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Host Peter McCully chats with singer Cameron Whitcomb, who recently made it to the top 20 on the TV show American Idol. He talks about growing up in Nanaimo, working in Kamloops and the experience of being a contestant on the show.

Cameron鈥檚 audition for the 20th season of American Idol was in Texas.

鈥淚 just felt like I was watching musicians that had been doing it their entire life get turned away, right away, so I thought I didn鈥檛 have a chance,鈥� said Whitcomb. 鈥淚 actually had this conversation with this guy from Alabama. He was like, 鈥榤an, I promise you, those judges are the same as us, man. They put their pants on the same way we do鈥�. It just seemed like he was fearless. He was like, 鈥榠t does not change anything what those judges think of me.鈥欌��

Today in BC asked Cameron about his music selections for the competition.

鈥淚鈥檓 really open to hearing what other people listen to,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 just really love finding new music. That鈥檚 where a lot of it came from. My grandma sent me songs, I think my mom picked out the song I was singing in Hawaii, Bad Moon Rising by CCR.鈥�

Whitcomb shares the story of his famous backflips and his brother鈥檚 鈥業dol鈥� tattoo.

We鈥檒l also hear Cameron鈥檚 performance of If it Hadn鈥檛 Been for Love by the Steel Drivers while competing in Hawaii.

(If it Hadn鈥檛 Been for Love/The Steel Drivers)

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