Erlewine praised the fact that Lambert was Nashville Stars first "bona fide star the televised music competition has produced."
Erika Jo Heriges (born November 2, 1986 in Angleton, Texas), known simply by the stage name Erika Jo, is an American country music recording artist who was declared winner of the 2005 season of the Nashville Star television program.
Martinez finished in second place on the first season of the USA Network talent show Nashville Star.
Tommy Stanley, singer/songwriter, graduated from Kirbyville High School in 2004 and was on NBC's Nashville Star in 2008, placing 8th out of 65,000 people.
John Arthur Martinez, second place winner on USA Network's Nashville Star, taught English and tennis at Marble Falls High School.
Three years later, original steel guitarist Pat Severs joined the house band on Nashville Star, a talent show which originally aired on the USA Networks before transferring to NBC in 2008.
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Jason Meadows, Country music artist and Nashville Star runner-Up
Some of MTSU's most notable alumni include politician Albert Gore, Sr., Nobel Prize winning economist James McGill Buchanan, NFL quarterback Kelly Holcomb, Nashville Star winner Chris Young, country music artist Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum, and WNBA players Alysha Clark and Amber Holt.