Luke Menard
Voted Off - Thursday, March 06, 2008
Luke Menard
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:06 PM
It is being reported by
TMZ and several fans in Luke's home town that Luke Menard
has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently in stage 2. I am looking for more confimation this.
Update: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:55 AM
"American Idol" semi-finalist Luke Menard has been diagnosed with
Hodgkin lymphoma, a representative for the singer's a capella group Chapter 6 confirmed.
"Luke
had a lingering cough and was having trouble breathing deeply,
so he went to the doctor to have it checked out," Jane Victor told CBS News.
"The suspicion was walking pneumonia. But after a chest x-ray doctors saw
a mass and did more testing, which is what led to the stage II Hodgkin diagnosis."
The 29-year-old singer, his wife and family remain hopeful, Victor added.
"They've been told that it's treatable and manageable. Luke is currently in
Los Angeles and plans to return home to Indiana soon," she said.
The 5-year relative survival rate of stage II Hodgkin disease is 90 to 95 percent, according to the American Cancer Society.
Menard made it into the top 16 on this season of "American Idol." He was voted off the show on March 6, 2008.
Full Name: Luke Andrew Menard
Birthday: December 1, 1978
Age: 29
Hometown: Crawfordsville, IN
Married: 4 years to wife Lara, they met in college, Lara is a Radio City Rockettes during the holidays
Favorite Quote: "Don't fight. But if you have to... hit first and hit hard."
Audition City: Omaha
Musical Influences: James Taylor, Take 6, Chapter 6, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Keane, Billy Joel, Bee Gees.
Favorite male pop artists: James Taylor, Keane, Maroon 5, Billy Joel, Four Horseman
Favorite female pop artists: Eva Cassidy, Tracy Chapman, Kelly Clarkson.
Started Singing: Freshman year in high school
Education: Tuttle Middle School, Crawfordsville High School, and B.A. in Communications from Millikin University, Decatur, IL.
Musical Hisory: a cappella ensemble from Illinois, "Chapter 6"
Hobbies: Weightlifting & working out at the same gym, motorcycle riding, Singing, Piano, Song Writing,
watching movies on surround sound, making smoothies,
and sleeping in his own bed as he falls asleep playing Xbox (he travels a lot)
Job History: worked for a finance company in Chicago
Why American Idol: To be a positive role model for kids and make his family proud.
Previous Amercan Idol: auditioned for season six in Memphis was cut before making it to Hollywood
Past American Idol Contestant: Chris Richardson
Hobbies: Instruments: Violin (age six)
After Idol: Long motorcycle ride
Motorcycle: 1985 Honda Goldwing
Interesting job: Pizza place in his hometown
Weirdest Food: Octapus sushi
Embarassing Moment on stage: forgot words
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