American Idol: HunterGirl Reveals Origin Of Her Stage Name
From the moment that she entered the audition room on American Idol season 20, country music singer HunterGirl was something special, and now she explains the origin of her unique stage name. HunterGirl, the American Idol runner-up, is a 23-year-old music therapist from Winchester, Tennessee, who works with veterans to transform their stories into songs. The judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan awarded her with one of the three platinum tickets of the season because of her stunning rendition of «Riot» by Rascal Flatts.
Throughout the competition, HunterGirl proved herself to be an authentic country singer, performing classics such as «Baby Girl» by Sugarland (Top 14), «9 To 5» by Dolly Parton (Top 11), «Like My Mother Does» by Lauren Alaina (Top 7), «Undo It» by Carrie Underwood (Top 5) and «Girl Crush» by Little Big Town (Top 5). On the American Idol finale, HunterGirl showed another side of herself when she performed an engaging and rousing rendition of Bruce Springsteen's «Dancing in the Dark,» during which she danced and interacted with the audience. HunterGirl is also an incredible songwriter and performed her original song «Heartbreak Down» for Top 20 week and her single «Red Bird» on the finale. «Red Bird» eventually reached number one on the music charts.
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In an interview with TV Insider, HunterGirl revealed the origin of her stage name. HunterGirl, whose full name is Hunter Wolkonowski, explained that «Kindergarten was hard. In my hometown, nobody could pronounce my name. Nobody still can.» She had previously told the judges about her name change at her audition when they questioned the name HunterGirl. She said, «Hunter is
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