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Idol Hedging His Bets

03/23/07
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(PR) After surviving last night's elimination, Chris Sligh has officially cracked the top 10 of this season of American Idol. While he is looking to follow in the footsteps of former Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, his former band Half Past Forever is looking to capitalize on Chris� sudden fame by looking to win a record deal of their own through Music Nation (www.musicnation.com, an online video music competition that is awarding three contracts with Epic Records. While Chris is on leave from the band, he can be seen singing lead vocals on the bands single �Know� that can be viewed at the full story link Whereas on Idol, Chris has to deal with Randy, Simon and Paula on Music Nation, Half Past Forever is being judged in the rock genre by Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson.

So will it be Chris Sligh or his former band Half Past Forever walking away with a recording contract and the chance of a lifetime? Chris appears to be hedging his bets as according to the American Idol official site he says he�ll �travel with his band� if he doesn�t make it on Idol.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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