Matt Breitzke Advances on American Idol
Matt Breitzke, a 27-year-old welder from Bixby, has advanced to the Top 36 on American Idol: Season 8. He will perform sometime over the next three weeks as the show cuts the 36 contestants down to the Top 12.
Here is Breitzke’s audition video from a few weeks ago:
The news wasn’t as good for former Broken Arrow and Booker T. Washington-student Jamar Rogers. He was eliminated in the final cuts of Hollywood week.
However, the reality singing competition has been kind to the Sooner state in its past seven seasons:
Checotah’s Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of the show. Since then, she has become a multi-platinum selling artist and multiple Grammy Award winner.
Tulsa’s David Cook won the seventh season of the show. His self-titled debut album was recently certified platinum.
Tulsa’s Melinda Doolittle was a finalist in season six. Her debut album, Coming Back to You, was released last week.
University of Oklahoma student George Huff placed fifth in season three. His 2005 album, Miracles, sold over 18,000 copies and his song “A Brighter Day” was featured in the Tyler Perry movie “Why Did I Get Married?”
February 12th, 2009 at 10:42 am
i had music theory 1 and 2 with george. he was super quiet in class.