edb6tamyra gray 224x300 Former Norcross resident Tamyra Gray (’Idol,’ season one) joins local play ‘Our Time Has Come’

Tamyra Gray returns to Atlanta to play the daughter of the future president in “Our Time Has Come.” Here, she is rehearsing her narration role at a Marietta theater Feb. 16, 2012. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/[email protected] For fans of vintage “American Idol,” the name Tamyra Gray resonates. In 2002, the former Norcross and Stone Mountain resident was the first “surprise” ouster on the burgeoning hit show, leaving in fourth place, behind Nikki McKibbin, Justin Guarini and winner Kelly Clarkson . Many experts and fans at the time expected she would be competing with Kelly for the win – including a very… >>

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