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Nadia Turner Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Nadia Turner is an American singer, songwriter, actress and radio/television personality, best known as the 8th place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol.
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Before Idol
Nadia was born and raised in Miami, Florida and started singing at five years old. Nadia won her first trophy at age eleven in the Betetees Sorority talent show. She won her first pageant at age fifteen singing in the Miss Martin Luther King, Jr. pageant. She continued to compete in many other talent driven pageants in the U.S. and the Caribbean. She attended art-driven schools in Miami from elementary throughout college at Florida International University. In 2000, she sang at the 26th G8 summit to President Clinton and seven world leaders in Okinawa, Japan.
Performances on American Idol
Date Theme Song Original Artist
February 22, 2005 No Theme The Power of Love Ashley Cleveland
February 29, 2005 No Theme My Love Paul McCartney
March 8, 2005 No Theme Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding
March 15, 2005 1960s Music You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield
March 22,2005 Billboard Number Ones Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
March 29, 2005 1990s Music I'm The Only One Melissa Ethridge
April 5, 2005 Broadway Musicals As Long As He Needs Me Oliver!
April 12, 2005 Year You Were Born When I Dream Crystal Gayle
Post American Idol
Since exiting American Idol, Nadia Turner has made guest appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Tony Danza Show and served as a guest host on The View in December, 2006.
Nadia Turner has performed and hosted many charities such as Big Brothers Big Sisters "Big Event" at the American Airlines Arena, UM Sylvester Cancer Foundation, The Pet Project, and SOS Children Village. She was invited to Kuwait by a bloodline of Kuwait's royal family to perform at a private New Year's Eve party.
Turner's debut album, entitled Standing On Love, is scheduled for a late Spring release and is currently without a label.
Turner has a lead role in the urban romantic comedy Lord Help Us, which premiered at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival and was released on DVD by Image Entertainment in May 2007.
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