Posted on January 2nd, 2009 and last modified on January 3rd, 2009.

Amanda Overmyer

Amanda Overmyer
Voted off Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Age: 23
Birthday: October 26, 1984
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Hometown: Mulberry, Indiana
Amanda Overmyer
Parents: Mother, Kathy Overmyer, lives in Lafayette, and her father, C.J. Overmyer, resides in Camden
Siblings: brother Nick
Ocupation: Degree in Nursng, Health Care Specialist, Home Oxygen equipment sales
After Idol: will return to finish bachelors degree
Band: Steeleto
Hobbie: Singing, Riding her Harley Davidson, Cooking
Favorite Quote: “I was born a long way from home. I have spent my whole life just trying to get back.” - Janis Joplin
Audition City: Atlanta
Musical Influences: CCR, GNR, Bob Segar, Joplin
NickName: Rock and Roll Nurse
Past American Idol Contestant: Chris Daughtry
Sport Football, Chicago Bears Fan
Most Embarassing Moment: dancing in front of the American Idol cameras
School: 2001 graduate of Delphi High School, attened Ivy Tech and Purdue University where she majored in nursing
Car Accident: After the Atlanta tryout, Overmyer was involved in a crash on
Nov. 20 in Logansport. Her 2003 Ford Mustang collided with a semi as Overmyer
was attempting to cross U.S. 24/U.S. 35, according to the Logansport Pharos-Tribune.
An unconscious Overmyer was airlifted to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne but was later released.

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Week #	Theme	Song Choice	Original Artist	Result	iTunes
Auditions	n/a	“I’m Every Woman“		Hollywood	-
Hollywood week	n/a	“”		Top 24	-
Top 24 (2-19-08)	The ’60s	“Baby Please Don’t Go”	Van Morrison	Safe
Top 20 (2-27-08)	The ’70s	“Carry On Wayward Son“	Kansas	Safe
Top 16 (3-05-08)	The ’80s	“Hate Myself For Loving You“	Joan Jet	Safe
Top 12 (3-11-08)	Beatles	“You Can’t Do That“	Beatles	Safe
Top 11 (3-18-08)	Beatles	Back in the USSR	-	Home	-