Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978) is an American

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singer and songwriter. He is the son of American singer

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. In 2007, he was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of the

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'', but was eliminated one week before the finals. In 2016, he became the winner of season 11 of the US ''

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''. He was part of Team Blake Shelton. His winning song is "

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's Wildcatter Records and released the single ''Leave Her Wild''.

Career

''American Idol''

;''American Idol'' performances

Post-Idol career

In May 2007, his father reported that he signed a recording contract with

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.Life after Idol: Sundance scores a record deal - Idol Chatter - USATODAY.com
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, who was also a semi-finalist in Season 6 of ''American Idol''.Ex-Idols score major-label duets deal , American Idol , EW.com Exclusive , Music , American Idol , Entertainment Weekly
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The Voice (2016)

;''The Voice'' performances : – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Discography

Releases from ''The Voice''

Albums

Competition singles

Singles

*2016: "Darlin' Don't Go" *2017: "How I Want to Be" *2017: "Everything to Lose" *2018: "Leave Her Wild" *2019: "Close Enough to Walk" Notes

References

External links

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Sundance Head at Last.fm
{{DEFAULTSORT:Head, Sundance 1978 births Living people 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers American Idol participants American male singer-songwriters People from Montgomery County, Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas The Voice (franchise) winners