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John Park
John Park at Samsung's Life is Tab showcase event, in January 2011
Born	John Andrew Park (1988-09-13) September 13, 1988 (age 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter host
Spouse	Unknown ​(m. 2022)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	R&B Soul Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, piano
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Music Farm
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	박성규
Hanja	朴成奎
Revised Romanization	Bak Seong-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Sŏngkyu

John Andrew Park (born September 13, 1988) is a Korean-American singer. He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol; placing twentieth. He is the runner-up of Superstar K2, a Korean singing contest held by M.net. He is currently signed to Music Farm Entertainment.

Biography

Early life

Park was born in Chicago; prior to entering Superstar K2, he was a student at Northwestern University majoring in economics. He was a member of his college a cappella group Purple Haze. He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. He later auditioned for the Korean equivalent of "American Idol", Superstar k2, and finished second.

Education

Park attended Glenbrook North High School. He is an Economics major at Northwestern University. He is currently taking a break from college to pursue a singing career in Korea.

Musical background

He is a fan of Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard, and Jamie Cullum.

Personal life

On April 8, 2022, it was confirmed that John will marry his non-celebrity girlfriend with an event on June 12, 2022. His wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on September 25, 2023.

American Idol 9

Park auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. The judges, especially Shania Twain, were impressed with his audition and he made it to the Hollywood round.

He also performed "Sweet Escape" in the group round along with Haeley Vaughn, Jessica Furney and Kelsey Madsen who was cut that round. He made it to the semi-finals. During the top 24, he sang Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" and John Mayer's "Gravity" for the top 20, but he was eliminated.

Superstar K2

After American Idol, Park entered the second season of the Korean talent show Superstar K2, where he finished second.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Collaborations

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards

Variety Show

References

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External links

• John Park at AllMusic

• 1988 births
• Living people
• American Idol participants
• Superstar K participants
• American musicians of Korean descent
• Northwestern University alumni
• American K-pop singers
• Korean-language singers of the United States
• American male pop singers
• American male singer-songwriters
• American contemporary R&B singers
• Glenbrook North High School alumni
• Music Farm artists
• 21st-century American male singers
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• South Korean baritones