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Drake Milligan (born June 1, 1998) is an American singer, best known for portraying Elvis Presley on the CMT series Sun Records and starring in the film Nobody where he portrayed a young teen Elvis. He has also appeared on American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Milligan has charted with the singles “Sounds Like Something I’d Do” and “Honky Tonkin’ About”, the latter of which became his first number one when it topped the Canadian country chart. His debut album, Dallas/Fort Worth, was released on September 15, 2022.
Drake Milligan was born in Arlington, Texas, on June 1, 1998, to James & Angela Milligan. He was inspired by the country music his father listened to, particularly Merle Haggard, as well as an Elvis impersonator he saw sing at a nearby restaurant. After performing locally as an Elvis impersonator himself, Milligan answered a casting call by CMT for the role of Elvis Presley in their TV series Sun Records (2017). He ended up landing the part, which required him to move from Texas to Memphis, Tennessee, near the end of his senior year of high school.
Milligan competed on American Idol in 2018 but ultimately dropped out. “I decided that I wasn’t quite ready…
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