‘She gave everyone hope’: Utah-based America’s Got Talent contestant reacts after death of Dolly Par @abc4utah
‘She gave everyone hope’: Utah-based America’s Got Talent contestant reacts after death of Dolly Par @abc4utah
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
News of Dolly Parton’s death has tugged at the heartstrings of music lovers all over the world, but some of those bruised most by her death live right here in Utah. For Chris Petersen, a local country music artist and former America’s Got Talent contestant, this loss hit close to home.

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‘She gave everyone hope’: Utah-based America’s Got Talent contestant reacts after death of Dolly Par

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