American Idol Singer Allison Iraheta

american-idol-singer-allison-iraheta The American idol celebrity singer Allison Irahetawas born in April 27, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. this American idol is an American singer of Salvadoran decent and best known for her participation in the reality competitions Quinceañera and American Idol.

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The American Idol singer Allison Iraheta won the Telemundo reality show, Quinceañera. The prize was a reward of USD 50,000 and a recording contract. However, the recording contract was never granted.

Performances:
Volverte a Amar: Iraheta performed this song but this song is originally sung by Alejandra Guzman. In details, “Volverte a Amar” is the first single from Alejandra Guzman’s twelfth studio album Indeleble. The song was produced by Loris Ceroni and written by Mario Domm and Alejandra Guzman. The song was very successful in Mexico and United States.

In Mexico, the ringtone of this single was certified double-platinum. The single also hit #1 there and #6 on the Billboard’s Hot Latin Tracks chart (the highest peak for the artist on that chart).

The song received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song, awarded to Gustavo Cerati.

Kiss and Say Goodbye: Allison Iraheta preformed this song too. But “Kiss and Say Goodbye” is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Manhattans. The song was written by Manhattans member Winfred “Blue” Lovett. The original demo of the song was recorded with The Manhattans backing band, “Little Harlem.” After hearing a tape of the recording, producer/arranger Bobby Martin decided to re-record the song with MFSB at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. Released as a single, in both a version that included a mid-song rap spoken part (aimed toward the R&B market) and one that omitted it (aimed toward the pop market), over a year later, the song became a world-wide hit for the group spending two weeks at number one on the U.S. Pop and U.S. R&B charts and reaching number four on the U.K. Pop Singles chart in the summer of 1976. It also became just the second single to earn double-platinum certification status.

Total Eclipse of the Heart: This Song is also purformed by Allison Iraheta. But Originally Total Eclipse of the Heart.is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was originally released on an album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1983, produced by Steinman. It has been covered several times, and rewritten (with Michael Kunze) for the musical Tanz der Vampire as “Totale Finsternis”.

In American Idol:
Iraheta auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol in San Francisco, California. The judges unanimously agreed to put her through to the semifinals, with Kara DioGuardi saying “keep your eye on that girl” and Paula Abdul predicting she would be a “dark horse” in the competition.

udges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson declared that she is “one to watch in this competition” after her rendition of Heart’s “Alone” in the semifinals earned her unanimous praise from the judges, with Abdul saying she could “sing the telephone book”. She was the top voted female of Group 2 and, along with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, advanced directly into the Top 13.

In her Top 10 performance, she performed “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”. This earned her further praise from the judges, with DioGuardi stating that her voice “comes from God; you can’t teach that. You sing like you’ve been singing for 400 years”. During her performance in the Top 8, Iraheta sang “I Can’t Make You Love Me”. After she sang that song, Jackson compared her to first season winner Kelly Clarkson. Then DioGuardi said, “You know what? Let’s go make a record!” On the first Top 7 night, Iraheta sang “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”, causing Cowell to say “We can see you all the way through the end now. You’re the girls’ only hope of winning this competition.” Abdul compared her to Lambert, saying that the two possessed “special sauce” that brought magic to their performances. On the second Top 7 night, Iraheta sang “Hot Stuff”, delivering what Cowell described as “a brilliant performance”. The following night, Lil Rounds was eliminated from the competition, making Iraheta the last remaining female contestant in the competition.

She is Kelly Clarkson’s favorite contestant of Season 8. Country singer and actress Reba McEntire also mentioned Iraheta being one of her favorites, in addition to Allen and Lambert. Miley Cyrus also favored her, as she said many times on her “Twitter” page.

American Idol Singer Allison Iraheta

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