1. Diana Nicole DeGarmo was born on June 16,1987 and is an American singer.
52 Facts About Diana DeGarmo
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Diana DeGarmo rose to fame in 2004 as the runner-up of the third season of American Idol, releasing her debut studio album, Blue Skies, later that year.
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Diana DeGarmo has starred in two Broadway, one off-Broadway and three national tours.
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Diana DeGarmo made her television acting debut in a six-month arc as Angelina Veneziano on The Young and the Restless.
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Diana DeGarmo has since released two extended plays, Unplugged in Nashville and Live to Love.
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Diana DeGarmo is married to fifth season American Idol finalist Ace Young.
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Diana DeGarmo was born on June 16,1987 in Birmingham, Alabama, but was raised primarily in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville, Georgia.
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Diana DeGarmo began singing at a young age, including the 1997 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards, and in Atlanta-based stage productions of Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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Diana DeGarmo took part in the third season of American Idol in 2004, finishing second to winner Fantasia Barrino.
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Diana DeGarmo was 16 years old at the time she competed.
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Diana DeGarmo became one of the front-runners by week 6.
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Diana DeGarmo performed around the country with the other third-season top-ten contestants during the summer of 2004.
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Diana DeGarmo was signed to RCA Records shortly after the Idol finale and released her single, "Dreams," on June 29,2004.
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Diana DeGarmo recorded her debut album in between Idol summer tour stops.
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Diana DeGarmo toured independently in the spring and summer of 2005 in support of Blue Skies.
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On September 17,2005, Diana 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.
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Diana DeGarmo signed to John Rich's production company and recorded material with him in 2008.
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The songs were never released and Diana DeGarmo moved on to other collaborators.
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In March 2012, Diana DeGarmo wrote "Good Goodbye" for use with her character on The Young and the Restless.
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Diana DeGarmo presented and streamed a live concert of Gemini in the summer of 2020, ultimately winning the 2020 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Streamed Concert.
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Diana DeGarmo made her major stage debut as Maria in an American Musical Theatre of San Jose production of West Side Story in November 2005.
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Diana DeGarmo followed with her Broadway debut in a four-month run of Hairspray as nerdy Penny Pingleton taking over for Tracy Miller in February 2006.
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Diana DeGarmo performed the lead role of Brooklyn in the 2006 national tour of Brooklyn: The Musical alongside one of her idols, Melba Moore.
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Diana DeGarmo returned to Hairspray for a second engagement from September 2006 to February 2007.
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Diana DeGarmo made her Carnegie Hall debut in April 2007 at a tribute to Neil Sedaka.
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In 2008, Diana DeGarmo was set to star in a Broadway revival of Godspell at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, but on August 19, it was announced that the show was postponed indefinitely due to the loss of an investor.
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In May 2009, Diana DeGarmo starred in the musical revue Back to Bacharach and David, which featured the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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Diana DeGarmo remained with Avenger until it closed on January 3,2010.
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Diana DeGarmo made her return to Broadway, starring as Sheila in the Broadway company of Hair where she met her future husband, Ace Young.
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Diana DeGarmo succeeded original cast member Caissie Levy beginning March 9,2010.
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Diana DeGarmo played Sheila until the show's closure on June 27,2010.
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Diana DeGarmo played the role of Doralee Rhodes in the national tour of 9 to 5, which was launched in Nashville on September 21,2010.
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Diana DeGarmo ended her run as Doralee after the July 2011 Minneapolis tour stop.
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Diana DeGarmo appeared on musical theatre composer Scott Alan's third album, What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up with the song "I Wish", released November 1,2010.
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Diana DeGarmo has done several readings for new musicals over the years, starting with In Your Dreams in early October 2006.
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In January 2013, Diana DeGarmo played "Sally" in the pre-Broadway run of the new musical "NERDS," in Raleigh, NC, for the North Carolina Theatre.
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Diana DeGarmo played The Narrator in the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from March 4,2014, to April 2015.
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In June 2015, Diana DeGarmo starred as Dorothy in Studio Tenn's production of The Wizard of Oz at The Schermerhorn Symphony Theater in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Diana DeGarmo joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in October 2011.
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Diana DeGarmo portrayed Angelina Veneziano, the daughter of resident mobster, Angelo.
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Diana DeGarmo's character was a terrible singer who was obsessed with gaining the affections of Kevin Fisher.
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Diana DeGarmo's character went through a redemption arc, and by the time her last episode aired in March 2012, Angelina not only could sing, she had matured into a kinder and gentler character.
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In film, Diana DeGarmo played Dora Hand, a dance hall singer in the 2012 western film Wyatt Earp's Revenge.
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Diana DeGarmo made a cameo appearance as herself in the Lifetime Network holiday movie All About Christmas Eve starring Haylie Duff.
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Diana DeGarmo appeared on the second season of TLC's wedding dress show Brides of Beverly Hills, which documented her search for a wedding dress.
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In 2013, Diana DeGarmo starred in an independent film comedy, Alto.
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Diana DeGarmo was nominated for the Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award at VisionFest, where Alto won the Audience Award.
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Diana DeGarmo is a celebrity ambassador of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and supports the cause at events including the 2012 MDA "Show of Strength" Telethon to raise money for children and adults with neuromuscular disease.
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Diana DeGarmo was the first American Idol finalist to participate in a USO tour.
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Diana DeGarmo made a guest appearance as Cosmo's singing voice in The Fairly OddParents episode Fairy Idol.
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In November 2008, Diana DeGarmo appeared on the Howard Stern Show.
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Diana DeGarmo married Ace Young on June 1,2013, at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard hotel in Los Angeles.