Bucky Covington (real name - William Joel "Bucky" Covington III) is an American country music singer. He was born on November 8, 1977 in Rockingham, North Carolina.

Bucky is the nickname he also shares with his grandfather. He graduated in the class of 1996 from Richmond Senior High School. Bucky and Rocky are musicians; the latter being the former lead singer of the North Carolina band “Swamp Cat”. In 1998 when the Covington twins were 20 years old, they were in a minor automobile mishap. Bucky allegedly assumed to be Rocky. They were processed for deceiving the authorities. The plaintiff failed to verify the right person since the twins were identical.

At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a guitarist, bassist, drummer and songwriter. Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both country and rock. After some time, he elected to perform both original and cover material in a cross-genre vein.

He originally came to fame when he arrived at 8th place on the 5th season of American Idol. In early 2006, he was the 5th contestant to be eliminated from the final 12. 

In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records, and released the single, "A Different World", on January 16, 2007. Covington's debut album, produced by Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown, was released on April 17, 2007.

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