and a cashier. He also attended Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California.{{Cite web |title='American Idol': It's over for Amanda Overmyer - USATODAY.com |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-03-19-idol-elimination_N.htm |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=usatoday30.usatoday.com}}

American Idol

Chikezie successfully auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol and made it to the top 12. He was eliminated on March 26, 2008, finishing in tenth place.

=Performances=

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scope="col"\| Week ! scope="col"\| Theme ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Original artist ! scope="col"\| Result
scope="row" \| Top 24 \| 1960s \| "More Today Than Yesterday" \| The Spiral Starecase \| style="background:#FDFC8F\|Safe
scope="row" \| Top 20 \| 1970s \| "I Believe to My Soul" \| Donny Hathaway \| style="background:#FDFC8F\|Safe
scope="row" \| Top 16 \| 1980s \| "All the Man That I Need" \| Linda Clifford \| style="background:#FDFC8F\|Safe
scope="row" \| Top 12 \| Lennon–McCartney \| "She's a Woman" \| The Beatles \| style="background:#FDFC8F\|Safe
scope="row" \| Top 11 \| The Beatles \| "I've Just Seen a Face" \| The Beatles \| style="background:#FDFC8F\|Safe
scope="row" \| Top 10 \| Birth year \| "If Only for One Night" \| Luther Vandross \| bgcolor="FF91A4" \| Eliminated

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scope="col"| Week

! scope="col"| Theme

! scope="col"| Song

! scope="col"| Original artist

! scope="col"| Result

scope="row" | Top 24

| 1960s

| "More Today Than Yesterday"

| The Spiral Starecase