Taylor Hicks - Wikipedia

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Did you know Taylor Hicks can sing AND cook? He prepared his famous jalapeno poppers at the Food Lion Southern Women's Show in Raleigh!

Taylor Hicks performs "No Place I'd Rather Be" on The Hard Rock Cafe Stage during Today in Nashville airing weekdays at 11am on WSMV-TV

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Taylor Hicks will appear in the second season of BIO's "Celebrity Ghost Stories." (THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS/TAMIKA MOORE)Do you believe in the paranormal? A lot of celebrities do, including Birmingham's Taylor Hicks, winner of the fifth season of "American Idol."  ...

Taylor Hicks is set to end his residency at Paris Las Vegas.

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Taylor Hicks sings Maybe You Should at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin, December 11, 2009

It took an unlikely combination of circumstances � a hurricane, a free plane ticket, and a surprise phone call � to land him on American Idol. Taylor talks to Dear Doctor about following his heart and achieving his dream.

We caught up with the Hoover native during a recent phone interview, quizzing him about recent career developments.

The show is set to air on INSP, a family-friendy channel formerly known as the Inspiration Network. Hicks -- a longtime foodie and partner in a Birmingham barbecue restaurant, Saw's Juke Joint -- will travel to all 50 states, sampling regional cuisine and delving into its origins and creation.

'American Idol' Alum Taylor Hicks Explains His Years-Long Break from Music: 'Quality Over Quantity'

Hoover native is first "American Idol" winner to have a headlining residency on the Strip.

Hicks is the first and only Idol to land a residency in Las Vegas, where his soulful crooning and slightly-offbeat personality seem to be a hit with audiences. After starting out at Bally’s during the summer of 2012, he eventually moved to a larger, 200-seat room at Paris Las Vegas. He now plays there five nights a week, and FORBES estimates the shows accounted for nearly half of his annual earnings total.

Tunes by Victoria Shaw, Jamie McLean will be on his setlist May 26 in Cullman.

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