Christa Collins

Christa Collins
Christa Collins
Birth name	Christa Larson
Born	July 4, 1979 (age 44); Iowa, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Rock and roll, garage rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer, model, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1990–present

Christa Larson Collins (born July 4, 1979) is a

Swedish American

singer, dancer, model, and songwriter. She was the first artist signed to Disney Records as a child. She is a designer for limited edition hair accessories and feather fascinators and participated in Season 1 of The X Factor, making it to the judges houses before being eliminated.

Born in

Marine biologist as a child.^[1] Christa is shy when she is not performing.^[2] Christa Larson is the youngest daughter of Michael Larson and the late Denise DeCero Larson. As a young child, Christa lived in St. Louis, but after turning down the opportunity to be on Broadway she, her parents, and her older sister moved to California.^[3] Christa began modeling when she was 6.^[4]

Career

In Disney

As Disney's first child recording artist and a prototype for a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign, launched by a newly formed Disney Records, Christa Larson released Minnie 'n Me: Songs Just for Girls in 1990. She performed in a guest appearance on Michael Jackson's "Heal the World" in 1991.

In 1991, she released "Doggie in the Window", a rap version of "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" from her unreleased second album. On May 9, 1991, while Christa was on tour in Australia promoting her debut album, she got sick. When they passed by a hospital, her mother, Denise Larson, wanted to go inside to see if they could make an appointment for her daughter. While she was crossing the street, she was run over by a male driver, who fled the scene and was never found. Denise died from her injuries.^[5] Christa was eventually dropped from Disney Records and her second album was shelved. Her father is now remarried to his third wife. After losing her mother who was also her manager Larson effectively left show business in 1992. After Denise died, Christa dropped out of high school. Christa later married Rik Collins.^[6]

In Woolly Bandits

After staying away from performances for a long time, Collins returned to the stage as the front woman of the rock and roll band Woolly Bandits. The band released "Woman of Mass Destruction" in 2009 to positive reviews and became KROQ radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer's favorite new band and album.^[7]

Collins also sang "

Smashing Pumpkins) at the 2009 memorial of Sky Saxon, The Seeds

founder.