Bio
Chris Sligh is the son of Charles (Chuck) and Susan Sligh, Baptist missionaries to American military servicemen in Europe. Chuck Sligh is an accomplished guitarist and passed his love of music to his three sons, of whom Chris is the eldest. Chris Sligh spent ten years with his family in Wiesbaden, Germany and speaks German as well as English. Although Sligh has been singing since high school, as Adam Fisher, the lead guitarist of Chris's band noted, he "grew up listening only to classical music in a regimented upbringing."
Sligh attended Bob Jones University for seven semesters but was expelled before graduation. He then attended North Greenville University. He frequently performed in plays, operas, and musicals while in college, and he now serves with a worship band at Seacoast Church in Greenville.
Before auditioning for American Idol, Sligh was a member of the band Half Past Forever, which was very close to releasing its first album when he became a contestant on American Idol. Because of AI rules, Sligh was forced to leave the band, but on the album, "Take a Chance on Something Beautiful," released on March 13, 2007, Sligh sings lead vocals and plays guitar, bass, and piano.