Sligh auditioned in Birmingham, Alabama singing "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, after which Paula Abdul gave him a standing ovation and said, "I like you very much." American Idol judges laughed at his ambition "to make David Hasselhoff cry," a reference to Hasselhoff's crying when Taylor Hicks won season 5.
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The resulting album, titled Running Back to You was produced by Brown Bannister, Stephen Leiweke and Will Owsley.
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Chris Sligh, 2003, songwriter, recording artist, and Season Six American Idol finalist
Under this production company Potts went on to write (“One”) with American Idol finalist Chris Sligh.