Fox’s popular reality talent competition American Idol kicks off its tenth season tonight with their New York/New Jersey auditions featuring a crew of judges that includes veteran Randy Jackson alongside newcomers Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jennifer Lopez with Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine serving as the in-house mentor.Among those who auditioned in the Big Apple is 21-year-old Pia Toscano from Howard Beach, New York. Her unique name may ring a bell among devout Idol fans as she tried out for the show in Season 6 and made it all the way through to the top 40 before being eliminated.
Pia Toscano comes from a musical family and began dancing and singing at a very young age. She was enrolled in dance class at two-and-a-half and by the age of four she was already performing in talent shows.
Here’s a sample of of her 4-year-old vocal chops singing along to the Dolly Parton penned Whitney Houston single “I Will Always Love You” from YouTube:
Pia continued her pursuit of music, including a part in a local church performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” but didn’t take it seriously until the age of thirteen when she became the exclusive singer of the national anthem at her school, P.S./M.S. 207. She sent out audition tapes and landed the national anthem gig for the Brooklyn Cyclones, one of the New York Mets’ minor league teams.
Pia Toscano performed the national anthem as well as “God Bless America” several times a year for three years as well as their post-season appearances.
Those performances cemented in Pia’s mind that singing was what she wanted to do for a living. She told The Queens Chronicle in 2008, “That’s when I felt like this is what I really should be doing.”
Here is a video of Toscano performing the national anthem at a New York Mets game at Shea Stadium in 2008 after beating out hundreds of competitors for the opportunity:Pia Toscano Biography American Idol News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.
Pia Toscano Biography American Idol News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.Pia Toscano Biography American Idol News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.Pia Toscano Biography American Idol News Profile Relationships Photo Wallpaper Video.
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