Diana DeGarmo
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{{Infobox musical artist 2
|Name =Diana DeGarmo
|Img = Diana degarmo.jpg
|Img_capt = Diana DeGarmo
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Diana Nicole DeGarmo
|Born ={{birth date and age|1987|6|16}}<br> [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], [[United States|USA]]
|Genres = [[pop music]] [[country| country music]]
|Origin = [[Snellville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|USA]]
|Years active = [[2003]] - Present
|Label = [[RCA Records]] (2004-2005)
|URL = [http://dianad.com Official site]
}}
'''Diana Nicole DeGarmo''' (born [[June 16]], [[1987]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]) is an [[United States|American]] singer and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actress. She finished as the runner-up on the [[American Idol (season 3)|third season]] of the reality/talent-search television series ''[[American Idol]]'', narrowly missing the win by about 2% (approximately 1.3 million votes) out of over 65 million votes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-05-27-american-idol-finale_x.htm | title = 31.4 million tune in to ''American Idol'' | author = USAtoday.com | accessmonthday = February 21 | accessyear = 2007 | date = 2004-05-27 }}</ref> At 16, DeGarmo was the youngest contestant among the set of finalists in the third season; she was a junior at [[Shiloh High School]] in [[Snellville, Georgia]].
== 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 [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. 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]]''. At ten years of age, DeGarmo was one of the "[[Cartoon Network]] Kids". She has also appeared in various telefilms during her childhood. DeGarmo is niece to [[Eddie DeGarmo]] of [[DeGarmo & Key]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.inthefaith.com/2004/05/25/american-idol-fantasia-barrino-diana-degarmo-ties-to-the-christian-church/ | title = American Idol Contestants Ties to the Christian Church | author = Anthony K. Valley | accessmonthday = February 21 | accessyear = 2007 | date = 2004-05-25 }}</ref>
DeGarmo is best known for being the runner-up in the third season of FOX's hit reality show [[American Idol]]. She performed on the "American Idols Live" tour with the other season three ''Idol'' finalists during the summer of 2004, which included a show in [[Singapore]] in October 2004. She toured independently in 2005, at a few venues in order to promote her debut album, ''[[Blue Skies (album)|Blue Skies]]''.
In December 2005, she entertained troops in Southwest Asia on a USO tour that was hosted by General Peter Pace.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uso.org/gallery/details.aspx?id=74 | title = Diana DeGarmo entertains the troops}}</ref>
== ''American Idol'' ==
DeGarmo took part in the third season of ''[[American Idol]]'' in 2004, finishing second after a close race with winner [[Fantasia Barrino]]. DeGarmo was known for her power-house performances,{{Fact|date=September 2007}} as well as her ability to perform songs with ease at such a young age.
She started off as the first person to perform in the top 32, and was the 2nd person voted into the finals, after eventual winner Fantasia Barrino. However, she ended up in the bottom 3 in 3 of the first 5 weeks. The surprising thing was, starting from the top 7, she never got into the bottom 3 or 2, gradually becoming one of the front runners in the competition following the elimination of [[Jennifer Hudson]] and [[LaToya London]].
===Performances===
A record of what DeGarmo sang on the show can be found as follows:
{|class="wikitable"
|colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|'''Week #'''
|colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|'''Song Choice'''
|colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|'''Original Artist'''
|colspan="100" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|'''Result'''
|-
|-no air
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 32
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"I Got the Music In Me"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Kiki Dee]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 12
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Think"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Aretha Franklin]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 11
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"A Broken Wing"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Martina McBride]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Bottom 3
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 10
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Do You Love Me"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[The Contours]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 9
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"I"m Still Standing"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Elton John]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Bottom 3
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 8
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"My Heart Will Go On"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Celine Dion]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Bottom 3
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 7
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"One Voice"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Barry Manilow]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 6
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Turn the Beat Around"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|[[Gloria Estefan / Vicki Sue Robinson]]
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 5
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Someone To Watch Over Me"<br/>"Get Happy"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Ella Fitzgerald<br/>Judy Garland
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 4
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"This Is It"<br/>"No More Tears"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Melba Moore<br/>Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Top 3
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"<br/>"Because You Loved Me"<br/>"Don't Cry Out Loud"
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell<br/>Celine Dion<br/>Melissa Manchester
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Safe
|-
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Finale
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|"I Believe"<br/>"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)<br/>"Don't Cry Out Loud"(Encore)
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|-<br/>Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand<br/>Melissa Manchester
|colspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="FAF6F6"|Runner-Up
|}
== Music ==
[[Image:Diana DeGarmo performing 2005 cropped.jpg|Diana DeGarmo performs for sailors during a United Service Organization (USO) show aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf. December 29, 2005.|200px|thumb|right]]
DeGarmo released a single, "[[Dreams (Diana DeGarmo song)|Dreams]]," on [[June 29]] [[2004]]. The song was co-written by songwriter [[Chris Braide]] who also co-wrote "[[This Is the Night (song)|This Is the Night]]" for [[Clay Aiken]]. It includes two other songs: her version of "[[I Believe (Fantasia song)|I Believe]]" co-written by former ''Idol'' contestant [[Tamyra Gray]] and a remake of [[Melissa Manchester]]'s "Don't Cry Out Loud".
