Lisa Tucker (singer)
Lisa Tucker | |
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Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2000–present |
Lisa Gabrielle Tucker is an American
Life and career
Early life and career beginnings
Tucker was born and raised in
At age 11, Tucker played the role of young
When Tucker was 13, she was a finalist on Star Search and then released her first LP, Please Come Home for Christmas.[1] She graduated high school in 2006,[5] after attending La Palma, California's John F. Kennedy High School.
American Idol
At the age of 16, she auditioned for the fifth season of American Idol in
She then performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2006 tour, performing "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" and "Your Song" by Elton John.[5][9] A review by Michael Slezak in Entertainment Weekly described her performance as the "most surprising," based on the show, and said that she had "the night's strongest showing among the women, sitting down at the piano to offer a restrained, heartfelt rendition of Elton John’s "Your Song" — with no accompaniment from the band."[8]
Week | Theme | Song Sung | Artist | Result |
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Top 24 | 12 Women | "I Am Changing" | Jennifer Holliday | Advanced |
Top 20 | 10 Women | "Who's Lovin' You" | The Miracles | Advanced |
Top 16 | 8 Women | "Here's Where I Stand" | Tiffany Taylor | Advanced |
Top 12 | Songs of Stevie Wonder | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | Stevie Wonder | Bottom 2 |
Top 11 | '50s Hits | "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
|
Bottom 3 |
Top 10 | 2000s Songs | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson | Eliminated[10] |
Post-Idol
Tucker has performed at numerous local events in Orange and Los Angeles counties including singing the national anthem at Lakers, Clippers, Angels,
She made a guest appearance on
Tucker sang "Then Came You" with Dionne Warwick on Warwick's new album, My Friends & Me.
Tucker performed as a special guest at
Tucker was formerly signed to recording artist Ne-Yo's production company Compound Entertainment and had a recording deal through Island Def Jam.[13]
In July 2020, she released a country-folk ballad titled "Fickle."[1]
Discography
Year | Album | Label | Notes |
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2002 | Rocket Baby: Shake, Rattle & Rhyme | Rocket Baby | "The Rainbow Waltz" |
2003 | Star Search - The Finalists | Sony | "I Have Nothing" |
Please Come Home for Christmas | OnePoint | Holiday album, released November 20 | |
2006 | American Idol Season 5: Encores | RCA | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" |
My Friends & Me | Concord Records | "Then Came You" (with Dionne Warwick)[14] |
Filmography
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The O.C. | Herself | Cameo[9][4] |
2006 | American Idol | Herself (top 10 contestant) | |
2007–2008 | Zoey 101 | Lisa Perkins (recurring) | [4] |
2008 | Zoey 101: Chasing Zoey
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Lisa Perkins | |
2009 | 90210 | Student | |
2009 | The Game
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Pucci | |
2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Greta Martin[15] | 3 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d e Monger, James Christopher. "Lisa Tucker Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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- ^ a b "'Lion King' kids". Variety. October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d ""Idol" finalist Tucker "Born" for Fox pilot". Reuters. April 5, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Slezak, Michael (July 28, 2006). "Lisa Tucker on getting better after Idol". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Berman, Craig (March 29, 2006). "Lisa goes home on a surprising 'Idol' night". Today. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Lisa Tucker's 'American Idol' Run Ends". MTV News. March 30, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Slezak, Michael (July 14, 2006). "Reviewing the 'American Idol' tour". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ ProQuest 286001293
- ^ Shaw, Jessica (March 30, 2006). "Lisa Tucker on saying farewell". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Ex-'Idol' Goes to Prom in 'The O.C.' Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Zap2It.com TV news, April 5, 2006, accessed June 2, 2006
- ^ "Former 'Idol' Tucker Books FOX Pilot - She's been cast in 'Born in the USA,' which is appropriate, because she was. - Zap2it". Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ "Lisa Tucker". Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- SFGATE. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ 'The Vampire Diaries' casts 'American Idol's' Lisa Tucker as the newest witch in town Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Lisa Tucker on Instagram
- Lisa Tucker at IMDb