Alexis Cohen Explained

Alexis Cohen
Birth Name:Alexis Erica Cohen
Birth Date:1983 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Seaside Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation:Student

Alexis Cohen (October 17, 1983 – July 25, 2009) was a two-time reality TV show contestant on American Idol who directed an expletive-filled televised rant at the show's judges[1] after comparing her singing style to vocalists Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, and Pat Benatar.[2] She was called "Glitter Girl" in the media.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Cohen was born on October 17, 1983, in Brooklyn, New York City. She attended and graduated from East Stroudsburg North High School in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. She then attended Montgomery Community College, where she studied veterinary medicine.[5]

She lived in Allentown, Pennsylvania with her mother, Mindy Dallow.[6]

Singing career

Cohen's first audition on American Idol was in American Idol season 7 in Philadelphia, where she sang "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane. All three judges voted no, and she was eliminated from the season 7 competition.

Cohen returned for a second audition in 2009 for American Idol season 8 in Boston, singing "Like a Prayer" by Madonna.[7] She again reacted negatively on camera after judge Simon Cowell called her performance "horrendous".

Death

On July 25, 2009, Cohen was struck by a hit and run driver in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Her body was found by two passersby along a road about 4am. Paramedics performed lifesaving efforts before they arrived with Cohen at Community Medical Center in Toms River, where, at age 25, she was pronounced dead at 6:35am.

Daniel Bark of Toms River, New Jersey, aged 27,[8] was later arrested and indicted for drunk and reckless driving, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident.[9] [10] [11]

Bark, who had a previous 2004 DUI conviction, was fleeing police who were pursuing him after his involvement in a previous vehicular accident when he struck and killed Cohen after failing to stop as a bicycle patrol officer ordered him to do so.[12] In November 2011, Bark accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to eluding police and drunk driving. Prosecutors dismissed manslaughter and other charges in the deadly traffic accident. A judge quashed Bark's confession because police failed to advise him of his rights.[13]

Cohen's death was covered by People Magazine,[14] Entertainment Weekly,[15] MTV,[16] Rolling Stone,[17] ABC News,[18] and New York Daily News.[19]

Cohen was interred at Keneseth Israel Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Idol hopeful killed in accident. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819070815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8170173.stm. 2010-08-19. 27 July 2009.
  2. News: Idol hopeful killed in Ms nam I'd francisaccident. BBC. 2010-09-16. 2009-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819070815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8170173.stm. August 19, 2010. live.
  3. Web site: June 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609133611/http://www.okmagazine.com/american-idol/american-idol-glitter-girl-gets-makeover. American Idol Glitter Girl Gets A Makeover. OK! Magazine. 2010-09-04.
  4. News: Idol Ends Auditions With a 2-for-1 Special. Diane Macedo. Fox News. 2010-09-07. 2009-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20110204153022/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/01/30/idol-ends-auditions-special/. 2011-02-04. dead.
  5. Web site: Alexis Cohen, 'American Idol' contestant from Allentown, found dead in New Jersey. Sarah Cassi. 26 July 2009. Lehigh Valley Live. 2010-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100830113118/http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2009/07/american_idol_contestant_alexi.html. August 30, 2010. live.
  6. Web site: Alexis Cohen's mother speaks about her late daughter's third 'Idol' audition. Sarah. Cassi. 26 July 2009. lehighvalleylive.com.
  7. Web site: Which American Idol Contestants Have Died?. Mariella . Van Houten. 10 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Punk nabbed in hit-and-run death of 'American Idol' wannabe Alexis Cohen. Bill Egbert and Jane H. Furse. New York Daily News. 2010-09-04.
  9. News: N.J. Man Indicted in Death of "Idol" Contestant. CBS News. 2010-09-04. 2010-07-10.
  10. Web site: Arrest Made in Ex-"Idol" Contestant's Death. NBC New York. 2010-09-04.
  11. News: Idol Contestant Killed. CNN. 2010-09-04. 2002-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310115509/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-07-27/justice/idol.contestant.killed_1_alexis-cohen-arrested-american-idol?_s=PM:CRIME. 2012-03-10. dead.
  12. Web site: Prosecutor: Suspect was fleeing police when he hit 'American Idol' contestant. Simon Vozick-Levinson. Entertainment Weekly. 2010-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100816122528/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/07/27/arrest-alexis-cohen-death. 2010-08-16. dead.
  13. Web site: Plea bargain ends case against man in 'American Idol' death. Associated Press. 2011-12-31.
  14. Web site: Former American Idol Contestant Killed. Samantha McIntyre and Diane Herbst. People Magazine. 2010-09-04.
  15. American Idol Alexis Cohen Dies. Simon Vozick-Levinson. Entertainment Weekly. 2010-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100816124153/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/07/26/american-idol-alexis-cohen-dies/. 2010-08-16. dead.
  16. Web site: Man Indicted In American Idol Hopeful Alexis Cohen's Hit-And-Run Death. Gil Kaufman. MTV. 2010-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100920034335/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1643482/20100712/story.jhtml. September 20, 2010. dead.
  17. Web site: American Idol. Daniel Kreps. Rolling Stone. 2010-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230949/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15784/91308. September 20, 2010. dead.
  18. Web site: American Idol Contestant Alexis Cohen Killed in Hit and Run. Sheila Marikar. ABC News. 2010-09-04.
  19. News: Wacky American Idol Wannabe Alexis Cohen Killed. Rich Schapiro. New York Daily News. 2010-09-04. 2009-07-26.
  20. Web site: Staff . Us Weekly . 2009-07-31 . American Idol's Alexis Cohen Laid to Rest - Us Weekly UsWeekly . 2023-12-10 . Us Weekly . en-US.

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