Arts & Entertainment

Souhegan Grad's American Idol Dream Continues

Alex Preston will next perform on Wednesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. on Fox.

Souhegan High School graduate Alex Preston survived another week on American Idol on Thursday night and now moves on to the Top 9.

The 20-year-old Mont Vernon native's performace of the One Direction hit "Story of My Life" on Idol on Wednesday night was a big hit with the judges, and America appears to have agreed with them.

"My song hit Top 40 on the iTunes pop charts. Are you kidding? This feels like a dream," Preston tweeted on Thursday.

Preston will get his next chance to impress on Wednesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. on Fox.


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