But that's not exactly the case when 19-year-old Freddie McClendon auditions for Season 23. He shares his link to Davis McClendon, who became famous for a reason totally unrelated to singing and ...

Freddie McClendon put his father’s tragic story into a song. During his audition on American Idol, the 19-year-old moved judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie with an original ...

One "American Idol" contestant is turning an unthinkable tragedy into triumph. South Carolina college student Freddie McClendon, 19, auditioned with the original song "You Never Loved Him," about his ...