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Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), also known as Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, is a rotating
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founded by New York-based pianist
Scott Bradlee Scott Bradlee (born September 19, 1981) is an American musician, pianist, and arranger. He is best known for his viral videos on YouTube, including his work under the moniker Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) — an ever-evolving, revolving collective ...
in 2011. Postmodern Jukebox is known for reworking popular modern music into different vintage
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s, especially early 20th century forms such as swing and
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. They have toured North America, Europe, and Australia; often simultaneously due to the extensive discography and the numerous artists and performers involved in the project. Postmodern Jukebox has amassed over 1.9 billion
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views and 6.2 million YouTube subscribers since its introduction in 2011. Each week, Postmodern Jukebox releases a new video on YouTube. Although originally most were filmed casually in Bradlee's apartment living room, sets became more elaborate over time. The band has covered songs by artists ranging from
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and
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to
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and
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. Since their beginnings as a small group of friends making music in a basement in
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, New York, Postmodern Jukebox has gone on to feature 70 different performers and tour six continents.


History


Origin

Postmodern Jukebox originated when Scott Bradlee began shooting videos with friends from college in his basement apartment in Astoria. This group included bassist Chris Anderson, saxophonist Ben Golder-Novick, harpist Brandee Younger, and vocalist Emma Walker. Bradlee struggled for years as a jazz musician in New York City before one of his videos ("a medley of '80s songs done ragtime style") became popular in 2009. He received a message on Twitter from author
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. Two years later his video for "A Motown Tribute to Nickelback" included Drue Davis (emcee), Steve Ujfalussy (saxophone, EWI) Adam Kubota (bass), Allan Mednard (drums), and
Tim Kubart Tim Kubart (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor and musician. Career In 2016, Kubart won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for his album ''Home''. Kubart was the host of Sprout's ''Sunny Side Up'', which in 2015 enjoyed a guest ...
(tambourine).


2012–present

With over one million views in its first week, and four million in its first year,
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's cover version of
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" (2012) was Postmodern Jukebox's first viral music video. The song was included on ''Introducing Postmodern Jukebox'' (2013) and reached No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' magazine jazz album chart. This was followed by her cover of
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' "
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" in 2013. The band performed on ''
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'' in September. In late 2013, Postmodern Jukebox was invited to the New York City offices of ''Cosmopolitan'' to film a year-end tribute to 2013, covering the year's hit songs with arrangements from different genres and times. The "Just Another Day at the Office" mashup included Robyn Adele Anderson singing "
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", Cristina Gatti singing "Holy Grail", Anderson and the Tee Tones singing "
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", Karen Marie singing "Roar", Ashley Stroud singing "Royals", and Andromeda Turre singing "What Does the Fox Say?". The production was completed in a single take, and a companion behind-the-scenes video was also produced. In 2014,
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performed a cover version of
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's song "
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" (2014) in Scott Bradlee's living room after three hours of practice. Davis sang and played double bass; her rendition gathered 8 million views in three months. "I knew the song, probably could have done it on the fly. Maybe that's why it's so funny. I remember thinking it was so funny at the time I was going to crack up, maybe five times." The 1940s arrangement and piano accompaniment is by Bradlee with Dave Tedeschi on drums. The single was a success, catching the attention of ''
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'', ''Billboard'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. ''
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'' featured a
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cover of "Timber," with Robyn Adele Anderson and the Tee Tones fronting, in February 2014. The group's cover of Radiohead's seminal 1990s hit "
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," performed by
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, was called a "stunning listen" by the ''
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'' in April 2015. As of April 2022, the video had over 105 million views and was their most viewed video. In 2015, Broadway actress
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became active with the group as a guest artist when Bradlee moved to Los Angeles. ''Broadway World'' raved about Bean's performance of Sia's "Chandelier" at the
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, and ''Billboard'' did a feature story on Motown version of
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's "Sorry". Bean joined the Postmodern Jukebox 2016 spring European tour at its midway point.
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performed with the cast in August 2015, covering
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" (1983), PMJ's rendition of "
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, a
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arrangement of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" (2015), and a club version of the "
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". Niemietz joined the band's northeastern leg of its 2015 U.S. tour and the entire 2016 European tour. MTV U.K. caught up with the show in London and spotlighted a
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cover version of Elle King's "
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" (2014) with Niemietz on vocals and Sarah Reich tap dancing. In early February 2016, Postmodern Jukebox covered
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's song "
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" in honor of
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with vocals by
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. The song was released to earn money for the
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. In 2016,
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announced a global partnership with
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racing, and in September released the "If You Drive, Never Drink" campaign commercial with driver
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(the "Flying Scot") and "Heroes" as background music. Around the same time, PMJ started Reboxed, consisting of new versions of songs that had already been covered. The first Reboxed song was by Niemietz and the Sole Sisters singing "
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", which had been sung by Ariana Savalas with Sarah Reich tap dancing. '' Adweek'' named Bradlee one of "20 Content Creators Who Are Setting the Bar for Creativity in 2016". In 2016 they acquired PMJ Manor in
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. In late May 2018, PMJ surpassed the one billion view mark on YouTube. Bradlee, members of the band, and guests hosted their first live stream event from the PMJ Manor to celebrate. On June 12, 2018, Scott Bradlee released his first book, a memoir entitled ''Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig''. The book received positive reviews from ''Publishers Weekly'', ''The Weekly Standard'', and ''Billboard''. In 2014, PMJ started the first annual #PMJSearch contest to discover musical talent. The month-long competition asks fans to submit videos of themselves performing versions of PMJ songs for a chance to perform on an upcoming official video. Out of the many videos that are submitted each year, the winner is selected by Scott Bradlee. Past winners include Holly Campbell-Smith (2015), Devi Ananda (2016), Olivia Kuper Harris (2017), and Cortnie Frazier (2019) all of whom went on to be featured in PMJ videos, as well as on tour with the band. Harris' feature on "Last Friday Night" caught the attention of the song's original singer, Katy Perry, during an online feature for ''Glamour''.


