Crystal Bowersox Closes First Night of Square Fair - Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather Sports

Crystal Bowersox was the headliner Friday Night at Square Fair.  Despite the heat Bowersox put on a crowd pleasing performance. The Ohio native arrived in Lima earlier in the afternoon touring St. Rita's pediatric wing.   Bowersox herself is a type I diabetic and makes it a point to try and give something back to her fans.

She's known best for her runner up finish on the 2010 Season of  American Idol.   She's also known a Ohio local gal. Here's a bit about  her from Wikipedia.

Early life

Bowersox and her twin brother, Carl, were born in Elliston, Ohio.^[1] She attended Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and later attended the Toledo School for the Arts in Toledo, Ohio.^[1] Bowersox performed her first professional gig at the age of 10. She appeared at local bars in Toledo, most popularly Papa's Tavern, and The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio. At the age of 17, she moved to Chicago looking for opportunity. She most commonly played as a busker at several train stations, including the Washington and Lake Redline stops. She frequented open mics, such as the Uncommon Ground Clark and Grace, and Devon locations. She also played extensively in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. In 2006, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs chose Bowersox to represent Chicago folk musicians in the Sister Cities program "Experience Chicago", held in Birmingham, England. In 2007, Bowersox traveled internationally on an independent small cafe tour, including Memphis, Tennessee, Oaxaca, Mexico, and Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.

American Idol

Bowersox auditioned for American Idol in Chicago, Illinois. She sang "Piece of My Heart." Guest judge Shania Twain commented that she had a "raw, natural talent."^[2]

On March 2, 2010, Bowersox was hospitalized because of complications from type 1 diabetes, forcing a last minute switch in scheduling to give her extra time to recuperate. Bowersox confirmed the illness on the May 19, 2010 results show during an interview with host Ryan Seacrest.^[3][4] The men competed that day instead of the women. She sang the next day and impressed all of the 

On May 27, 2010, one day after Bowersox's second place Idol finish, it was announced that she had signed with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and with Jive Records.^[11] Her single "Up to the Mountain" has since been released to radio stations and iTunes.

Bowersox and musician Brian Walker were married on October 10, 2010, at Uncommon Ground Café in Chicago, the restaurant where the couple had met six years earlier while both performing at Open Mic Night.^[12]

Bowersox's debut album Farmer's Daughter was released to stores and iTunes on December 14, 2010. Bowersox performed her single "Farmer's Daughter" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2010.

On October 7, 2011 RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, all other artists previously signed to these three labels would see their future material released under the RCA Records brand.^[13][14] However, Bowersox was not one of the artists who made the move, and was instead left without a record label.

She also made her acting debut on a Season 2 episode of Dana Delany's series Body of Proof.^[15][16]

Through Twitter, Bowersox confirmed she will be spending all of 2012 working on her next album and she will be releasing an EP soon of pre-Idol recordings called "Once Upon a Time".^{[citation needed]}

She was a guest on the Blues Traveler album Suzie Cracks the Whip performing back-up vocals on the song "I Don't Wanna Go" and appeared with them in concert at their July 4, 2012 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

On May 27, 2010, one day after Bowersox's second place Idol finish, it was announced that she had signed with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and with Jive Records.^[11] Her single "Up to the Mountain" has since been released to radio stations and iTunes.

Bowersox and musician Brian Walker were married on October 10, 2010, at Uncommon Ground Café in Chicago, the restaurant where the couple had met six years earlier while both performing at Open Mic Night.^[12]

Bowersox's debut album Farmer's Daughter was released to stores and iTunes on December 14, 2010. Bowersox performed her single "Farmer's Daughter" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2010.

On October 7, 2011 RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, all other artists previously signed to these three labels would see their future material released under the RCA Records brand.^[13][14] However, Bowersox was not one of the artists who made the move, and was instead left without a record label.

She also made her acting debut on a Season 2 episode of Dana Delany's series Body of Proof.^[15][16]

Through Twitter, Bowersox confirmed she will be spending all of 2012 working on her next album and she will be releasing an EP soon of pre-Idol recordings called "Once Upon a Time".^{[citation needed]}

She was a guest on the Blues Traveler album Suzie Cracks the Whip performing back-up vocals on the song "I Don't Wanna Go" and appeared with them in concert at their July 4, 2012 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.