 Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North
Carolina to Gene Covington and Debbie Gates on November 8, 1977
along with his identical twin brother, Rocky (or Robert). His
biological parents would later divorce and his stepparents are
Tracey Covington and Alan Gates. The Gates reside in Wagram.
Bucky Covington was named after his grandfather, Buck. He
graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland County High School.
Bucky and Rocky Covington are both musicians, the latter being
the lead singer of the North Carolina band Rule of N9ne and also
auditioned for American Idol but was cut in the first
round of Hollywood. In 1998 when the Covington twins were 20
years old they were involved in a minor car accident in which
Bucky was assumed to have pretended to be Rocky. They were
charged for misleading police. The defendant was unable to
accuse the right person since they looked too similar. Bucky
Covington and his brother paint cars as a day job at Covington's
Body Shop in Hamlet. Bucky Covington is married to his wife,
Crystal, and they have a dog, named Slim.
Bucky Covington started to sing at the age of
18. Known for his long blonde hair, and his southern accent,
Bucky Covington was represented as part of the American country
music genre. He is also a guitarist, bassist, drummer and
songwriter. According to his Idol web profile, Bucky
Covington's favorite female artist is Pink and his favorite male
artist is Eminem. Over the years, Bucky Covington has been part
of several bands, both country and rock. After some time, he
elected to perform both original and cover material in a
cross-genre vein.
In the 2005-06 season, Bucky Covington
auditioned for American Idol in Greensboro. He was in the
bottom three on March 22 along with Lisa Tucker and Kevin Covais.
He was eliminated on April 12 when he was in the bottom three
with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin.
|
