An aspiring artist’s performance in a talent search isn’t always indicative of how he or she will actually fare in the industry. And singer-songwriter John K is proof that winning isn’t requisite for success.
While he got cut in the Las Vegas and Hollywood rounds of “American Idol” seasons 11 and 12, respectively, John K would go on to hone his talent, write songs and quietly build his career as an independent artist. Now, he’s signed with Epic Records, has a platinum-selling single and strong streaming figures.
John K didn’t see his past outings in the talent search as failures, but rather, a “glimpse of what could be.”
“It cemented my love for performing. I went …
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