Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks: Biography in Details

Who is Taylor Hicks?

Taylor Hicks is an American singer and songwriter.

Taylor Hicks is also an advocate who grabbed the attention after participating as well as winning the American Idol S5.

This win made him the oldest person to win American Idol as well as the first white man to win over a girl in the finale.

His released albums Taylor Hicks and The Distance were loved by the listeners. He has worked with the band Little Memphis Blues Orchestra.

Who are the parents of Taylor Hicks?

His birthdate is 07 Oct 1976 and he was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the United States as Taylor Reuben Hicks.

The name of his mother was Pamela Dickinson and his father’s identity is Bradley Hicks (dentist).

Further, Taylor Hicks’s ancestry is Caucasian, and has a half-brother whose name is Sean.

As per his academics, Taylor Hicks is a Hoover High School graduate of 1995. Then he went to study business and journalism at Auburn University.

Taylor Hicks- Professional Life, Career

Taylor Hicks was with the Passing Through band when he was in college.

Taylor Hicks then in 2005 released his first album Under the Radar.

In the same year, he after listening to his half-sibling gave an audition for American Idol Season 5.

Taylor Hicks was named the winner of the fifth season. The final songs he sang in the show were “Living for the City”, “Levon”, and “Do I Make You Proud?”.

The other top four contestants were Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, and Paris Bennett.

Taylor Hicks till now has released only three albums. His first album came out in 2005 and then Taylor Hicks in 2006 followed by The Distance in 2009.

The list of his song credits are,

• “Do I Make You Proud”
• “Takin’ It to the Streets”
• “Just to Feel That Way”
• “What’s Right Is Right”
• “Silent Night”
• “Six Strings and Diamond Rings”

What is Taylor Hicks’s net worth in 2024?

By 2024’s sources, he has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

However, his yearly salary is not yet stated.

Rumors, Controversy

This American Idol winner singer is keeping himself away from scandals as well as rumors.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Taylor Hicks’s height is 6 ft 1 inch and his body weight is in average shape.

On top of that, he has grey hair and has eyes in light brown color too.

Is Taylor Hicks active on social media?

Taylor Hicks is officially present on social sites such as Instagram with over 24.1 thousand followers.

His Twitter account is also followed by more than 53.2k people.

He is also active on Facebook, and YouTube with over 72k and 1.16k fans respectively.

Trivia/Facts

• As of 2022, he is 45 years old.
• His zodiac sign is Libra.
• His Twitter account was made in March 2009.
• He is a huge fan of The Jonas Brothers.
• When he was 14 years old, his hair started to turn grey.
• He has two pet goldfish, named Lamont and Ray.
• He was once a shopping mall worker.
• At $2, he bought his first harmonica.
• His other names are Tay Tay and The Silver Fox.

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