Touring

On February 24, 2016, Postmodern Jukebox opened at the
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, alongside
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, Toto,
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, and David Gray. The 2016 tours included three continents: # a 75-date European tour starting at
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in
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, Ireland, wrapping on June 3, 2016 in
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, Greece. # A 16-city Australia/New Zealand tour, which kicked off on August 29, 2016 at the
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in
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, wrapping on September 20, 2016 at the Perth Concert Hall. and # a 45-stop fall North American tour, kicking off on September 29, 2016 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in
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, and wrapping on November 27, 2016 in
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. The 2017 tour included concurrent dates in Europe and the US, with two separate "casts" of musicians. PMJ made their first visit of South America in August 2017, with four dates in Brazil and one in Argentina. In April 2018, PMJ made their debut in Africa, performing in Tunisia at the Jazz a Carthage Festival and Morocco at the Jazzablanca Festival, marking the sixth continent on which they have performed.


Performers


Creator and founder

* Scott Bradlee – piano, arrangements


Guest musicians

The band has featured the following artists as guest musicians: * Adam Kubota – bass * Allan Mednard – drums * Arthur Vint – drums * Chip Thomas – drums *
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– banjo *
Dave Koz David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologis ...
– saxophone *
Gunhild Carling Gunhild Carling (born 7 May 1975) is a Swedish jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist. She plays the trombone, trumpet and many other instruments. Career Carling became known for her performance at Allsång på Skansen on 20 July 2010. The sa ...
– various instruments *
Tim Kubart Tim Kubart (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor and musician. Career In 2016, Kubart won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for his album ''Home''. Kubart was the host of Sprout's ''Sunny Side Up'', which in 2015 enjoyed a guest ...
aka "Tambourine Guy" – tambourine *
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* Aly Ryan - Vocal, 99 Luft Ballons


