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of birth: June 16, 1987
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Diana Nicole DeGarmo, named after the late Princess Diana
of Wales, was born on June 16, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama.
She was welcomed into the world by an older brother, David.
Diana's mother, Ms. Brenda DeGarmo, recognized what star potential
her youngest child had, the young girl's voice clearly speaking
for itself, and knew she would become huge within time. By
the tender age of five years old, Diana was already used to
the spotlight. Throughout her childhood, she made numerous
appearances in singing competitions and pageants in and around
the state of Georgia, even making it as far as performing
at Nashville, Tennessee's legendary Grand Ole Opry, not surprising
anyone by becoming widely admired and adored.
At an older age, Diana traveled to Scandinavia to try and
pursue a career in music, but unfortunately nothing happened
professionally and Diana's incredible talent was still unknown.
It was after gaining recognition on the television show "America's
Most Talented Kids" that Diana tried out for the incredibly
popular, "American Idol," which first gained success
in the UK known as "Pop Idol." American Idol had
previously brought forth such talents as Kelly Clarkson, Tamyra
Gray, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. American Idol is a show
where thousands of talented people compete against one another
to win the title "American Idol," in which they
also win a record contract and tons of media attention. It's
much like Star Search, but with a very interesting twist.
Contestants are voted off week by week, chosen not by the
judges but by America. America uses their telephones to call
in at the end of each show and vote for who they thought had
the best performance for that night. The contestant with the
least amount of votes for that night is kicked off.
 Becoming
one of the youngest contestants to make it to "Hollywood,"
the word every hopeful competitor wants to hear, Diana was
praised by the show's infamous judges, Simon Cowell, Randy
Jackson and Paula Abdul. She then advanced into the Top 32,
which was chosen only by the judges, then Diana's fate was
in America's hands. She was the first contestant chosen to
be in the official and final Top 12. It was from there that
Diana gained her American Idol success, placing second behind
Fantasia Barrino among 70,000 hopefuls for the American Idol
title.
 After
the show's season finale aired, Diana, Fantasia, and eight
other finalists for the third season, Jasmine Trias, La Toya
London, George Huff, John Stevens, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Peter
Lewis, Camile Velasco, Amy Adams, were going to travel across
America, also making a stop in Singapore, on the American
Idols Live tour. This was their chance to perform for the
fans who spent week after week with the contestants enduring
just as much fear, excitement, and sadness that they did.
 Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself
Actress - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)
1. LeAnn Rimes: Custom Concert (2004) (TV) .... Performer
2. Kiss and Tell (1996) (TV) .... Cindy
Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
1. Ice Princess (2005) (singer: "Reachin' for Heaven")
Herself - filmography
1. "Good Day Live"
- Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
2. "Blue Collar TV"
- Fashion (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
3. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
- Episode dated 25 January 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
4. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)
TV Series .... Herself - Runner-up (2004)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
5. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 December 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 2 June 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
6. "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest"
- Episode dated 6 July 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 23 June 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 27 May 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
7. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
- Episode dated 15 June 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
8. "The View"
- Episode dated 10 June 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
9. "The Early Show"
... aka The Saturday Early Show (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 1 June 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
10. "America's Most Talented Kid" (2003) TV Series
.... Herself - Finalist
... aka America's Most Talented Kids (USA: new title)
February 2005) Traveling across the U.S. and to other countries
promoting her album, "Blue Skies"
(June 2005) Split with record label, RCA, with their
approval and at her request.
(2006-present) Currently starring as Penny Pingleton in the hit Broadway
show "Hairspray"
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