1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 120th Session, 2013-2014 3 4 S. 624 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Sheheen 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\29691ahb13.docx 11 Companion/Similar bill(s): 712, 4012, 4146, 4149 12 13 Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013 14 Introduced in the House on April 17, 2013 15 Adopted by the General Assembly on April 17, 2013 16 17 Summary: Candice Glover 18 19 20 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 21 22 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 23 4/16/2013 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House ( Senate Journalpage 12) 24 4/17/2013 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence ( House Journalpage 12) 25 26 27 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 28 29 4/16/2013 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CANDICE GLOVER OF 12 BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR HER SUCCESS ON AMERICAN 13 IDOL AND TO WISH HER GODSPEED AS SHE CONTINUES 14 HER QUEST TO BECOME THE SEASON TWELVE 15 AMERICAN IDOL. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 18 are pleased to learn that Candice Glover has advanced to the Top 19 Five on season twelve of American Idol; and 20 21 Whereas, a native of St. Helena Island and proud of her Geechee 22 dialect and culture, she began to hone her rich, soulful voice for 23 the spiritual delight of the congregation in the Lowcountry’s Oaks 24 True Holiness Church, singing “Victory Is Mine” when she was 25 four years old; and 26 27 Whereas, by the time she was eight, she received her first standing 28 ovation for her first major solo, singing CeCe Winans’ “Alabaster 29 Box”; and 30 31 Whereas, she auditioned for American Idol in 2009 and again in 32 2011, and believing she had the right combination of talent and 33 stage presence to succeed on the reality show, she tenaciously 34 auditioned a third time in 2013, for the twelfth season; and 35 36 Whereas, after previous heartache and disappointment, Candice 37 knew she could not quit when it came to realizing her dream; and 38 39 Whereas, entering her American Idol 2013 audition with a new 40 confidence, she received standing ovations from both Randy 41 Jackson and Mariah Carey, and she has continued to astound the

[624] 2 1 judges and viewers alike all the way to the Top 5 of season twelve; 2 and 3 4 Whereas, in Round 4 of Hollywood Week, her passionate rendition 5 of Alicia Keys’ “Girl On Fire” brought the entire audience to its 6 feet; and 7 8 Whereas, she began the Top Ten competition with an unmatched 9 rendering of Ben E. King’s “I (Who Have Nothing),” and in the 10 following weeks, her soulful musical interpretations have not 11 abated, but have continued to keep the audiences on their feet; and 12 13 Whereas, her flawless performance of Dee Dee Warwick’s “I’m 14 Gonna Make You Love Me,” won her a standing ovation again and 15 sent her to the Top Seven, and two weeks later she mesmerized the 16 audience when she poured her own soul into the last bars of 17 Dionne Warwick’s “Don’t Make Me Over”; and 18 19 Whereas, by the Top Six week, she held the audience spellbound 20 before she had sung four bars of her effortless rendition of 21 “Lovesong” by The Cure; and 22 23 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 24 appreciate the hard work and talent that have brought Candice 25 Glover the success she has experienced on American Idol, and they 26 expect to hear of her continued achievements in the days ahead. 27 Now, therefore, 28 29 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 30 concurring: 31 32 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 33 Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Candice Glover 34 of Beaufort County for her success on American Idol and wish her 35 Godspeed as she continues her quest to become the season twelve 36 American Idol. 37 38 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 39 Candice Glover. 40 XX 41

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