Bowles, who’s been an Overmyer fan since seeing her sing four years ago with a Lafayette area band, says even her periodic karaoke performances at the Southfork Pub are impressive. She predicts Overmyer will eventually get a record deal.

“She’s an entertainer. She’s a rocker,” Bowles said.

Overmyer’s fiance, Casey Taylor, did not return phone messages left Thursday.

But he said Wednesday before the elimination show aired that Overmyer had viewed her trip to Los Angeles as an “American Idol” contestant as a last chance for a music career after taking a break from live music two years ago to focus on her nursing career.

“She kept trying to get bands together but she just couldn’t find people who were motivated enough to stick with it. This was sort of her last chances to see if she was going to do something with music, or just let it go,” Taylor said.