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DeWayne Crocker Jr. is among the talented singers who auditioned for American Idol Season 18

One of the singers we might meet is DeWayne Crocker Jr. He recently announced his audition on social media.

Here’s more about DeWayne.

* He appeared on national TV back in August 2015 after winning BET’s Sunday’s Best Race to the Stage online competition at age 19.

* DeWayne beat out 15,000 auditioners for that honor; his cover of “Precious Lord” earned him a spot in the Top 10.

* According to his Facebook bio, he began singing in church at a young age.

* But DeWayne told the Pensacola News Journal that he started to take music much more seriously when he sang a gospel song to win a talent show at Pensacola High School in Florida when he was 13 years old.

* Prior to the BET Sunday’s Best experience, DeWayne told that site that he had auditioned for The X Factor once and The Voice twice, but failed to advance past the second round of auditions.

* He also released a single called “I Don’t Know” around that time, but it’s no longer available on streaming sites.

* He released a second single called “Never Give Up” in 2017, returned to BET to perform the song (check out the video below) and has done extensive touring as a Christian artist.

* DeWayne recently turned 23 and he also recently posted photos following his graduation from Pensacola State College, noting he’s the first — but hopefully not the last — member of his family to earn a college degree.

* DeWayne will enter American Idol with a sizable social media following, including 27,000 followers on his YouTube channel, nearly 16,000 on Instagram and more than 13,000 on Facebook.

Keep checking back. Lots more Season 18 profiles coming.

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