DeGarmo's debut album, titled ''[[Blue Skies (album)|Blue Skies]]'', was released on [[December 7]], [[2004]], to opening week sales of 47,000. The album came in at #52 in the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] chart. As of August 2007, sales are at 164,000 copies.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,1534139__1532705,00.html Chris Daughtry | Photo 1 | 'American' Gladiators | Fall Music 2006 | Entertainment Weekly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Her single "Emotional" again co-written by Chris Braide, Desmond Child and Andreas Carlsson, peaked at #54 on the [[Mediabase Pop Chart]].
DeGarmo appeared on the soundtrack for the 2005 [[Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movie ''Ice Princess'' with the song "Reaching for Heaven", written by Desmond Child.
DeGarmo began recording a pop/R&B album in 2007,<ref> [http://blog.al.com/mcolurso/2007/04/diana_degarmo_not_a_girl_not_y.html All Grown Up and Finding Her Way], Mary Colurso, April 27, 2007, accessed 7/10/2007</ref> however she backed out of the project after it took a detour she did not want to take.<ref>[http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1581697/gone-countrys-diana-degarmo-moves-to-nashville.jhtml Diana DeGarmo Moves to Nashville], Craig Shelburne, February 15, 2008, accessed 3/26/08</ref> After filming [[Country Music Television|CMT]]'s ''[[Gone Country (television series)|Gone Country]]'' in late 2007, DeGarmo decided to return to her country roots and relocated to Nashville. She is now signed to John Rich's production company and currently recording a country-pop album in Nashville.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/feature/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003725837 Catching Up With Past American Idol Finalists], Fred Bronson, March 14, 2008, accessed 3/26/08</ref> The song "Right Back Where We Ended", written by DeGarmo with Keith Stegall and Shanna Crooks for ''[[Gone Country (television series)|Gone Country]]'', will be included on the album.
At a CMT Festival, DeGarmo performed several songs that are expected to be included on her debut album: "Mr. Right" , "Thank You" and her Gone Country song "Right Back Where We Ended." DeGarmo also released a song called "Better With Time" on her official music [[MySpace]] page.
== Musical Theatre ==
As a child, DeGarmo performed in productions of ''[[Annie]]'' and ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat]]'' in Atlanta, Georgia. She made her stage debut in a lead role as Maria in an [http://www.amtsj.org/index.html American Musical Theatre of San Jose] production of ''[[West Side Story]]'' in November 2005. Auditions for ''Hairspray'' and ''[[Brooklyn: The Musical]]'' followed shortly thereafter. Signing on initially for a four-month run, DeGarmo made her Broadway debut in ''Hairspray'' as nerdy character Penny Pingleton in February 2006, impressing audiences with her comedic prowess. She also performed the lead role of Brooklyn in the national tour of ''Brooklyn: The Musical'' in the summer of 2006. This production featured DeGarmo alongside one of her idols, [[Melba Moore]]. DeGarmo returned to Broadway's ''Hairspray'' in September 2006 for a second engagement of over five months, wrapping up her ''Hairspray'' stints in February 2007. She made her [[Carnegie Hall]] debut in April 2007.
DeGarmo also performed in a musical concert, ''In Your Dreams'', in early October 2006 for a new musical said to have a similar plot to ''[[High School Musical]]''.
==Other activities==
In late 2007/early 2008, DeGarmo has been doing [[television]] ads for the [[Zaxby's]] restaurant chain.
She also appeared as a guest voice on [[The Fairly OddParents]] "Fairy Idol" episode.
== Awards and charts ==
DeGarmo's first single, "[[Dreams (Diana DeGarmo song)|Dreams]]", debuted at #2 in record sales and went #1 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] US Singles Sales Chart.
On [[September 17]], [[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.
==Discography==
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The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by American pop music artist Diana DeGarmo.
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!Album information
!Singles
|-
|''[[Blue Skies (album)|Blue Skies]]''
*Released: [[December 7]] [[2004]]
*Peak chart positions:
** #52 U.S.
* U.S. sales: 164,000
*RIAA certification: n/a
*Label: [[RCA Records]]
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*"Dreams"
*"Emotional"
|-
|}
===Album singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="20" rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2" width=140| Album
|-
! width="60"| <small>U.S Billboard Hot 100</small>
! width="60"| <small>U.S Single Sales</small>
! width="60"| <small>Mediabase Pop</small>
! width="60"| <small>Canada</small>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
| "[[Dreams (Diana DeGarmo song)|Dreams]]"
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 2
|align="center" rowspan="2"|''[[Blue Skies (album)|Blue Skies]]''
|-
| "Emotional"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 54
|align="center"| —
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons|Diana DeGarmo}}
* [http://www.dianad.com/ Diana's Official Dream Team]
* [http://www.myspace.com/dianadegarmo Diana's Official MySpace]
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/degarmo_diana/artist.jhtml Diana's CMT Page]
* [http://www.HairsprayTheMusical.com Hairspray Official Broadway Website]
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