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WZTV FOX17 :: Entertainment - American Idol - What Contestant Did for Work Before They Were Chosen

Living in middle Tennessee, no doubt many of you have been served a meal by an up and coming country singer.

Struggling musicians do a lot of things to pay the bills while they hone their craft.

As Fox 17's Miranda Cohen reports from Hollywood, some of the American Idol singers also have some very strange jobs..What Contestant Did for Work Before They Were Chosen

Friday, February 22 2008, 12:12 AM CST

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