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Country Singer Chayce Beckham Wins ‘American Idol,’ Is Nashville Bound
Michele Amabile Angermiller Early on in the season finale of Sunday night’s (May 23) episode of “American Idol,” judge Luke Bryan informed fellow country singer Chayce Beckham he earned the ultimate prize: a chance for the two of them to go fishing.“Win or lose, we’re going bass fishing,” Bryan said.Those plans are now on hold, as the 24-year old Apple Valley, California resident was crowned the show’s 2021 victor.“Your world is about to change,” judge Katy Perry told the now former forklift driver, who’ll release music via BMG and is Nashville bound.Beckham was an early favorite in auditions after wowing the judges with a performance of ‘What Brings Life Also Kills” by Kolton Moore and the Clever Few, prompting Perry to remark he sounded
