Rashid Saint-Fleur admits that he's always been drawn to music, and he's been busy writing and creating his own. But when American Idol called, he says he wasn't sure he would go for it.
Three local contestants are headed to Hollywood Week this Sunday night on American Idol.
One of them is a Norristown, Montgomery County native, who got a "yes" from all three judges, and a golden ticket to Hollywood.He admits that he's always been drawn to music, and he's been busy writing and creating his own.It was a pep talk from his dad that convinced him. "He was like, 'Man, you have to take this opportunity. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that people who dream of never get to do,'" Saint-Fleur recalls.
When he walked out of that audition room holding his golden ticket, he was glad he took his father's advice.Saint-Fleur's love of music started with his passion for drumming."I grew up playing drums, probably since I was like seven or eight," he says. "I started taking drum lessons out in Philly.""My mom was singing back in Haiti for the longest time and she was singing around the house," Saint-Fleur says. "Even to this day, she's always singing.
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