AGE: 41

HOMETOWN: Osceola, AR

CURRENTLY RESIDES: Antioch, TN

BIO: This proud father of three is a professional demo singer who records hundreds of tracks a year for songwriters trying to sell their songs to performers. But somehow, Buddy has never achieved his own stardom, though he did win the "male vocalist" category twice in the televised talent competition Star Search back in 1993.

QUOTE: "I see myself as a combination of Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings and Jim Reeves, with a splash of Glen Campbell and Ronnie Milsap on the side. I hope I get to hang around long enough to make it to the "originals" part of the series, because I think my own music gives people a better picture of the kind of entertainer I am."

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.buddyjewell.com