Crystal Bowersox captured our hearts on American Idol, and her career is definitely taking off thanks to the show. With her debut album, Farmers Daughter, finally being released, Crystal Bowersox is an all-American success story that everyone should feel inspired by.Here are five things you may not know about Crystal Bowersox’s untold story.
1. Crystal Bowersox didn’t tell American Idol producers her whole story, because she didn’t want America voting for her because they felt sorry for her.
2. Before American Idol, Crystal Bowersox dug through garbage cans for food and slept on park benches.
3. When her son was born, she couldn’t afford a crib, so he slept in a Moses basket on her nightstand. (Crystal did say that her son is getting a race car bed this Christmas.
4. Some of the lyrics on Farmers Daughter suggest that she was the child of an alcoholic, and was abused.
5. Crystal Bowersox admits that her upbringing was “dark and ugly.”
Be sure to get Crystal Bowersox’s new album, Farmer’s Daughter. It’s sure to be a hit!