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Joshua Ledet (born April 9, 1992) is an American singer from Westlake, Louisiana. In 2012 he placed third in the eleventh season of ''American Idol''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】American Idol - Access Hollywood )〕 He is known for his "soaring, church-bred brand of old school soul music."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Phillip Phillips And Joshua Ledet: Let's Hope They Don't Win 'American Idol' - MTV.com )〕 On August 26, 2013 he released an original song called "Here to Die" through YouTube, which has been praised by ''Rolling Stone''. ==Early life== Ledet grew up in the small woody suburb city of Westlake in Louisiana's Calcasieu Parish, a part of the Lake Charles metropolitan area near Calcasieu River. His home life was slow and easy paced with lots of family get-togethers and friends sleeping over, the focus was "food and fun."〔(Joshua Ledet: Going Places, ''American Idol'', Finalists Diaries )〕 In 2004, when he was eleven he watched another southern soul singer, Fantasia Barrino, sing "I Believe" in the final show and win the third season of ''American Idol'' and knew he would like to sing for a living.〔Which ‘American Idol’ Performer May Be Responsible for Joshua Ledet’s Career? Interview with Ledet, Scott Lewis , ''KISS-FM'', May 12, 2012. ()〕 Ledet graduated from Westlake High School where he was a part of the school's theater program for all four years of school.〔〔〔Louisiana's Joshua Ledet makes top 3 on 'American Idol,' hometown plans parade and concert, Stacey Plaisance, May 11, 2012, Associated Press (''The Republic''), ()〕 If he could not be a singer he would likely be an actor.〔 The first concert he ever attended was by Beyoncé.〔 He grew up singing in his family church and writes songs and lyrics for and attends the House of Prayer Holiness Church.〔〔 He has a large extended family and said his proudest moment outside singing is being an uncle to all his nieces and nephews.〔 When asked to tell something about himself that would surprise most people he stated it was that he only eats spicy food.〔 He noted on the reality show that he missed Louisiana Creole cuisine so Louisiana Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne established a "Feed the Dream" project with the state's Seafood and Marketing Board to ship Ledet food each week including tamales, crawfish, boudin (a Cajun sausage), (chicken, duck and andouille) gumbo and jambalaya, donated by Louisiana restaurants and food manufacturers.〔La. feeds homegrown ‘American Idol’ contestant, April 2, 2012, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press (''Salon''). ()〕〔Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne overseeing food shipments to La. 'American Idol' contestant, Ed Anderson, ''The Times-Picayune'', March 27, 2012. ()〕〔Ledet receives more food from New Iberia restaurant; live tour presale is tomorrow, May 9, 2012, Tonya LaCoste, KATC. ()〕 He said a dish he probably could not live without is rice and gravy, from Creole cuisine, usually a brown gravy based on pan drippings, which are deglazed and simmered with extra seasonings and served over steamed or boiled rice.〔Joshua in 60 Seconds, Joshua Ledet: Going Places, ''American Idol'', Finalists Diaries. ()〕 According to the ''American Idol'' highlights, Ledet was studying criminal justice at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joshua Ledet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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