Diana DeGarmo
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Diana DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer, 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 and the next year 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 the as part of “American Idols Live” with the other idol finalists during the summer of 2004.
Her musical influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline, Celine 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".
Diana DeGarmo's debut album, titled Blue Skies, is scheduled for release on December 7th, 2004. Her single "Emotional" is already breaking records on UU-BRU radio, putting Diana into the Top Ten for the fifth time, outranking such respected artists as her AI peer Kelly Clarkson.
Blue Skies
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| 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. A 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 |
Awards and charts
Diana DeGarmo's first single, "Dreams", debuted at number 2 in record sales and went #1 on the Billboard US Singles Sales Chart. Currently, the single is in its 23rd week on the charts, and in its 21st 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.
