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Brett Asa "Ace" Young (born November 15, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He came to national recognition upon appearing on the fifth season of the reality television talent show, American Idol, although he was eliminated from the competition on April 19, 2006, finishing in seventh place. Young is engaged to Diana DeGarmo, who was runner-up on American Idol season three.
Young was raised in Denver, Colorado.
Young, who has been singing since the age of nine, attended voice lessons and performed at local shopping malls and recreation centers during his youth. He performed at various venues in Colorado and other western states, most notably at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Young graduated from Fairview High School, his local high school, in 1999, having participated in athletics, choir, and International Baccalaureate classes during his school years.
After his high school graduation, Young opened for Brian McKnight and New Edition, and sang the national anthem at Denver Nuggets games. His first published song, "Reason I Live" was featured in the 2000 film The Little Vampire.
Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer and Broadway actress.
She rose to fame in 2004, when she later became the runner-up of the third season of American Idol. After American Idol, DeGarmo began a career in musical theatre. DeGarmo also appeared on The Young and the Restless as Angelina Veneziano.
DeGarmo was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but was raised primarily in Snellville, Georgia. She has Italian, French, and Native American ancestry. DeGarmo began singing at a young age, including at the 1997 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards and in Atlanta-based stage productions of Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
DeGarmo took part in the third season of American Idol in 2004, finishing second after a close race with winner Fantasia Barrino. During her run in the Top 12, she was in the bottom 3 in the top 11, top 9, and top 8 weeks but never fell to the bottom 2. She became one of the front runners by week 6 and did not land in the bottom 3 again. She was 16 years old at the time she competed.
When the walls are closin' in on me
And I can't find my way out
When I've seen as much as I can see
I just turn my eyes to You
And I know that I'll get through it
And when I'm hangin' by a thread
And when I'm sure I've reached the end
I reach for You, You redeem me
When I lose faith, when I lose ground
And everything, oh, comes crashin' down
You raise me up, You lift me up
You give me love, You redeem me
When I'm out standin' on the ledge
You pull me right back, back from the edge
You take me in with just a look, with just a touch
You redeem me with Your love
When it seems this life has stole my soul
You're there to bring it back
When the hurt holds on and won't let go
And it's just too much to take
I know You'll be there to save me
And when I'm sinkin' like a stone
Thinkin' I'm in this all alone
I reach for You, You redeem me
When I lose faith, when I lose ground
And everything, oh, comes crashin' down
You raise me up, You lift me up
You give me love, You redeem me
When I'm out standin' on the ledge
You pull me right back, back from the edge
You take me in with just a look, with just a touch
You redeem me with Your love
I lose track and You bring me back around
Without You there's no way
I'd be standing here right now
You look in my eyes, set me free, You redeem me
When I lose faith, when I lose ground
And everything, oh, comes crashin' down
You raise me up, You lift me up
You give me love, You redeem me
When I'm out standin' on the ledge
You pull me right back, back from the edge
You take me in with just a look, with just a touch
You redeem me with Your love
You redeem me