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"Danny Gokey is engaged to be married to girlfriend Leyicet Peralta. The American Idol veteran announced plans to wed his girlfriend late next month on the charity website Sophia&amp;#039;s Heart, which was established in memory of Gokey&amp;#039;s late wife Sophia. &amp;quot;Three years since the passing of his beloved wife, Sophia, former American Idol Finalist and CEO of Sophia&amp;#039;s Heart, Danny Gokey has announced his engagement to girlfriend, Leyicet Peralta,&amp;quot; read the announcement.  &amp;quot;Danny announced his engagement recently to family and friends,&amp;quot; the statement continued. &amp;quot;The couple is planning a wedding for late January, 2012.&amp;quot; The couple also posted a separate statement about the news.  &amp;quot;We are thankful for so many of the blessings God has given us,&amp;quot; they said. &amp;quot;It is our desire to see homeless children and families be kept together and lifted back on their feet through the help of Sophia&amp;#039;s Heart. We love and appreciate you all.&amp;quot;  In March, Gokey was named as one of the acts to join Taylor Swift for the North American leg of her world tour.  Last year, the singer said that he feels &amp;quot;very lucky&amp;quot; following his recent success, adding that he is very happy to be enjoying life again.  Watch the video for Danny Gokey&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;I Will Not Say Goodbye&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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