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‘American Idol’ runner-up to join Dayton concert
by Ginger Christ, Reporter
Monday, December 5, 2011 

American Idol won’t kick off its 11th season until January, but a few local fans received an early Idol surprise. 

Lauren Alaina, season 10 runner-up, on Dec. 2 announced she will be joining country singer Jason Aldean’s 2012 My Kinda Party Arena Tour. The tour, which will hit 18 cities, will stop in Dayton in March. 

Aldean and Alaina, as well as country singer Luke Bryan, will appear at Wright State University’s Nutter Center 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22. The sold-out show will be the only Ohio visit on the tour. 

Earlier this year, Ohio native Crystal Bowersox, Season 9 runner-up, held a concert at Clark State Community College’ Performing Arts Center in Springfield, promoting her debut album, “Farmer’s Daughter.” 

American Idol’s 11th season will premiere 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 18 on Fox. 

Ohio recently has been a hotbed for realty television singing shows. 

Fox’s newest singing competition, The X Factor, features Nicole Scherzinger, former singer of the Pussycat Dolls and a former WSU student, as one of its four judges. And Josh Krajcik, Ohio native and Columbus resident, currently is one of the Top 5 on the show. 

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