Didi Benami put her stamp on Season 9 with her unique voice and came on to the Idol scene strong with a performance of Kara DioGuardis Terrified during Hollywood week. Shortly after she was eliminated from the competition, she opened up about her life before Idol, being emotional, and going on tour with her fellow Top 10 finalists.
Didi grew up in Knoxville and then moved to Los Angeles when she was 19. She struggled to find her way in the big city while pursuing her music. There were points where I didnt even have a place to live, and I was living out of my car, Didi shared. I was waiting tables and its never predictable. I switched jobs many times. Its never really been a stable environment for me. However, Didi did what she needed to survive and carry on the memory of her late friend Rebecca through music. I taught myself how to play guitar and write out everything that was bothering me or anything that I had on my mind and couldnt say in reality to somebody because I wanted to be niceI worked really, really hard to get where I am, so I am just really grateful that I had the opportunity to be on American Idol in the first place because its a great platform for me to be able to get my music out there and to continue my song writing and my love and my passion and what I was put here to do.
Throughout the competition, Didi shed many tears. Its been an amazing ride, and of course, its been emotional because this ... read more
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