Darius Bacchus was a mile high before even taking off Monday for Denver.
As winner of Saturday’s Big Country Idol talent contest, Bacchus is in Denver for the next round of auditions for the Fox TV show, “American Idol.”
He and other regional winners will compete today at Mile High Stadium, home of the Denver Broncos.
Bacchus, 17, said he was so nervous during Saturday’s audition at Rose Park that he didn’t even realize he had won.
“At first I thought I had lost, and then he said my name,” Bacchus said.
Thomas McAdams, sales manager for Fox station KXVA in Abilene, said winners of contests sponsored by a local Fox affiliate automatically get special privileges.
“Our winner gets a front-of-the-line pass and a guaranteed audition in front of the producers,” McAdams said.
Contestants chosen by the producers then get to audition in front of the judges, and winners of that round go to Hollywood, McAdams said. He said some of the contestants in the round judged by producers and all of the contestants who make it to the judges’ round are taped for the TV show.
There is no limit on the number of winners that can be selected during the Denver audition, which is one of several held across the country.
Bacchus, a senior next fall at Abilene High School, was one of 17 contestants in Saturday’s contest at Rose Park. He is no stranger to performing. Bacchus sings in two choirs at Macedonia Baptist Church, and last year won the “So You Think You’ve Got Talent” competition sponsored by the Carver Teens youth group.
During today’s audition in Denver, Bacchus will sing the same two songs he sang Saturday, “A Change is Going to Come” and “I Won’t Complain.”
Bacchus hopes to parlay his “American Idol” success into a career as a rhythm and blues singer. He said he started dreaming of being on the show several years ago, but never thought he would get the opportunity.
“Then when the chance came, I just took it,” he said.
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