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Avery Kern of Pawnee, Ill., is one of the singers rumored to have auditioned for American Idol Season 18

Among the artists rumored to have auditioned is Avery Kern from Pawnee, Ill.

Here’s more about Avery.

* On Facebook, she describes her favorite genres as pop, country and classic rock and says she plays guitar and ukulele.

* She’s an excellent athlete and student too. In fact, she was named Athlete of the Year in 2019 at Penn Station High School — she especially excelled in volleyball — and carried a 3.93 GPA.

* In a 2018 interview with a local newspaper, Avery said her parents sang when she was young and that’s where her interest in music came from.

* She recalls being incredibly nervous prior to her first public performance — a sixth-grade school assembly — but said that’s the day she also decided “this is kind of what I want to do.”

* Avery recalls bugging her mom about getting a guitar, got her wish at age 9 and started taking guitar lessons.

* She’s been gigging locally around Pawnee — including at a bar called Locals — and she’s also performed with Deep Hollow, the band headed by Micah Walk, her guitar teacher and mentor.

* On Facebook, Avery says her influences also include Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris.

* Avery is either attending or planning to attend Belmont with a double major in music business and songwriting.

Keep checking back. There are lots more Season 18 profile to come.

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