![]() She was a member of the first group of semifinalists in the Semifinals. In her audition she commented that she had been singing on Disney Cruise Lines for the past few months (as one of the Muses from Hercules) and contestant judge Randy Jackson said, "We're expecting more than a cruise ship performance from you." Jennifer delivered and all the judges agreed it was the best voice they had heard so far in the competition. Hudson auditioned for the third season of American Idol, in Atlanta, Georgia. She got her start in performing by singing with the church choir and doing community theatre. She cites Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle as her overall biggest influences and aspirations. ![]() She was raised as a Baptist and attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, graduated in 1999. Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Darnell Hudson (deceased since 2008) and Samuel Simpson (deceased since 1999). She released her second album, I Remember Me, in 2011 and will be releasing her third album, JHUD, in August 2014. She has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2009, Hudson re-entered the spotlight. Hudson went into seclusion mourning the loss of her family. In late 2008, Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew were murdered. Her self-titled debut album was released in 2008 on Arista Records and soon certified gold by the RIAA for more than 500,000 shipped copies, spawning the number-one single "Spotlight." ![]() She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist and film actress, starring in the 2006 motion picture Dreamgirls for which she has won numerous awards. Hudson came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX reality television series American Idol. She is one of the few actors to have won all four major screen acting awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as a Grammy Award and more than twenty other prizes. Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress who finished 7th place on Season 3 of American Idol. ![]()
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