Candice Rickelle Glover (born November 22, 1989 in Beaufort, South Carolina ) is an American R&B, pop, soul and gospel singer who won the 12th season of American Idol in 2013. She is the only eventual winner who only reached the live shows on her third participation.
In the final show, she sang her later debut single I Am Beautiful , which then entered the US charts. Her debut album Music Speaks was originally supposed to be released in summer 2013. It wasn't released until almost nine months later and reached number 14 on the US album charts in March 2014 .
