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KEVIN COVAIS

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Kevin Patrick Covais ({{IPAEng|koËˆveÉªz<ref>National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. [http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/sayhow.html Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures].</ref>) (born May 30 1989) was a American Idol (season 5)|fifth-season ''American Idol'' finalist from Levittown, New York|Levittown, New York. He was the second finalist eliminated from the competition on March 22, 2006, making him the eleventh-place finalist.

Biography
Covais was born and raised in Levittown, New York, on Long Island. He is the son of John Covais, a retired sheriff, and Patty Covais. He is the youngest of three.<ref name="newsday" /> He has two siblings, a sister and a brother. He is of Italian American|Italian, Irish American|Irish, French American|French, and German American|German descent. Covais was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1|type 1 diabetes at age eleven and receives insulin injections, like his fellow contestant, Elliott Yamin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art42228.asp|title=Two American Idol contestants are Diabetic|author=Cindy Kimura|publisher=BellaOnline.com</ref><ref name="diabetic">{{cite web|url=http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/2006/04/07/news/|title=Levittown's American Idol Receives Warm Welcome Home|author=Jaime L. Tomeo|publisher=Levittow... read all