By: Pedro Heizer
BOCA RATON — From the moment we heard the words “I’m Brett Loewenstern. I’m 16 years old. I’m a high school student, and I’m from Boca Raton.”, we fell in love with Brett Loewenstern, the Spanish River High School student from Boca Raton that took America by storm during this past season of American Idol.
But, before American Idol Brett’s life wasn’t the dream that he is living today.
Since third grade, Loewenstern was picked on by many students because he was never part of the “cool” kids. “Ever since I was little, I was always into the arts. I could never shoot a basketball in the hoop, or throw a spiral on a football but I was very good with the arts,” Loewenstern told me during our interview. When I asked him why he was never part of a “clique” at school, he simply looked at me and said, “It’s just not me. I would describe myself as a red apple in a pile of green apples”
This red apple is sensational. With a terrific singing ability, Loewenstern is already working on songs to put on his debut album. One of the songs we can look forward to is “Bulletproof Vest” a Brett Original about the struggles he had in school with all the bullies and how every morning he would wake up and put on his “bulletproof vest” before leaving the house.
Post-Idol, Brett has been living in a dream, “It’s like I’m dreaming, like literally when I wake up in the morning, I’m still sleeping because when I come here, it’s totally different than how it was freshman year, sophomore year,” said Brett. “This year has been totally wonderful for me.”
After his time on American Idol, Brett is finally home and things are finally getting back to normal, “It’s getting better. When I first got home people were swarming around me and now it has gotten better, now at least one person comes up to me and always asks for a picture or a hug” Brett added.
Since he has been back, Brett has been performing everywhere he can. He sang the Cee Lo Green hit song, Forget You, at a pep rally at Spanish River, and he has been doing numerous community and charity events Brett loves to give back to the community, he says that God gave him the gift of singing, and he believes he should give back to the community in any way he can.
One thing is certain: You can be sure to be on the lookout for this amazing talent in the future. Brett Loewenstern will be one of those rare people that has the trifecta working for him, his ability to play guitar, his amazing songwriting abilities, and of course, his terrific voice. “You’ve got to take it one step at a time,” said Brett. “And they always say if you shoot for the moon, if you fall short, you’ll land in the stars.”
And how right they are. Brett, here is to you, one of the most genuine people I have ever met. You have a loyal fan and I, along with all of Boca Raton, am cheering for you.