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Nikki McKibbin
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Actor Born: September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, TX Biography:A competitor in the first season of the Fox reality series American Idol (2002), vocalist Nikki McKibbin (born Katherine Nicole McKibbin) earns a historical footnote as the very first of the said program's contestants to sing gritty, unpolished hard rock; she drew praise from the judges for her original, unconventional approach but finished third in the running (losing to the very different Kelly Clarkson).
A native of Grand Prairie, TX, McKibbin was reportedly a "born performer" from early childhood who loved to sing and dance and nurtured dreams of becoming a professional vocalist. She endured a difficult period in her late teens and early twenties that witnessed her surviving a challenging marriage, divorce, single motherhood, and economic hardship (at one point McKibbin supported herself as a strip-club dancer), but she eventually overcame these obstacles and actually competed as a singer on... Full Biography
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