Diana DeGarmo
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Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer and RCA recording artist. She was the second place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, losing by a margin of less than 2% out of 65 million votes. Currently residing in Snellville, Georgia, at 16, DeGarmo was the youngest contestant among the third season's set of finalists; she was a junior at Snellville's Shiloh High School.
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Biography
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, DeGarmo has been singing publicly from a young age, including at the 1997 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards, and in stage productions of Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Atlanta. As a third grade student, she was a Coca-Cola Kid during the Atlanta Summer Olympics, performing 3 shows a day. The next year, she sang at Opryland USA during the Christmas holiday season. In 2002, she was named Miss Teen Georgia and was a finalist on the NBC talent search program America's Most Talented Kid.
She toured in “American Idols Live” with the other Idol finalists during the summer of 2004. She toured independently in 2005 in support of Blue Skies.
In November of 2005, DeGarmo appeared as Maria in the American Musical Theatre of San Jose production of West Side Story. She appears as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray on Broadway from February to mid-May 2006. DeGarmo, as Brooklyn, and Melba Moore headline the 2006 national tour of Brooklyn, the Musical.
Music
DeGarmo released a single, "Dreams", on June 29th, 2004. It includes 2 other songs: her version of "I Believe" cowritten by the former Idol contestant Tamyra Gray and a remake of Melissa Manchester's "Don't Cry Out Loud".
DeGarmo's debut album, titled Blue Skies, was released on December 7th, 2004, to opening week sales of 47,000. The album came in at #52 in the Billboard chart. As of November 2005, sales are at 161,574 copies. Her single "Emotional" peaked at #54 on the Mediabase Pop Chart.
Blue Skies
| Track list and credits: |
| 1. Cardboard Castles - Andreas M. Carlsson, Lisa R. Greene, and Savan Harish Kotecha |
| 2. Blue Skies - John M. Shanks and Kara Dioguardi |
| 3. Emotional - Desmond Child, Andreas M. Carlsson, and Christopher K. Braide. |
| 4. Then I Woke Up - John M. Shanks, Samantha Moore and Kara Dioguardi |
| 5. All I Never Wanted - John M. Shanks and Shelly Peiken |
| 6. Go On And Cry - David Foster and Linda Thompson |
| 7. The Difference In Me - John M. Shanks, Samantha Moore and Kara Dioguardi |
| 8. Till You Want Me - John M. Shanks, Samantha Moore and Kara Dioguardi |
| 9. Dreams - Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Chris Braid |
| 10. Boy Like You - John M. Shanks, Samantha Moore and Kara Dioguardi |
| 11. Dream, Dream, Dream - John M. Shanks and Kara Dioguardi |
| 12. Don't Cry Out Loud - Peter W. Allen, Carole Bayer Sager, new production by Stephen Ferrera |
Dreams
| Track list and credits: |
| 1. Dreams |
| 2. Don't Cry Out Loud |
| 3. I Believe |
Ice Princess Soundtrack
| 5. Reachin' For Heaven - Diana DeGarmo |
Sophomore album
Diana DeGarmo's sophomore effort is currently in progress. DeGarmo has actually stated that she would begin recording her new album in summer of 2005, but then got sidetracked with her role on West Side Story and has finally begun recording, and will continue during her time on "Hairspray in New York.
DeGarmo has stated in recent interviews that her new album is taking a new direction: "I like to call it 'rop,' a lot of pop with a little R & B and some funk and dance." She has also stated that lyrically, the material would be both personal and in general. (DeGarmo has stated wanting to do "ROP" since Summer of 2004, but RCA did not agree with this decision.) She has also stated all material will be original, except for the possibility of one cover song. DeGarmo has stayed clear of saying who is working on her new record.
As of October 2005, DeGarmo has not signed on with another record label. "At the moment, I really don't need one because of where I am in my career," she said. "The time will come; we've just got to see who fits the best." DeGarmo is hoping for a late 2006 release, but with DeGarmo taking up musicals, her album realistically could see release in 2007.
Awards and charts
Diana DeGarmo's first single, "Dreams", debuted at #2 in record sales and went #1 on the Billboard US Singles Sales Chart.
On September 17th, 2005, DeGarmo received the Horizon Award at the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony. The award recognizes Georgia artists on the path to successful and lengthy careers.
Albums
- Blue Skies (2004) #52 US (RCA)
Singles
- Dreams (2004) #1 (Sales Chart) #14 (Hot 100)
- Emotional (2004)