Diana DeGarmo
Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987[2]) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 as the runner-up of the third season of American Idol, releasing her debut studio album, Blue Skies, later that year. The following year, DeGarmo ventured into a career in musical theatre. She has starred in two Broadway, one off-Broadway and three national tours. She made her television acting debut in a six-month arc as Angelina Veneziano on The Young and the Restless. DeGarmo has since released two extended plays, Unplugged in Nashville (2009) and Live to Love (2012). She is married to fifth season American Idol finalist Ace Young.[3]
Diana DeGarmo
Diana Nicole DeGarmo
June 16, 1987
Birmingham, Alabama
Snellville, Georgia, U.S.
Country, pop
Singer, songwriter, actress
1996–present
Ace Young (m. 2013)
Early life[edit]
Diana DeGarmo was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but was raised primarily in Snellville, Georgia. DeGarmo began singing at a young age, including the 1997 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards, and in Atlanta-based stage productions of Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. At age ten she was part of the Cartoon Gang on The Cartoon Network, appearing in various bumper segments. As a third grader she was a Coca-Cola Kid during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The next year she sang at Opryland USA during the Christmas season. In 2002, she was named Miss Georgia Teen and was also a finalist on the NBC talent search program America's Most Talented Kid.
Career[edit]
American Idol[edit]
DeGarmo took part in the third season of American Idol in 2004, finishing second to winner Fantasia Barrino.[4] She was 16 years old at the time she competed.
During her run on American Idol she was thrice in the bottom three, but was the first contestant sent to safety each time and thus never in the bottom two. She became one of the front-runners by week 6.
She performed around the country with the other third-season top-ten contestants during the summer of 2004.
Personal life[edit]
DeGarmo is the niece of Eddie DeGarmo of DeGarmo & Key.[40]
DeGarmo married Ace Young on June 1, 2013, at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard hotel in Los Angeles.[41] She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with Young.