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• Scott MacIntyre is a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol. Blind since birth, he sings, plays piano, guitar and drums, and graduated college summa cum laude at the age of 19. MacIntyre maintains "If you believe you'll fail, you'll fail...People with disabilities can accomplish things like this -- if you set your mind to it."Phoenix New Times: Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre (January 13, 2009)

  Scott MacIntyre was eliminated as a member of the top 8 and will go on a nationwide tour with the top 10 contestants.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Scott Douglas MacIntyreOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  2. Age: 23 (2008)Arizona State University: Talented Young Pianist Wins Top Scholarship, Despite Blindness
  3. Resides: Scottsdale, Arizona with his mother, brother and sisterPhoenix New Times: Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre (January 13, 2009)
  4. Genres: Pop, rock, punk, jazz, classical, Christian rock
  5. Blind since birth due to Leber's congenital amaurosisPhoenix New Times: Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre (January 13, 2009)
  6. Began playing piano by ear at age 3Arizona State University: Talented Young Pianist Wins Top Scholarship, Despite Blindness
  7. Home schooled until entering college at age 14Arizona State University: Talented Young Pianist Wins Top Scholarship, Despite Blindness
  8. Alma mater: Arizona State UniversityOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  9. Taught ballroom dancing while in collegeArizona State University: Talented Young Pianist Wins Top Scholarship, Despite Blindness
  10. Attended: Royal College of Music (London), Royal Holloway University (London), Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Universitat Mozarteum (Salzburg) and Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto)Official MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  11. Musical influences: Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Gavin DeGraw, Tim McGraw, Bon Jovi, among othersOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  12. Has released 6 CDs independentlyOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  13. Latest album: View From AboveOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre

• Top 13 Performances

  • Week 1: "Keep The Faith" by Michael Jackson
  • Week 2: "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride
  • Week 3: "Can't Hurry Love" by Diana Ross and the Supremes
  • Week 4: "Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel
  • Week 5: "The Search is Over" by Survivor

• The High 5

  During the auditions, there was an awkward moment when Ryan Seacrest attempted to give MacIntyre a "high five", forgetting that MacIntyre couldn't see.Popdirt.com: Seacrest High Fives Blind 'Idol' Contestant Scott MacIntyre (January 14, 2009) On a later episode, Scott MacIntyre grabbed the hand of Seacrest for a high-five, his way of letting viewers know that it's ok, these things happen.

• Awards

  • VSA Arts 2008 Young Soloists AwardOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • First Place in the Herberger Theater Center Young Artist CompetitionOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • First Place in the Fiesta Chorus of Sweet Adeline Talent SearchOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • First Place in the Butterfield Young Artist Concerto CompetitionOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • Grand Prize Winner Phoenix Symphony GuildOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • First Place Senior Piano Concerto competitionOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • Second place in the national finals of the Canadian Music CompetitionsOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • Marshall scholarship (2005)Arizona State University: Talented Young Pianist Wins Top Scholarship, Despite Blindness
  • Fulbright scholarship (to the UK)Official MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • USAToday All-USA Academic First TeamOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • Outstanding First Year Senator" award from YMCA Youth in GovernmentOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre
  • Rhodes Scholarship Finalist for ArizonaOfficial MySpace Page: Scott MacIntyre

  
  

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