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Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, rapper, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition American Idol. Following this, he amassed a huge following on YouTube with viral videos including original songs, parodies, and skits.
Todrick Hall is an up and coming American entertainer who came to fame after making it to the semi-finals of the ninth season of the talent show, American Idol, in 2010. In a short span of time he has made his mark as an actor, songwriter, singer, choreographer, designer, playwright and director.
Jan 31, 2023 · He's a choreographer, actor, dancer, songwriter, singer, director, and all-around modern-day Renaissance man. And he's succeeded where others have failed, managing to parlay his...
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Aug 30, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — Todrick Hall has been preaching about inclusion, self-acceptance and gay pride for much of his career. So it made sense that he would preach about those messages as he accepted an MTV Video Music Award on behalf of Taylor Swift for her anti-hate anthem “You Need to Calm Down.”.
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- A Broadway beginning. Hall’s big break came in 2008 when he joined the Broadway ensemble of “The Color Purple,” alongside “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino.
- “American Idol” audition. At age 24, Hall made the bold step of singing an original song for his audition, and it worked as all four judges were impressed: Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and Joe Jonas.
- Clash with Cowell. During the Top 24 round, Hall took on Kelly Clarkson‘s “Since U Been Gone” and earned mostly positive reviews from the judges. However, Cowell had an issue with Hall’s “crazy” arrangement of the song, saying he “murdered” it and he was “verging on stupid.”
- “Look Mom, I’m on TV” MTV’s “Todrick” series ran for eight episodes in 2015 and followed his life as a singer, actor and dancer. Former “American Idol” contestant Vonzell Solomon joined Hall on the project.
Aug 10, 2017 · Todrick is a dancer, an actor, an 'American Idol' alum and YouTube megastar. Here's what his life is like off the internet. "I sometimes think, Do people find this interesting?"...
Jun 12, 2020 · Hall is an unconventional celebrity: He’s part old-school theater showman, part new-school internet personality, part drag queen, with a sound that draws equally from club-ready dance music...
