Danny Gokey – Kansas City – 28 – Milwaukee, WI
Video:
- Audition – “Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye
- Hollywood – “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal
- Hollywood Group Performance – “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5
- Hollywood – “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack
- Hollywood-“Chair” Danny advances, Jamar is eliminated
- Semi Finals Week 1 – “Hero” by 1
- Semi Finals Week 1 Results – “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz
- Semi Finals Week 1 Results – Danny advances to the Top 12
- Top 13 – “Pretty Young Thing” by Michael Jackson
- Top 13 Results – Jackson 5 Medley – Group Performance
- Top 13 Results – “We Will Rock You” – Queen – Ford Commercial
- Top 11 – “Jesus Take the Wheel” by Carrie Underwood
- Top 11 Results -“Trouble” – Group Performance
- Top 11 Results – “Here it Goes Again” – Ford Commercial
- Top 10 – “Get Ready” by the Temptations
- Top 10 Results – “Motown Medley” – Group Performance
- Top 10 Results – “Pocket Full of Sunshine” – Ford Commercial
- Top 9 – “What Hurts the Most” by Rascal Flatts
- Top 9 Results – “Mixed Up” – Ford Commercial
- Top 9 Results – “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey – Group Performance
- Top 8 – “Stand by Me” by Mickey Gilley
- Top 8 Results – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” – Group Performance
- Top 8 Results – “Circus” – Ford Commercial
- Top 7 – “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
- Top 7 Results – “Freeze Frame” – Ford Commericial
- Top 7 Results – “Maniac” by Michael Sembello
- Top 7 Redux – “September” by Earth Wind and Fire
- Top 7 Redux Results – Ford Commercial – “I’m Good I’m Gone”
- Top 7 Redux Results – Group Video – “Shake Your Body Down to the Ground by Michael Jackson
- Top 7 Redux Results – Group Performance – “Shake Your Body Down to the Ground by Michael Jackson
- Top 5 – “Come Rain or Come Shine”
- Top 5 Results – “Energy” – Ford Commercial
- Top 5 Results – “It Don’t Mean a Thing/I Got Rhythm” – Group Performance
- Dance!
- AI Hollywood Video – AI Top 36 Video – AI Top 13
Danny’s audition package featured footage of him proposing to his wife, who died four weeks before his audition, of a congenital heart condition. Eyebrows were definitely raised as Danny grieved openly, on camera, over home movies of his proposal to her.
The controversy intensified when–as Danny sang “Heroes” after learning he’d made the Top 12/13–his brother-in-law held up a picture of his late wife for the cameras.
If Danny is going to make it to the bitter end, his backstory needs to take a back seat to his vocal skills, or he’ll just be an early front runner who loses steam mid-way into the game…
Check out Danny’s MySpace.