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Pia Ann Rose Toscano (born October 14, 1988) is an American singer from Howard Beach, New York. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of American Idol. Considered to be a frontrunner in the competition, her elimination came as a shock to judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, all of whom were visibly upset and vocal.[2][3] Some viewers and media outlets described Toscano's departure as one of the most shocking eliminations in American Idol history.[4][5]

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 American Idol
2.1 Performances/results
3 Music Career
3.1 2011–present: First studio album
4 Discography
4.1 Singles
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Early lifeToscano was born on October 14, 1988, to Jane and Pat Toscano and grew up in Howard Beach, New York.[6][7] Her father worked as a corporate executive.[8] She is of Italian descent.[9] She began performing in talent shows when she was four, and by the time she was nine, had performed in a local church production of Jesus Christ Superstar.[10] Toscano was the official National Anthem singer at her middle school, P.S./M.S. 207, and performed at every event including graduation. She attended LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and graduated in 2006. Fellow Idol contestant Karen Rodriguez also attended this school.

She performed the National Anthem and "God Bless America" for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets’ minor league team, several times a year for three years.[10] In addition, Toscano was the winner of the New York Mets annual "Anthem Search" competition in 2008 and was selected to sing the National Anthem at a July 2008 game.[11][12] Toscano has also opened for the Barenaked Ladies and performed with Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden.[13]

Prior to Idol, Toscano worked as a make-up artist[14] and as a wedding singer in a band called "Current Affair".[9] She cites her musical influences as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Etta James, and Luther Vandross.[14]

[edit] American IdolToscano auditioned for Idol four times before. She made it through to Hollywood in season 6, but her journey ended there. In 2010, she auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and was put through to Hollywood, this time making it through to the Top 24. Toscano was eliminated from the competition on April 7, 2011, finishing in ninth place.

[edit] Performances/resultsEpisode Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Audition Auditioner's Choice "Until You Come Back To Me"[15] Stevie Wonder N/A Advanced
Hollywood First Solo Not aired N/A N/A Advanced
Hollywood Group Performance "Grenade" Bruno Mars N/A Advanced
Hollywood Second Solo Not aired N/A N/A Advanced
Las Vegas Round Songs of The Beatles Group Performance "Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round Final Final Solo "Doesn't Mean Anything" Alicia Keys N/A Advanced
Top 24 (12 Females) Personal Choice "I'll Stand by You" The Pretenders 12 Advanced
Top 13 Your Personal Idol "All by Myself" Eric Carmen 5 Safe
Top 12 Year You Were Born "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Whitney Houston 7 Safe
Top 11 Motown "All in Love Is Fair" Stevie Wonder 8 Safe
Top 111 Elton John "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Elton John 4 Safe
Top 9 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame "River Deep – Mountain High" Ike & Tina Turner 7 Eliminated

^Note 1 Due to the judges using their one save on Casey Abrams, the Top 11 remained intact for another week.
[edit] Music Career[edit] 2011–present: First studio albumFollowing her elimination, Toscano appeared on several talk shows. She performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 8, 2011. She continued with Live with Regis and Kelly on April 11, followed by The Today Show on April 12, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 14. She performed "I'll Stand by You" on the April 26, 2011 episode of Dancing with the Stars. On May 25, Toscano appeared on Rachael Ray along with Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald. Furthermore, Toscano performed the National Anthem and "I'll Stand by You" at the Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC held on May 29, 2011. Less than 24 hours after being eliminated from American Idol, Toscano was reported to have signed a recording contract with Interscope Records. However, her representative said that chatter about a done deal was "all rumor," but confirmed that Interscope wanted to produce a single with Toscano and release it while the current season of Idol was still on.[16] According to Billboard, Pia is hard at work on her debut album with producer Rodney Jerkins.[17] In addition, Toscano has worked with Rock Mafia on two songs titled "Counterfeit" and "Dreamgirl".[1] On July 5, 2011, it was announced that Toscano has officially signed with Interscope Records. Her debut single titled "This Time" premiered July 11 and was released digitally on July 13.[18] Total sales for the track remain at just 51,000.[19] Toscano performed the single on So You Think You Can Dance on August 4, 2011, Good Morning America August 12, followed by a performance on Regis and Kelly August 16. Toscano will release her debut album in the fall.

