Mississippi’s Jamal Roberts advances to top 3 in ‘American Idol’ competition
RETURNING TO TEACH FOR JPS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. MISSISSIPPI HAS SOMETHING TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT. JAMAL ROBERTS OF MERIDIAN MADE IT TO THE “TOP 3” ON “AMERICAN IDOL”. <AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH> THAT WAS HIS RENDITION OF “AIN’T NO “AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH” FROM THE MOVIE “REMEMBER THE TITANS”. THE 27-YEAR-OLD IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL P-E TEACHER WHO HAS POURED HIS HEART AND SOUL OUT EVERY WEEK…AND WON OVER FANS ALONG THE WAY. YOU CAN CATCH THE NEX
Meridian native Jamal Roberts made it to the Top 3 on “American Idol” after his performance Monday. Roberts performed “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from the movie “Remember the Titans.”On Sunday, Roberts performed “Go the Distance” from Disney’s “Hercules” and “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, which he dedicated to his stepmother in honor of Mother’s Day.He will perform again during Sunday’s episode, which airs at 7 p.m. on 16 WAPT.If Roberts continues his streak, he could sing his way into becoming the next “American Idol.”Roberts, 27, is a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Meridian. The city is hosting a parade and concert beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. The parade begins at the Lauderdale County Courthouse, and ends at Meridian City Hall, where Roberts will hold a “mini-concert” at 7 p.m.
ANAHEIM, Calif. —Meridian native Jamal Roberts made it to the Top 3 on “American Idol” after his performance Monday.
Roberts performed “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from the movie “Remember the Titans.”
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On Sunday, Roberts performed “Go the Distance” from Disney’s “Hercules” and “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, which he dedicated to his stepmother in honor of Mother’s Day.
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He will perform again during Sunday’s episode, which airs at 7 p.m. on 16 WAPT.
If Roberts continues his streak, he could sing his way into becoming the next “American Idol.”
Roberts, 27, is a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Meridian. The city is hosting a parade and concert beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. The parade begins at the Lauderdale County Courthouse, and ends at Meridian City Hall, where Roberts will hold a “mini-concert” at 7 p.m.
