1. Pia Toscano was born on October 14,1988 and is an American singer.
26 Facts About Pia Toscano
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Pia Toscano was born in New York City on October 14,1988, to Jane and Pat Pia Toscano, and grew up in Howard Beach, Queens.
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Pia Toscano began performing in talent shows when she was four and, by the time she was nine, had performed in a local church production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Pia Toscano attended LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and graduated in 2006.
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Pia Toscano performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' minor league team, several times a year for three years.
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Pia Toscano has opened for the Barenaked Ladies and performed with Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden.
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Pia Toscano cites her musical influences as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Etta James, and Luther Vandross.
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Pia Toscano made it through to Hollywood in season 6, but got cut during the first day of Hollywood.
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Pia Toscano was eliminated from the competition on April 7,2011, finishing in ninth place.
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Pia Toscano was considered a frontrunner in the competition, and her elimination shocked judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, all three of whom were visibly and vocally upset.
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Pia Toscano performed "I'll Stand by You" on the April 26,2011 episode of Dancing with the Stars.
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Pia Toscano performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "I'll Stand by You" at the Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC, on May 29,2011.
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On July 5,2011, it was announced that Pia Toscano had officially signed with Interscope Records.
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Pia Toscano had worked with Rock Mafia on two songs titled "Counterfeit" and "Dreamgirl" for her then-upcoming album.
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On September 11,2011, Pia Toscano performed "God Bless America" at the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs game.
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Pia Toscano performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship in Miami, Florida on November 20,2011.
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Pia Toscano recorded a duet of "The Christmas Song" with Il Volo for their EP Christmas Favorites, which was released on November 21,2011.
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Pia Toscano co-wrote the song "Wrecking Ball" with Steven Miller for Aubrey O'Day, which was released on April 23,2012.
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On September 4,2012, Pia Toscano parted ways with Interscope Records and 19 Management and her debut album that she recorded would not be released.
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Pia Toscano made her film debut in Grace Unplugged in 2013.
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On May 30,2014, Pia Toscano began a six-date summer tour as a background singer for Jennifer Lopez, including appearances on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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In 2014, Pia Toscano started a collaborative project 7East with singer-songwriter Jared Lee.
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Pia Toscano released two singles, "Pyro" and "You'll Be King", on April 7,2016.
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In 2017, Pia Toscano joined David Foster's Hitman Tour as a regular featured performer.
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In 2018, Pia Toscano was a cast member on the music reality Westside.
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In November 2018, Pia Toscano began touring with Andrea Bocelli as a guest performer.