We now have the four finalists that will contend for the ultimate prize in the American Idol talent show. One of these is James Durbin, a 22-year singer hailing from the West Coast. A native of Santa Cruz, California, Durbin apparently owes his success to his singing that has been described as "emotional" by a former director of his: Will Guilford.
Will Guilford had directed James Durbin at the Louden Nelson Community Center, with whom he performed as part of the "Kids on Broadway" group at the age of 16. The director states that he was impressed with Durbin's talent the first time he heard him sing. "As soon as he opened his mouth to sing, I looked at my musical director and said he can have any part," he says. It wasn't easy for the boy, who had been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and Turret syndrome, but these didn't stop him from trying.
"You'll notice during Idol, when he's waiting for the judges. his ticks will be more pronounced," Guilford says of Durbin's Turret syndrome. "[B]ut when he sings, it all goes away," he adds.
Durbin had appeared at a production of "Kids on Broadway" in Santa Cruz, California when he was just 16. Guilford describes James impressing him the first time he had heard him sing on stage. He says that "[as] soon as [James]opened his mouth to sing... [I] said he could have any part in the theatre group. Guilford also indicates that James' talent was entirely "natural" and that he's "emotional" when he's so engrossed with his singing. That, for him, is what "touches people."
With his amazing talent and incredible support from friends, family and colleagues, James Durbin is well on his way to stardom... or he may have already found it as one of the top finalists of Idol.
Will Guilford had directed James Durbin at the Louden Nelson Community Center, with whom he performed as part of the "Kids on Broadway" group at the age of 16. The director states that he was impressed with Durbin's talent the first time he heard him sing. "As soon as he opened his mouth to sing, I looked at my musical director and said he can have any part," he says. It wasn't easy for the boy, who had been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and Turret syndrome, but these didn't stop him from trying.
"You'll notice during Idol, when he's waiting for the judges. his ticks will be more pronounced," Guilford says of Durbin's Turret syndrome. "[B]ut when he sings, it all goes away," he adds.
Durbin had appeared at a production of "Kids on Broadway" in Santa Cruz, California when he was just 16. Guilford describes James impressing him the first time he had heard him sing on stage. He says that "[as] soon as [James]opened his mouth to sing... [I] said he could have any part in the theatre group. Guilford also indicates that James' talent was entirely "natural" and that he's "emotional" when he's so engrossed with his singing. That, for him, is what "touches people."
With his amazing talent and incredible support from friends, family and colleagues, James Durbin is well on his way to stardom... or he may have already found it as one of the top finalists of Idol.
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