What DID Happen to Bucky Covington?

Tonight on “American Idol”, Brent Keith sang the country song “Hick Town”, trying to show fans who he really is and take them back to his roots. Although the performance received pretty good reviews from Randy, Kara, and of course Paula, Simon wasn’t sold. Paula had compared Keith to Josh Gracin, Bo Bice and Bucky Covington, in the end saying “look what happened to Bucky Covington.” This statement prompted Simon Cowell to say, “What DID happen to Bucky Covington”, and then went on to say that Paula’s statement said it perfectly, calling Keith’s rendition of “Hick Town” “forgettable”. So it begs the question, what did happen to Bucky Covington?

So, to answer Simon’s question, here is the latest in Bucky Covington news. Today he launched a USO tour, starting in Kosovo and traveling to Germany from there. He’s excited at the chance to meet the soldiers and see the world,“I’ve been looking forward to doing a USO tour for a very long time. To be able to perform for and meet the men and women who serve our country is a great honor. I’m also really excited to bring a little bit of home to our troops overseas, and since this will be my first trip outside the U.S., except for a short visit to Jamaica, I know it’ll be a big adventure.”


Bucky Covington was born on November 8, 1977, so his age is 31. He grew up in Rockingham, North Carolina with his twin brother, Rocky. He bought his first guitar after high school and taught himself how to play. The musically-inclined up-and-comer also plays the bass and drums. He worked in his dad’s auto body shop and played as many shows as he could land.

Bucky got his big break on season 5 of the hit reality television show, “American Idol”. Though he finished 8th, he went on to score a record deal and make a go of it in the country music industry. After his final appearance on the show, he got several phone calls with offers of record deals. In the end, he went with O-Seven Artist Management, who handles Sawyer Brown. His self-titled debut album hit shelves April 17, 2007, debuting at #1 on the country charts.Bucky gives his success up to the idea of what goes around comes around, saying,“It’s the karma thing. I’ve always believed in treating people well anybody and everybody and I try to live by the Golden Rule. And I think a lot of it came back to me.”