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By Sophie Hessekiel
Contributing Entertainment Writer
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Triston Harper shocked American Idol judges with his beautiful voice and tragic backstory on season 22 of the competition series.
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This week, the 16-year-old singer, who was briefly homeless at the age of 12, debuted more surprising news. Not only is he married, but he and his wife, Paris Reed, are expecting a baby.
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On November 6, the singer shared on Facebook that he had married Paris Reed. On November 8, his mother, Hattie Sullivan, said that the marriage was "old news."
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"Now Everybody has congratulated me on Triston and Paris getting married but to me that is old news but now I'm bout to be a "G Ma," she wrote on Facebook.
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She also shared a photo of the young couple holding a positive pregnancy test.
The Macintosh, Alabama native moved judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie with stories of his "very abusive" stepdad and childhood living on the streets. "I never thought I'd be able to tell my story to American Idol," he said during the video package that aired on the show. When he sang "Cover Me Up" by Jason Isbell during his audition, Perry and Richie both gave him a standing ovation. "Your voice is a storytelling voice," Richie said. Despite not winning Idol, the country wunderkind has released his own songs since his season ended.
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