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Ricky Manning auditions for American Idol Season 16 on ABC. (ABC Photo)

And he’ll be familiar to some singing show fans.

Here’s more about Ricky:

* In the fall of 2014, he competed on Season 7 of The Voice, advancing all the way to the Top 20.

* He was 19 at the time of his audition and from Cape Coral, Fla.

* That said, prior to The Voice, he’d moved to New Jersey to reconnect with his father and had honed his skills singing in the subways three or four days a week.

* During his Voice bio package, he said he started singing in third grade and eventually got into musical theater productions at his school.

* Post-Voice, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical aspirations.

* He released his debut single, the superb “L.A. is Lonely” in November, telling Voice Views the song is “100 percent autobiographical.” The song made Voice Views’ list of 20 top post-Voice songs of 2017.

* The 23-year-old has since released a second single, “Tsunami.”

Here are Ricky’s social media links, followed by “L.A. is Lonely.”

Instagram
Twitter: @TheRickyManning
Facebook
YouTube