AINow.org: Catching Up With Didi Benami (VIDEO)


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By Ashley Surkin

If anyone can make the ‘just rolled out of bed’ look work, Didi Benami can. She apologizes profusely for her appearance as we begin our chat but I assure her that she looks just fine, maybe even a little ‘Taylor Swift-like’. America first met Didi during the 9th season of American Idol. Her raw talent and contagious laugh catapulted the Knoxville, Tennessee native into the Top 10. “It was my third time auditioning for the show…third times a charm!”, Benami mentions before shrugging and flashing a widespread smile. Today she is full of smiles and her eyes light up with sincere gratefulness for her supporters, but behind that smile, there’s a story.

In 2005, Rebecca Joy Lear, lost her life in a automobile accident. Rebecca was what Benami describes as her ‘mentor’ and ‘best friend’. “Being able to get Rebecca’s music out there and getting her story out was the most important to me”, the singer/songwriter explains.

Now with the help of the Idol platform, she hopes to create a career out of her love for acting and music. She has high hopes of releasing her first single by the end of the season and an EP sometime in the following months. Benami shares that her ‘ending goal’ is to take all of her experiences and write a book.

As we discuss the present season of Idol for a moment, she says that she’s rooting for many of the finalists; “they’re just all so talented…if you’re going to get kicked off at this point, it’s NOT because you can’t sing!” She even offers her advice to future Idol hopefuls, “…just be yourself…be yourself and follow your heart”. As for the best advice SHE’S ever been given, “…breathe”, Benami nods as she inhales and releases a deep breath, “…just breathe”.

via AINow.org

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