American Idol winner Noah Thompson talks about staying true to his Kentucky roots, American Idol winners

American Idol winner Noah Thompson talks about staying true to his Kentucky roots

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Kentucky’s own American Idol is excited about his first big performance following his win on the show.

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Noah Thompson is happy to be back to his country roots in Kentucky following his win on American Idol

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The former construction worker says he doesn’t plan to go back to that line of work

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Thompson is performing at some upcoming concerts and festivals

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The American Idol winner also plans to write songs, working on his first album

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he’s performing at the CMA Fest in Nashville.

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The Instagram post started with a picture that showed Thompson, Robbins and HunterGirl looking at the glowing of the famous Bluebird logo.

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The following slide in the article featured an image of Thompson being seated with Weisband and Robbins playing an acoustic instrument,

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wearing a hat that was reversed with a tan shirt and blue jeans. He was performing "One Night Tonight" while Kelley and Olsen were watching.

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The show was Thompson debut live at the legendary Music City venue.

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Written written by Jared Griffin, Trannie Anderson and Brett Sheroky. composed by Jimmy Robins, "One Day Tonight" showcases Thompson's distinctive raspy voice and pop-country vocals.

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Top Gun’ Volleyball Scene Nearly Cost Tony Scott His Job: “They Were Really Angry

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