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Lisa Tucker
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Image:Lisat.jpg thumb|Lisa Tucker
'''Lisa Gabrielle Tucker''' (born
June 13,
1989 in
Newport Beach, California) is an
United States American singer,
musical theater actor actress, and was the tenth-place finalist on the
American Idol (Season 5) fifth season of ''
American Idol''.
Biography
Lisa Tucker was raised in
Anaheim, California. Her parents are Stanley and Eleanor Tucker, and she is of
African-American and
Belizean descent. She starred as the original "Young Nala" in the
Los Angeles production of Disney's ''
The Lion King (musical) The Lion King'' when she was 10 years old. At 13 years old, Lisa successfully auditioned for ''
Star Search'', eventually making it to the finals. She became the runner up to
Tiffany Evans[[http://www.tv.com/star-search-2003/show-109-a.ka.-the-one-w--mrs.-nick-lachey-jessica-simpson/episode/325316/summary.html Star Search episode summary]]. She has performed at numerous city events in Anaheim such as the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast and Flag Day events.
[[http://www.ci.anaheim.ca.us/administration/PIO/news.asp?id=673]] Tucker is currently a senior at Kennedy High School in
La Palma,
California. Her ''Idol'' profile revealed that Tucker plays
electric guitar and is a
Jimi Hendrix fan.
In
2005, she auditioned for season five of ''American Idol'' in
Denver, Colorado with a song she also sang on ''Star Search'', "
One Moment In Time" by
Whitney Houston. Judge
Simon Cowell said she was the best 16 year-old to ever audition for the show. Later, the judges made a unanimous decision to put her through to the season's final 24.
On the
March 15,
2006 results show, she was in the bottom 3 along with
Melissa McGhee and
Ace Young but was not eliminated and returned the following week. Tucker was in the bottom 3 again along with
Kevin Covais and
Bucky Covington on March 22nd but returned again. She was finally eliminated on
March 29,
2006, after being in the bottom three with
Katharine McPhee and
Ace Young. She is now back in high school and has been named Homecoming Queen for the class of 2006 at her school.
She will be guest-starring in an episode in
The OC later in the year.
American Idol performances
Semifinals
*
February 21,
2006 - "I Am Changing" by
Jennifer Holliday
** Simon says that this was the night that we would remember Lisa Tucker. He also said that she made girls 5 or 6 years older than her look ordinary.
*
February 28,
2006 - "
Who's Loving You" by
The Jackson 5
** The judges agreed she has a great voice, but weren't fans of the song.
*
March 7,
2006 - "Here's Where I Stand" by Tiffany Taylor
** Once again, the judges felt the song was "too old," but thought she sang well.
Finals
*
March 14,
2006 - '''Songs by Stevie Wonder''': "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by
Stevie Wonder (Bottom 3)
**The judges enjoyed her performance.
*
March 21,
2006 - '''Songs from the
1950s''': "
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song) Why Do Fools Fall In Love" by
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Bottom 3)
** The judges were somewhat complimentary. Simon felt it was lacking.
*
March 28,
2006 - '''Songs from the
21st Century''': "
Because of You" by
Kelly Clarkson (Bottom 3; voted off)
** The judges said it was a poor song choice and that she sang it badly. Simon said she made a wrong move singing an award-winning song by a former ''Idol'' winner and that she did not make it truly her own.
Elimination
Tucker was eliminated on
March 29,
2006. She was in the bottom three with
Katharine McPhee and
Ace Young.
References
External links
-
Lisa Tucker's ''American Idol'' profile
*{{MySpace|8874212|Lisa Tucker}} - friends site
-
Lisa Tucker on Star Search CBS site
-
Google cache of MySpace site as of March 20, 2006
* {{myspace|lisatucker|Lisa Tucker}} - promo site courtesy of Fox's americanidol.com with News Corporation
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