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Amanda Overmyer
Amanda Overmyer at theAmerican Idol, Season 7, Top 12 after party on March 6, 2008.
Background information
Born	Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (1984-10-26)October 26, 1984 (age 41)
Genres	Southern rock,blues rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2008–present
Website	overmyerproductions.com

Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (born October 26, 1984)^[1][2] is an American rock singer-songwriter who was the eleventh place finalist on theseventh season ofAmerican Idol.^[3]

Overmyer grew up inCamden, Indiana, and attendedDelphi Community High School inDelphi, Indiana.^[3] She began singing in bands as a teenager, and followed the styles ofSouthern rock musicians that her dad listened to, like Bob Seger, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Led Zeppelin.^[1] She often played atbiker rallies.^[4]

She eventually left music, and earned nursing degree fromIvy Tech Community College and started to work in healthcare.^[1][3]

She tried out forAmerican Idol to give music one more try.^[1] She became known as the "biker chick" and her sound was compared to Janis Joplin.^[3] Overmyer was eliminated on the March 19, 2008, episode ofAmerican Idol, putting her in 11th place.^[3]

TheAmerican Idol judges have often compared her sound to Janis Joplin. Overmyer was eliminated on the March 19, 2008, episode ofAmerican Idol, putting her in 11th place and just missing out on the tour.^{[citation needed]}

After her ouster on the April 23, 2008, episode, fellow finalistCarly Smithson stated in her post-exit interviews that Amanda Overmyer had been her favorite singer of the competition.^{[citation needed]}

Overmyer is currently the only contestant fromIndiana to become a finalist inAmerican Idol history.^{[citation needed]}

After her elimination from American Idol, Overmyer made appearances onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,Live with Regis and Kelly, andThe Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.

On May 24, 2008, Overmyer headlined the Women of Rock show at theWhisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California.^[5]

On December 10, 2008, Overmyer released her debut album "Solidify". "Play On" was the debut single from the album and is dedicated to her husband.^[6]

Her biggest show was in her hometown ofLafayette, Indiana during the summer of 2009, where nearly 14,000 fans came out and watched her perform with her band. In 2009, her band went through a lineup change, and Overmyer auditioned a session guitarist fromPurdue University.^[7]

Overmyer and her band have toured extensively, chiefly in the midwest, since her appearance onIdol through 2014. She announced on YouTube in November 2013 that, in addition to future live shows, she will be writing new music for an upcoming album.^[8]

1. "Fail to Compromise"
2. "Love Me Like You Want"
3. "Hole in the Wall"
4. "Play On"
5. "Call Your Mama"
6. "Fight Like a Son"
7. "Lay It Down"
8. "Varmint Rifle"
9. "Iroquois Lane"
10. "A Long Time"
11. "Let's Take It Outside"
12. "Pray"

• "Play On" (2008)
• "Love Me Like You Want" (2009)

• 1984 births
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• 21st-century American singers
• American women rock singers
• Singers from Indiana
• Musicians from Little Rock, Arkansas
• American Idol participants
• People from Delphi, Indiana
• People from Carroll County, Indiana
• Singers from Arkansas
• 21st-century American women singers

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