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Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, III. (born November 1, 1975 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American singer and musician who came in as the first runner-up in the fourth season of American Idol.

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Bice was nicknamed "Humphrey Bogart" by his grandmother as a child by his family, and it was later shortened to "Bo." He first made his mark at the age of 9, when he won a local school competition.

Bice grew up with his sisters and brother, mother and stepfather, Earle, Nancy, Jenny and Sharan Downes, Jon Cohran. The family moved around the South frequently, they lived in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida; including the metro areas of Atlanta and Birmingham. When Bice was 15 years old they moved to England in 1990, as part of Earle's European assignment with Coca-Cola in London.

Bice spent his teenage years living in the suburbs of Gerrards Cross and Seer Green. The family were neighbors of Ozzy Osbourne.

Bice attended London Central High School, a Department of Defense school primarily for children whose parents served in the military or worked at the U.

S. Embassy. He would have graduated in 1994.

In high school, he was found carrying his guitar everywhere, played football, attended proms, and had several girlfriends. It was around this time when Bice worked with some English alternative rock musicians. In the fall of 1993, Bice dropped out of high school just before turning 18 to move back to Alabama, where he earned his GED and attended classes at Calhoun Community College from November 1996 to May 1997.

Upon graduating Calhoun and spending a semester at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Bice turned professional and performed in shows all across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Eastern Europe. He is a veteran of the nightclub circuit, having performed solo and in rock groups such as Purge, Blue Suede Nickel, and his current band SugarMoney. Among his credits are opening for Blackfoot and Warrant as well as performing live and recording with Johnny Neal, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band.

Bice's solo debut album, The Real Thing, was released on December 13, 2005. It opened at #4. The Real Thing has the sixth-highest opening for a debut album by an American Idol finalist; it is also noteworthy that Bo Bice is only the third non-winner (aside from Clay Aiken and Joshua Gracin) to meet reasonable success in record sales.

Bice's band SugarMoney appears with him on three tracks on The Real Thing's DualDisc version: "Cinnamon Novocaine," "Sinner In a Sin," and "Whiskey, Women Time." Bice made a guest appearance on an episode of The Fairly Odd Parents called "Fairy Idol" on May 19th 2006.
On September 12, 2006, Bice released a cover of The Chambers Brothers 1968 smash hit, "Time Has Come Today," through various legal digital music download sites.

The tune, which does not appear on The Real Thing, is the theme song for a new Monopoly commercial. It has been rumored to be Bice's new single and possibly a track on Bice's second major album. The tune suprised many of Bice's fans who were not made aware of the song until days before the release.

On October 5, 2006, Bice underwent emergency surgery in Nashville, TN to correct a recurring intestinal problem. According to his official website, the surgery was "was not easy or routine." The surgery came after several rounds of tests and doctors deemed his condition serious enough to operate immediately.

All of his October tour dates were cancelled.
Several of Bice's current and pre-Idol songs have been played on the Idol Waves online radio station. In November 2005, "Papion" - a single released to several Internet radio stations by SugarMoney - reached #3 on the Idol Waves Top 12 chart.

In March 2006, "The Real Thing" reached #1 for a week. Bo's follow-up single, "U Make Me Better" peaked at #3 on Idol Waves.
Bice is represented by RCA Records, 19 Entertainment (management), and Creative Artists Agency (booking).

Bice currently resides in Nolensville, Tennessee.