Nadia Turner
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Nadia Turner | ||
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Birth name | Nadia Constance Turner | |
Born | January 11, 1977 (age 29) | |
Origin | Miami, Florida | |
Genre(s) | R&B, Soul | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress | |
Years active | 2006-present | |
Website | [1] |
Nadia Constance Turner (born on January 11, 1977) is an American singer and was the eighth-place finalist on season 4 of American Idol. She is from Miami, Florida, and auditioned in San Francisco. Before Idol, she was a bartender, waitress, and a member of a rock-soul Christian band called The Tool Box. She received a Bachelor's degree from Florida International University. Before that she graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Miami, Florida; class of 1994. Idol judge Simon Cowell named her "A steak in a House of Hamburgers" after her Top 12 performance. She was voted off on April 13, after she sang Crystal Gayle's "When I Dream" during "Songs from birthyear" week.
[edit] American Idol performances
- Top 24 (Week 1) - "The Power of Love" (Ashley Cleveland)
- Top 20 (Week 2) - "My Love" (Paul McCartney and Wings)
- Top 16 (Week 3) - "Try A Little Tenderness" (Otis Redding)
- Top 12 (1960s music) - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield, 1966)
- Top 11 (Billboard #1 Hits) - "Time after Time" (Cyndi Lauper, 1984) (Bottom 3)
- Top 10 (1990s music) - "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge, 1993) (Bottom 3)
- Top 9 (Broadway musicals) - "As Long As He Needs Me" (Oliver)
- Top 8 (Music from year of birth) - "When I Dream" (Crystal Gayle, 1979) (Bottom 3; voted off)