1. LaToya London has concentrated on stage work, including originating and performing the role of Nettie in the national tour of the Broadway musical The Color Purple from 2007 to 2010, for which she won an Ovation Award.
25 Facts About LaToya London
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LaToya London was the lead in the US regional debut of The Bodyguard, a musical based on the 1992 film.
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LaToya London worked as a waitress and a bartender and sang in a Christian rock group.
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LaToya London was a backup vocalist and did frequent guest vocals for several Bay Area artists.
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LaToya London auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Los Angeles, California.
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LaToya London was central to one of the first controversies of the show.
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LaToya London had the highest vote totals out of the three, and Hudson was ultimately eliminated.
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Simon Cowell, who previously endorsed her as the best singer in the competition, suggested that his only complaint with LaToya London was that after ten weeks he still did not know anything at all about her.
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Immediately after being eliminated from the series, LaToya London was featured in the Norman Lear-helmed Declare Yourself voting campaign by famed photographer David LaChapelle, alongside music stars like Christina Aguilera and Andre 3000.
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LaToya London has performed the national anthem for numerous National Football League games, including the 2005 Super Bowl NFL Commissioner pre-game party.
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LaToya London has shared the stage with such icons and superstars as Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Manilow, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Rachelle Ferrell, Goapele, and Burt Bacharach.
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In November 2004, it was announced that LaToya London had been signed to jazz recording label Peak Records, an imprint of Concord Records, the final label of jazz legend Ray Charles before his death.
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LaToya London released two follow-up singles, "Every Part of Me" and "State of My Heart" in 2006, the latter of which hit number 40 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and number five on the radio industry periodical Friday Morning Quarterback's Adult Contemporary spin chart.
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LaToya London announced that despite having an initial three-album deal, she had parted ways from Peak Records and Concord Records.
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LaToya London is currently writing songs for her second album and is shopping for a new recording label.
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In late summer 2006, LaToya London made her Los Angeles professional stage debut with a starring role in the retro musical, Beehive, at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood.
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LaToya London was featured as a guest vocalist on Paul Taylor's new album, Ladies' Choice, released in May 2007.
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LaToya London played Nettie in The Color Purple, which debuted at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for an extended run in Chicago, Illinois.
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LaToya London ended her run in 2010 and received a nomination for an NAACP Theatre Award in 2008 in the best supporting actress in an equity production category.
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LaToya London joined with hip-hop artist H2O in 2010 to form the group Urban Punk, producing music that combines Europop melodies with hip-hop rhythms.
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In June 2013, LaToya London joined the cast of the Carolina Opry in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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LaToya London was the lead in the US regional debut of The Bodyguard, a musical based on the 1992 film.
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LaToya London later confirmed that she and her husband had divorced.
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LaToya London posed for a political print advertising campaign by Declare Yourself, encouraging voter registration among youth for the 2008 United States presidential election.
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LaToya London performed "Ain't Nobody" in Oakland on Election Day 2008 celebrating Barack Obama's historic victory.