Meet Home Free

March 13, 2014 at 10:27PM

Austin Brown

Age: 27.

Sings: High tenor.

Home: Couches of the other members.

College: Oklahoma City University; studied musical theater.

Fun fact: Sang in Voices of Liberty at Disneyland.

How he spent prize money: Paid off his college debt.

What bandmates said about him: Chatty, bling, grew up on dirt road, wants to be fishin'.

Tim Foust

Age: 33.

Sings: Bass.

Home: Nederland, Texas.

College: Lamar University; pre-dental for two years.

Fun fact: Landed a job as a staff songwriter for an L.A. publisher.

How he spent prize money: Savings and "I'm going to buy Rob a nicer couch so I can sleep on it."

What bandmates said about him: Funny, night owl, party starter.

Rob Lundquist

Age: 30.

Sings: Tenor.

Home: Richfield.

College: University of Minnesota-Duluth; music (voice).

Fun fact: Was a bartender at Guthrie Theater.

How he spent prize money: Savings.

What bandmates said about him: Purest voice in group, cuddliest, his beard has a Twitter account.

Chris Rupp

Age: 34.

Sings: Baritone.

Home: South St. Paul.

College: Minnesota State University, Mankato; music (voice, piano).

Fun fact: Worked as a video-game designer for Microsoft.

How he spent prize money: Paid down his mortgage and bought a pair of hippotamus-hide cowboy boots.

What bandmates said about him: Persistent, always working, always wearing a hat.

Adam Rupp

Age: 31.

Sings: Beat box.

Home: Shakopee.

College: Gustavus; music (trumpet).

Fun fact: Trumpeter in various bands.

How he spent prize money: Paid down mortgage.

What bandmates said about him: He's always in his own world onstage.

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