Even if Blake Lewis isn't crowned "American Idol" tonight, the Puget Sound area will already have staked a claim to fame on the show, thanks to a Federal Way pastor and a singer-songwriter from Tacoma.
Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne teamed up to write "This Is My Now," the inspirational ballad selected from 25,000 entries in the show's first open songwriting competition.
"It's all been a blur of great stuff going on down here," said Peabody, 40, the advertising director-turned-minister who penned the lyrics Krippayne set to music.
The two were flown to Los Angeles to see both "Idol" finalists perform their song Tuesday night.
The song can be downloaded Thursday morning -- as performed by tonight's winner, Lewis or Jordin Sparks -- at . It will later be released as a single.
The song was selected by an online vote from among 20 finalists chosen by "American Idol" producers.
Krippayne, 36, a Christian music artist ( ), has performed for about a decade and has seven albums. His performance of "This Is My Now" is posted at .
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