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Bo Bice to Perform at Duct Tape Festival

Former "American Idol" contestant was runner-up to Carrie Underwood

The is bringing in some American Idol star power to kick off the weekend.

Former American Idol competitor Bo Bice will perform at the festival at 9 p.m. Friday, June 15, Bice's manager, Rusty Harmon, confirmed on Thursday.

Bice was the fourth season runner-up to Carrie Underwood, who has gone on to country and pop stardom. The son of a gospel singer, Bice grew up in the south and his southern rock music style and looks were a sensation on American Idol.

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Bice has released three albums since his American Idol days: The Real Thing, See the Light and 3. He hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 2005 with the single Inside Your Heaven. He sang on the track Brown Skin Girl on Carlos Santana's album All That I Am, and has toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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