Brittany Kerr

Brittany Layne Kerr (born June 1988) is an American singer and dancer who first gained notoriety as a dancer for the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team, but is best known for auditioning for the singing competition American Idol.

Eary life
Kerr was born to Donald Kerr and Deborah Kerr (née Barbee) in Charlotte, North Carolina and grew up in the affluent neighborhood of Ballantyne. Her mother is from Albemarle, North Carolina so Kerr spent a large amount of time in the small town saying she, "practically grew up in Albemarle". Kerr attended South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina where she played basketball, softball, sang in the choir, and was crowned homecoming queen. She has an older sister and a younger brother, Hunter.

Education
Kerr attended the University of Alabama for her freshman, sophomore, and senior years of college where she majored in Human Environmental Science. She studied at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for her junior year.

Singing
Kerr first gained recognition for her vocal talent when she auditioned for the eleventh season of American Idol. She auditioned in Savannah, Georgia by singing "Spoiled" by Joss Stone and "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes. She received positive feedback and votes from judges Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler to go onto the Hollywood round of auditions, but Jennifer Lopez did not vote her through. During the audition process she frequently credited the importance of her faith saying, "If I did not have my faith I would absolutely, hands down not be where I am... without prayer I would not have made it". It was Kerr's friend and fellow Lady Cat dancer, Rhema Helm who convinced her to audition for the television show.

In the summer of 2012 Kerr moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in the music industry.

Dancing
Kerr auditioned for the Charlotte Bobcats dance team, The Lady Cats in 2011. She made the team and danced for two seasons before quitting in order to pursue a singing career.

Modeling
In 2010 Kerr entered a national Victoria's Secret model search and placed in the Top 80.

Kerr was featured on the cover of the 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats Lady Cats swimsuit calendar.

Personal life
In October 2012 Kerr was involved in a cheating scandal with married country music singer, Jason Aldean. The two were photographed outside of The Den, a bar in West Hollywood, California kissing and holding hands. . In reference to the event Kerr released a statement saying, "The actions I portrayed recently were not a representation of my true character, but a lapse in judgment on my part. I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone that has been affected by this".