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Danny Gokey, a church music director from Milwaukee, is a Top 12 finalist on "American Idol" Season 8. His version of Mariah Carey's "Hero" wowed judges and fans, who picked him to be a semifinalist. Gokey's wife died from a heart condition four weeks before he auditioned in Kansas City. Gokey said on the show that he hopes people can get to know his wife through his performance.
For 'American Idol' news and episode recaps, click here.
To see photos of Danny Gokey, cli...
For 'American Idol' news and episode recaps, click here.
To see photos of Danny Gokey, cli...
Danny Gokey, a church music director from Milwaukee, is a Top 12 finalist on "American Idol" Season 8. His version of Mariah Carey's "Hero" wowed judges and fans, who picked him to be a semifinalist. Gokey's wife died from a heart condition four weeks before he auditioned in Kansas City. Gokey said on the show that he hopes people can get to know his wife through his performance.
For 'American Idol' news and episode recaps, click here.
To see photos of Danny Gokey, click here.
For 'American Idol' news and episode recaps, click here.
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Danny Gokey Announces Engagement
![<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;">Country singer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Danny Gokey</strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has announced his engagement to girlfriend<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Leyicet Peralta</strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;">. The former<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">American Idol<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;">finalist has been focusing on his music career and charity organization,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Sophia’s Heart Foundation,</em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>since his time on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Idol</em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;">. Danny was married once before to a woman named Sophia, who died in 2008 from complications of heart surgery. Danny’s new fiancée also shares a passion for children and families in need, the focus of Danny’s charity. She suggested that instead of wedding gifts, their guests make a donation to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Sophia’s Heart</em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;">. The couple plans to marry sometime in late January.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/67005780-27073829.jpg "<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\">Country singer<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Danny Gokey</strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>has announced his engagement to girlfriend<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Leyicet Peralta</strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\">. The former<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">American Idol<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\">finalist has been focusing on his music career and charity organization,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Sophia’s Heart Foundation,</em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>since his time on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Idol</em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\">. Danny was married once before to a woman named Sophia, who died in 2008 from complications of heart surgery. Danny’s new fiancée also shares a passion for children and families in need, the focus of Danny’s charity. She suggested that instead of wedding gifts, their guests make a donation to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Sophia’s Heart</em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 28px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline ! important; float: none;\">. The couple plans to marry sometime in late January.</span>")
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