The chance to shine in a singing competition offers much-needed hope for a Southern middle-schooler who's drowning in worries, from bullies in the halls to turmoil at home -- and the news that his reservist father has been called back to Afghanistan.
Nicki Aycox
Uriah Shelton
Dash Mihok
Thad Mickler
Ruben Studdard
Barbara Kincaid-Hill
James Handy
Jonathan Fuller
Danny Vinson
Anna Marie Dobbins
Trace Adkins
Darius Van Sluytman