Lauren Alaina Fans Pack Riverbend
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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
by Alyssa SpiratoChattanooga's nine day music festival along the Tennessee River is winding down Saturday.Even three hours before Lauren Alaina sang, dozens were already set up in front of the Coca Cola Stage. And as it turns out, some even traveled over 500 miles to see Tennessee Valley's hometown superstar."I wouldn't consider myself her number one fan, but we just wanted to come and explore Chattanooga and see her at Riverbend," says Jacqueline Sturgis, who traveled more than 500 miles to see Alaina.Or Preston Bomar, who loves Alaina so much, he's wearing her shirt and even has a picture of her on his cell phone."She's got the whole package. She's got the looks, she's got the youth, she's very commercial looking, so that's what we liked about her. And she wasn't fake she was like down home country," says Bomar."I like how she sings. I go home every night and just listen to her cds over and over until I fall asleep," says Kaylin Fugatt.Fans say what better way to end the festival than with a hometown superstar. She's a Season 10 runner-up on American Idol, and is a Country Music Award nominee.Her debut album,Wildflower, sold 70 thousand copies in just the first week."She used to live here and now she's a big star now," says Fugatt.While she's not rocking the stage at Riverbend, Lauren Alaina is keeping busy. She is currently touring with Sugarland on their "In Your Hands" Tour.
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