Tate Stevens

美國東部時間2012年12月20日晚10點，The X Factor 的三強(qiáng)爭霸結(jié)果揭曉，37歲鄉(xiāng)村大叔Tate Stevens戰(zhàn)勝13歲靈魂蘿莉Carly Rose Sonenclar，奪得本屆X音素大賽的冠軍。這個結(jié)果既在意料之中、又在意料之外。
從海選開始，Tate和Carly就是最耀眼的兩顆明星。在看似如火如荼的賽事中，其實一直就是Tate和Carly交替領(lǐng)先，每次公布觀眾投票結(jié)果，不是大叔第一、就是蘿莉最前。于是乎本屆比賽的懸念不再是誰會贏，而是Tate和Carly這二人之中誰會贏得五百萬的唱片合約。
Tate深情磁性的嗓音絕對是原汁原味鄉(xiāng)村音樂最好的代言。這幾年各種選秀各種大賽、什么演唱風(fēng)格都見過了、都勝出了，還真就缺少像Tate這樣能把鄉(xiāng)村音樂的迷人、濃烈、不羈、溫暖都唱出來、且唱得這么打動人心的歌手。
Tate也是好男人的代言人。他年輕時曾組過樂隊、勵志要當(dāng)明星?？墒请S著兩個孩子相繼出世，Tate不得不重新考慮他的人生計劃。他放棄了明星夢，在家鄉(xiāng)當(dāng)起了筑路工，承擔(dān)起了一個男人應(yīng)有的責(zé)任。從此樂隊和表演成為他業(yè)余時間的消遣。在比賽中，Tate把所有的情歌都獻(xiàn)給了他妻子，因為沒有她和家人的支持，Tate絕沒有勇氣以37歲的“高齡”站到X Factor的舞臺上為自己的夢想重新高歌。
如今紅臉大叔Tate Stevens，可以帶著他靦腆而又明亮的笑容一直高歌下去了！
(以上介紹為秋雨沐風(fēng)原創(chuàng))
(以下內(nèi)容轉(zhuǎn)自 http://www.thexfactorusa.com/contestants/season_2/tate-stevens#.UNR0TG8Q_yo)
Age:
37
Hometown:
Belton, MO
Influences:
Garth Brooks, George Strait, George Jones, Ronnie Millsap, Merle Haggard, Joe Diffie
First Performance:
Age 4, onstage with his dad
Guilty Pleasures:
Love songs and bacon
Tate Stevens, which is a stage name (his given name is Stephen Eatinger), began performing at the age of 4 when he'd hop up onstage with his father, who was a big influence on him. "I remember knowing that I wasn't scared and that I wanted to keep singing in front of people. I had so much fun," recalls the country singer, who is one of L.A. Reid's Over 25s. From there, Tate would perform at talent shows, oprys, church choir, and school choir before hitting the road right out of high school with his band, the Dixie Cadillacs, who opened for many of today's biggest country stars, including Sammy Kershaw and others.
"I am a true country artist," says Tate. "I do a little bit of everything in the country genre. I always throw in a little bit of my traditional country roots along with a country and rock edge to it. Of course, I love to do ballads as well. I feel that I can really connect to people through my music, regardless fast/slow/etc. I like my shows to be high energy and very entertaining. If I were to make an album today it would be modern country with a little bit of a traditional feel - a great combination of the high energy rockin' songs with some killer ballads as well. You know the kind that rip your heart out?"
On why he could win THE X FACTOR, Tate says, "To have the X factor you have to have the whole package. You have to be a great singer, performer, and all-around artist. I feel that I am that because of the many years of work and hours doing it I feel that it has made me the best at what I do."