Alisan Porter has been singing and performing since age three; at age five, she became the youngest Star Search participant ever to win the competition.
18 Facts About Alisan Porter
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Alisan Porter acted in several films as a child; she became known for playing the title role in the 1991 movie Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.
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Alisan Porter continued acting at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, where she joined a theater group and participated in various shows.
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When she was 18 years old, Alisan Porter moved to New York to audition for Broadway shows.
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Alisan Porter was cast as Urleen in the show Footloose.
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Alisan Porter sang the National Anthem at the 2016 A Capitol Fourth special on July 3 at the US Capitol West Lawn in Washington, DC The special was broadcast on PBS.
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Alisan Porter sang the anthem prior to the nationally televised Sunday Night Football game in Oakland, CA on November 6,2016.
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Alisan Porter went on to sing through the live shows, advancing via public vote every week up to the finals, where she performed her original song "Down That Road".
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On May 24,2016, Alisan Porter was crowned the season 10 winner of The Voice.
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Alisan Porter helped make The Voice US history as the first artist to win the show with a female coach, giving Aguilera her first win as a coach.
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Alisan Porter has openly discussed her battles with alcoholism and drug addiction.
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Alisan Porter says she has been sober since October 28,2007.
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Since December 2008, Alisan Porter is a contributing columnist for movmnt magazine.
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Alisan Porter created a closed Facebook page for mothers called Lil' Mamas and then, in 2012, a related blog website of the same name that she runs with her business partner, Celia Behar.
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On March 10,2012, Alisan Porter married Brian Autenrieth, a fruit exporter and former child soap opera actor, in California.
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On December 18,2017, Alisan Porter announced on Twitter that the couple had separated in March.
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On October 20,2021, Alisan Porter gave birth to her third child, daughter Shilo Bee with her boyfriend, professional dancer Justin de Vera.
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Alisan Porter appears on the 2006 Revival Cast Recording of A Chorus Line, portraying Bebe Benzenheimer, whom she portrayed on Broadway.