1. Allison Iraheta is an American singer who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.
30 Facts About Allison Iraheta
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Allison Iraheta was the lead singer of the band Halo Circus.
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Allison Iraheta was born in Glendale, California, to Salvadoran immigrants who moved to the United States before she was born.
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Allison Iraheta is the youngest in the family, with two older siblings, Jacki and Carlos Iraheta.
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Allison Iraheta attended Los Angeles' Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School.
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Allison Iraheta was the first winner of the competition and received the grand prize, but due to legal problems of the show the recording contract was never finalized and the production of the show was closed.
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Allison Iraheta auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol in San Francisco in 2009.
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Allison Iraheta sang " A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin and made it to the Hollywood audition rounds.
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The judges unanimously agreed to put her through to the semifinals, with Simon Cowell saying "keep your eye on that one" and Paula Abdul predicting that Allison Iraheta would be a "dark horse" in the competition.
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Judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson declared Allison Iraheta to be "one to watch in this competition" after her rendition of Heart's "Alone" during the semifinals.
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Allison Iraheta was the top vote-getting female of Group 2 and, along with Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, advanced directly from the semifinals.
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Allison Iraheta kicked off her run in the finals with a well-received performance of Michael Jackson's "Give In to Me".
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Once again, Abdul praised Allison Iraheta for being a "rock star," with the rest of the panel in agreement.
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Allison Iraheta received rave reviews from the judges, but landed in the Bottom 3 for the first time.
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On Motown Night, Allison Iraheta performed a cover of the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".
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On Top Downloads night, Allison Iraheta performed No Doubt's "Don't Speak" while accompanying herself on the guitar and ended up in the Bottom 3 again.
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The next week, Allison Iraheta performed a widely acclaimed cover of "Someone to Watch Over Me" as part of the Rat Pack theme.
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Mentor Slash commented that Allison Iraheta possessed a better voice than most women "twice her age".
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On May 6,2009, Allison Iraheta was eliminated from the competition in 4th place.
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Allison Iraheta performed on the Grand Finale of American Idol season 8, including a group medley of "So What" and a duet of "Time After Time" with original artist Cyndi Lauper.
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On June 9,2009, following weeks of speculation, it was officially confirmed that Allison Iraheta had signed a record deal with Jive Records and 19 Recordings.
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Allison Iraheta performed "Barracuda" by Heart on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 15,2009 to promote the tour.
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In September 2009, Allison Iraheta concluded the 50 city tour with her fellow Idol contestants, during which she began recording her debut album, Just like You, under Jive Records, working with Kevin Rudolf, David Hodges, Tommy Henriksen and Max Martin.
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Allison Iraheta performed her second single "Scars" on American Idol's Season 9 Top 24 results show on February 25,2010.
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Allison Iraheta performed songs from "Just like You" for 71 of the 74 dates from June through September 2010.
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Allison Iraheta then began writing music for her second album.
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On January 3,2013, Allison Iraheta announced on her Twitter account that she had formed a new band called Halo Circus.
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Allison Iraheta eloped with bass player, Matthew Hager the next day, January 27,2013.
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On September 25,2019, after an 8-month silence on social media, Allison Iraheta announced on Facebook that Halo Circus would be disbanding due to her parting ways with Hager both professionally and personally.
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Allison Iraheta returned to music in October 2020 as a member of the three-piece band Fuhm, along with former Halo Circus members Matteo Eyia and Brian Stead.