Longtime viewers of American Idol__ know most contestants come with emotional backstories. Enter Dennis Lorenzo. The soulful singer from Philadelphia is currently one of the top contenders on the reality singing competition — overcoming the murder of his father at a young age, a tough upbringing, and homelessness. In Sunday night's episode, Dennis opened up about his childhood to mentor Bobby Bones. "When I was 5, my dad was murdered," Lorenzo adds. "He was murdered on the streets of Philly. It was pretty tough because I didn’t really know how to deal with it, you know?" Luckily for Dennis, his grandparents bought him a guitar when he was 16 years old and he credits that purchase for changing his life. .@DennisLorenzo basically just turned @allen_stone’s song into a duet! #AmericanIdol #IdolDuets pic.twitter.com/0zAh279JnQ— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 10, 2018 In his auditon, Dennis sang "Unaware" by musician Allen Stone,...
- 4/10/2018
- by Anna Quintana
- Life and Style
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