Toscano is currently being managed by Red Light Management, alongside fellow Idol contestants Haley Reinhart and James Durbin.[20]

Toscano is currently touring with the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011, which began in West Valley City, Utah on July 6, 2011 and will end in Manila, Philippines on September 20, 2011.

[edit] Discography[edit] SinglesYear Single Peak positions Album
US[21]
2011 "This Time" 104 TBD
[edit] References^ a b "Pia Toscano Signs Record Deal". 1250 WTMA. ABC News Radio. http://www.wtma.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=115&itemid=29682407. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ Mansfield, Brian (April 7, 2011). "Nobody saw this coming: An 'American Idol' shocker". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/......shocker/1. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
^ Melisurgo, Len (April 7, 2011). "'American Idol' shocker: Favorite Pia Toscano eliminated from show". The Star Ledger. http://www.nj.com/......rite.html. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
^ Kaufman, Gil (2011-04-08). "Was Pia Toscano's Exit The Most Shocking In 'American Idol' History?". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661617/pia-toscano-american-idol.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ "Pia Toscano : News". People. http://www.people.com/......o,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ "From Howard Beach to Hollywood: Chasing the Dream". The Forum South and West. February 24, 2011. http://forumnewsgroup.blogspot.com/......sing.html. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
^ "Howard Beach's Pia Toscano cracks American Idol's top 13". The Queens Courier. March 4, 2011. http://www.queenscourier.com/......70473.txt. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^ "Pia Toscano may have lost on 'American Idol,' but she won new respect for Queens neighborhood". NY Daily News. April 10, 2011. http://articles.nydailynews.com/......al-anthem. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
^ a b "Queens-bred 'Idol' fave makes NY proud". New York Post. March 14, 2011. http://www.nypost.com/......RiZLdNfSzL Retrieved March 14, 2011.
^ a b Landor, Lee (July 30, 2008). "Singer Plans To Go From Shea Stadium To Stardom". The Queens Chronicle. http://www.zwire.com/......e/news.cfm Retrieved March 26, 2011.
^ "Mets look for another anthem 'Idol'". Newsday.com. March 8, 2011. http://www.newsday.com/......1.2745177. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^ "Pia Toscano - New York Mets National Anthem". United States. July 8, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da_A4XitJqU. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
^ Gustafson, Anna (March 10, 2011). "Howard Beach goes ga-ga for Pia". Queens Chronicle. http://www.zwire.com/......e/news.cfm Retrieved March 10, 2011.
^ a b "Pia Toscano, American Idol's New York Spark". MyFox New York. March 7, 2011. http://www.myfoxny.com/......526893089. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^ "http://twitter.com/#!/PToscanoAI10/status/94220582996017152". http://twitter.com/#!/PToscanoAI10/status/94220582996017152.
^ "Does Idol's Pia Toscano Already Have a Record Deal?". Eonline.com. 2011-04-09. http://eonline.com/......have.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ Lipshutz, Jason. "Billboard Bits: Pia Toscano Working on Album, DMX Prison Release Announced". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/......5442.story Retrieved May 26, 2011.
^ Halperin, Shirley. "'American Idol's' Pia Toscano Signs With Interscope Records". hollywoodreporter.com. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/......ns-208053. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
^ http://content.usatoday.com/......pearance/1
^ "Four for Friday: Idols get management deals and more". USA Today. 2011-06-24. http://content.usatoday.com/......-friday/1. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ "#5". 1250 WTMA. Billboard. http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=671857&st=220. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
[edit] External linksOfficial Site
Pia Toscano on American Idol
Official Myspace
Pia Toscano at the Internet Movie Database
Pia Toscano discography at Discogs.com
[hide]v · d · eAmerican Idol season 10

Finalists Scotty McCreery • Lauren Alaina • Haley Reinhart • James Durbin • Jacob Lusk • Casey Abrams • Stefano Langone • Paul McDonald • Pia Toscano • Naima Adedapo • Thia Megia • Karen Rodriguez • Ashthon Jones

Other sources Episode list • Tour • "I Love You This Big" • "Like My Mother Does"

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Name Toscano, Pia
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Date of birth October 14, 1988
Place of birth Howard Beach, New York, United States
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