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"American Idol alum Danny Gokey has celebrated the birth of his first child. The season eight finalist and his wife Leyicet welcomed their son Daniel Emanuel Gokey on Sunday (January 20), People reports. &amp;quot;Leyicet and I are overjoyed to welcome the new member of our family,&amp;quot; Gokey said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m ecstatic to be a first time dad and to have a new little buddy to hang out with.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;Thankfully, because of what I do, it will also allow me the flexibility to spend a lot of quality time with him. I have so many exciting projects ahead this year but a brand new baby is an amazing way to get the new year started.&amp;quot; Gokey added that he feels &amp;quot;really blessed&amp;quot; about the arrival of Daniel, who weighed in at 8lb 11oz and arrived on his due date at 9.52pm. Gokey married Leyicet in an &amp;quot;intimate&amp;quot; wedding in January 2012 and the couple said at the time: &amp;quot;We are so thankful to have found each other.&amp;quot; Today&amp;#039;s celebrity pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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