Allison Iraheta

Allison Iraheta is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who came in fourth place on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record deal with 19 Entertainment and Jive Records. Her debut album Just Like You was released on December 1, 2009.

In 2006, Iraheta won the Telemundo reality show, Quinceañera, where she sang in both English and Spanish. The prize was a reward of $50,000 and a recording contract, though only the reward money was granted. Iraheta auditioned for the eighth season of American Idol in San Francisco in 2009. She sang "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin and made it to the Hollywood audition rounds. On May 6, 2009, Iraheta was eliminated from the competition in 4th place.

After her elimination, Iraheta made guest appearances on Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Larry King Live, as well as local Fox television affiliates and numerous radio stations across the country. She performed on the Grand Finale of American Idol season 8, including a group medley of "So What" and a duet of "Time After Time" with original artist Cyndi Lauper.

In September 2009, Allison concluded the 50 city tour with her fellow Idol contestants, during which she began recording her debut album, Just Like You, under Jive Records, working with Kevin Rudolf, David Hodges and Max Martin.

Iraheta’s debut album was released December 1, 2009. The lead single "Friday I’ll Be Over U", produced by Max Martin, debuted on October 5, 2009 and was made available through digital distribution on November 3, 2009. According to Rolling Stone, Jive expected Allison to sell 75,000 copies of her album in the first week. The album sold approximately 32,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 35 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Approximately 7,000 of the copies sold in the first week were sold digitally, resulting in a debut at number 14 on the Billboard Digital Albums Chart. Allison’s song "Pieces" was featured on the January 13th episode of American Idol.

Other Information

• Born : April 27, 1992 in Glendale, California
• Origin : Los Angeles, California, United States
• Genres : Pop, rock, pop punk
• Occupations : Singer
• Instruments : Vocals, guitar
• Years active : 2006–present
• Labels  19/Jive Records
• Website : www.AllisonIraheta.com

Discography

• 2009 : Just Like You

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