Grammy nominated, Capitol recording artist Danny Gokey became a favorite of millions of fans as a Top 3 finalist on Season 8 of “American Idol.” Following Idol, Gokey released his debut album,  My Best Days , which debuted at #4 on the  Billboard  Top 200 album chart. Since that time, Gokey has celebrated a series of #1s including his follow-up album release  Hope In Front of Me , his latest full album release  Rise , and his first Award-winning holiday album,  Christmas Is Here . Spawning singles like “Hope In Front of Me,” “Rise,” "Masterpiece", “The Comeback,” and his RIAA Gold certified single “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again,” Danny has cemented his place on the radio charts with multi-week, multi-chart #1 runs both in the United States and in Canada. Danny is the founder of a newly formed non-profit organization, Better Than I Found It, that has a heart to partner with organizations already making a difference in their communities to help them grow into their next level of service to effect even greater change in their areas. Gokey is a native of Milwaukee and currently lives in Nashville with his wife, Leyicet and their three children.