Guest vocalists

Several former ''
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'' finalists have found success as part of Postmodern Jukebox's ensemble, including
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(season 4),
Blake Lewis Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer and actor who was the runner-up on the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol''. His major label debut album ''A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)'' was released on D ...
(season 6),
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(season 6),
Haley Reinhart Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress from Wheeling, Illinois. She first rose to prominence after placing third in the tenth season of ''American Idol''. In July 2011, Reinhart signed a ...
(Season 10),
Casey Abrams Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991) is an American musician from Idyllwild, California, who finished in sixth place in the tenth season of ''American Idol,'' five weeks after being saved from elimination by the judges. A self-titled debut a ...
(Season 10),
Thia Megia Thialorei Lising Megia (born January 30, 1995) is an American singer and television actress. She is known for being a contestant on the tenth season of ''American Idol'' and for starring as Haley Chen on '' Days of Our Lives''. Early life Me ...
(season 10), DeAndre Brackensick (season 11) and Catie Turner (season 16). Four Season 14 finalists have also performed lead vocals for the group:
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,
Rayvon Owen Rayvon Owen (born June 27, 1991) is an American singer and musician. He is notable for appearing on the fourteenth season of ''American Idol'', where he finished in fourth place. Owen served as the host for the reality competition series '' The ...
,
Clark Beckham Clark Beckham (born May 15, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He finished as the runner-up on the fourteenth season of ''American Idol''. Early life Beckham was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but grew up in White House, Te ...
, and JAX. Additionally, vocalists
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appeared in the cover of "
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", with his trombone "Francesca" and later recorded a video that was released on his channel (UpUpDownDown), in which they cover the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song. In February 2020,
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appeared as part of an evolution of " I'll Be There for You". The band has featured the following artists as guest vocalists and performers: *
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– vocals * Anissa Lee – tap dancing *
Ariana Savalas Ariana Savalas (born January 9, 1987) is an American theater host. She has toured worldwide, including as the emcee and singer for Dita Von Teese and the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. She was one of the original members of Postmodern Jukebox ...
– vocals * Ashley Campbell - vocals, guitar, banjo * Ashley Stroud – vocals *
Aubrey Logan Aubrey Michelle Logan (born January 16, 1988) is an American pop and jazz singer and trombone soloist. Logan won the Audience's Choice Award and the Jury's First Place Award at the 2009 Shure-Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. She was also an ...
– vocals, trombone *
Blake Lewis Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer and actor who was the runner-up on the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol''. His major label debut album ''A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)'' was released on D ...
– vocals * Brielle Von Hugel – vocals * Candice Parise – vocals * Caroline Baran – vocals *
Casey Abrams Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991) is an American musician from Idyllwild, California, who finished in sixth place in the tenth season of ''American Idol,'' five weeks after being saved from elimination by the judges. A self-titled debut a ...
– vocals, bass, melodica * Catie Turner – vocals *
Chloe Feoranzo Chloe Feoranzo (born 1992) is an American clarinetist, saxophonist, and vocalist who has been performing professionally since the age of 15. Born in Rhode Island, she grew up in San Diego, where she played in youth orchestras and pit bands, along ...
– vocals & clarinet *
Clark Beckham Clark Beckham (born May 15, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He finished as the runner-up on the fourteenth season of ''American Idol''. Early life Beckham was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but grew up in White House, Te ...
– vocals * Cristina Gatti – vocals * Daniela Andrade – vocals *
Emma Hatton Emma Hatton (born 6 April 1983) is a British actress and singer, who played the role of Elphaba in the West End production of '' Wicked''. She has also understudied the roles of Meat and Scaramouche in ''We Will Rock You'' and has a number of ...
– vocals *
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– vocals, saxophone, swing dancing *
Gunhild Carling Gunhild Carling (born 7 May 1975) is a Swedish jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist. She plays the trombone, trumpet and many other instruments. Career Carling became known for her performance at Allsång på Skansen on 20 July 2010. The sa ...
– vocals, recorder, trombone, bagpipes, trumpet, tap dancing, harmonica, piano, drums *
Haley Reinhart Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress from Wheeling, Illinois. She first rose to prominence after placing third in the tenth season of ''American Idol''. In July 2011, Reinhart signed a ...
– vocals * Jax – vocals * Jennie Lena – vocals *
Joey Cook Joey DeAnn Cook (born March 30, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Woodbridge, Virginia who finished seventh place on the fourteenth season of ''American Idol.'' She toured with indie rock band Mammoth Indigo in 2013. Early life Joey Co ...
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Juliette Goglia Juliette Goglia is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and Eve Henry on '' The Mic ...
