Diana DeGarmo
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Diana DeGarmo
Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama) 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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Background
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 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.
Her musical influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline, Céline Dion, and Whitney Houston.
Music
DeGarmo released a single, "Dreams", on June 29th, 2004. It includes 2 other songs: her version of "I Believe" 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 disappointing opening week sales of just 47,000. The album came in at #52 in the Billboard chart. Her single "Emotional" is struggling to find an audience, as radio has shunned the tune despite its potential for mainstream appeal.
Blue Skies
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| 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
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| Track list and credits: |
| 1. Dreams |
| 2. Don't Cry Out Loud |
| 3. I Believe |
Ice Princess Soundtrack
| Track 5. Reachin' For Heaven - Diana DeGarmo |
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. Currently, the single is in its 25th week on the charts, and in its 23rd week in the Top Ten. It is also one of the top selling singles of 2004 and was nominated for a Billboard Award for one of the Top Selling Singles of the Year. The single is also one of the best selling American Idol singles.
External links
- Diana DeGarmo Online (http://www.dianadegarmoonline.net)
- Official Online Street Team (http://www.fanscape.com/Music/Pop/Diana-DeGarmo/3201334.aspx)
- RCA Records page (http://www.rcarecords.com/dianadegarmo/)
- Diana's Dream Team (http://www.dianad.com/)
- Website blaming RCA/BMG for mishandling Diana's career (http://www.freediana.com/)