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Chris Medina Brings Music, Smiles to St. Jude's Children's Hospital

While on a trip to Memphis, Tenn., Medina stopped into St. Jude's to visit with sick kids.

Chris Medina made some special little fans' days on Friday, May 6. The former American Idol contestant spent some time with sick children at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Medina, who , delivered an acoustic performance for the kids. And he didn't leave before posing for photos with the patients.

"A place as wonderful as St. Jude is obviously built on love, hope and generosity," Medina told USA Today. "Something that really makes me happy is making kids happy, which was something I realized throughout the American Idol experience."

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