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Kate Davis Kathryn L. "Kate" Davis (born February 4, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist. Early life Davis started learning music on the violin. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school and began to study the double bass. She pl ...
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Kelley Jakle Kelley Jakle is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played the role of Jessica Smith in the ''Pitch Perfect'' series (2012–2017) and appeared on the first and second seasons of ''The Sing-Off'' in 2009 and 2010. She is also a mem ...
– vocals * Kenton Chen – vocals * Kylan deGhetaldi – piano * Kyndle Wylde – vocals *
Lauren Molina Lauren Molina (born April 15, 1981) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a co-creator and performer with the comedy-pop, undie-rock band The Skivvies. Her Broadway credits include Johanna in the actor-musician reviv ...
– cello * Lauren Tyler Scott – vocals * Maiya Sykes – vocals *
Martina DaSilva Martina DaSilva is a jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger. In addition to being a leading member of the band '' The Ladybugs'', DaSilva has worked with Jon Batiste, Postmodern Jukebox, Gunhild Carling and Bria Skonberg. Early life Raised ...
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Mayré Martínez Mayré Andrea de los Ángeles Martínez Blanco (born in Caracas Venezuela November 28, 1978), is a Latin pop singer, songwriter. She rose to popularity in Latin America after winning the first season of the reality show ''Latin American Idol''. I ...
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Melinda Doolittle Melinda Marie Doolittle (born October 6, 1977) is an American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to her appearance on ''American Idol'', Doolittle worked as a professional back-up sin ...
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Melinda Sullivan Melinda Sullivan (born September 30, 1987) is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She is known for her work on the U.S. version of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', where she was a contestant in the television series' seventh season, an ...
– tap dancing * Miche Braden – vocals * Morgan James – vocals * Mykal Kilgore – vocals *
Niia Niia Bertino (born July 11, 1988), known professionally as Niia, is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. Early life Niia was born in Needham, Massachusetts, and was trained by her mother in classical piano and began singing and perfor ...
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Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins (born October 1, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter. Her influences include 1950s crooner music, 1960s psychedelia, soul music, and the Brill Building style of writing. Atkins has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers from t ...
– vocals * Olivia Kuper Harris – vocals *
Pia Toscano Pia Toscano (born October 14, 1988) is an American singer. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of ''American Idol''. In 2016, she released the EP ''Belong''. Her debut album ''I'm Good'' was released on October 14, 2022. Early life Toscan ...
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Puddles Pity Party Michael Geier, better known as his Pagliacci-inspired clown alter ego Puddles Pity Party, is an American singer and entertainer based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Geier now performs almost exclusively as Puddles, and he also refers to Puddles in th ...
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Rayvon Owen Rayvon Owen (born June 27, 1991) is an American singer and musician. He is notable for appearing on the fourteenth season of ''American Idol'', where he finished in fourth place. Owen served as the host for the reality competition series '' The ...
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Robyn Adele Anderson Robyn Adele Anderson (born February 19, 1989) is an American singer and stage actress based in New York City. She is a cast member and featured artist for Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox with over 250 million YouTube views on her music video ...
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Sara Niemietz Sara Anne Niemietz (; born June 7, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter and actress based in Los Angeles, California. She has performed on Broadway, at Radio City Music Hall, and the Grand Ole Opry. A substantial portion of her YouTube offer ...
– vocals * Sarah Reich – tap dancing * Scotty Grand – vocals, flute *
Shoshana Bean Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an Americans, American actress, singer and songwriter. She has appeared in numerous Musical theatre, musicals, performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway theatre, Broadway theatres, including in the ...
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Stefano Langone Stefano Langone (; born February 27, 1989), known as Stefano in his recording career, is an American singer and musician from Kent, Washington. Langone placed seventh on the tenth season of ''American Idol''. Post ''American Idol,'' Langone pu ...
– vocals * Tatum Langley – vocalshttps://postmodernjukebox.com/blog/basketcase/ * Thor Jensen - guitar *
Thia Megia Thialorei Lising Megia (born January 30, 1995) is an American singer and television actress. She is known for being a contestant on the tenth season of ''American Idol'' and for starring as Haley Chen on '' Days of Our Lives''. Early life Me ...
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Tony DeSare Tony DeSare (born 1976) is an American jazz and soul singer, pianist and songwriter. Early life DeSare was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1976. He began playing the piano as a young child, and had public performances in his late teens. He kep ...
– vocals, piano * Von Smith – vocals *
Vonzell Solomon Vonzell Monique Solomon (born March 18, 1984), nicknamed Baby V, is an American singer who finished in third place in the fourth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. She also appeared in the independent movie '' Still G ...
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Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytim ...
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