A: Ray Lamontagne.

Q: Favorite female pop artists?

A: Kelly Clarkson.

Q: When did you first start to sing?

A: I was in choir in 5th grade, then never again until my freshman year of college.

Q: Do you have any formal singing training?

A: No.

Q: What other talents do you have?

A: I play drums, guitar and love any artistic stuff like drawing, painting, building...and soccer.

--AmericanIdol.com