Gia Farrell
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| Gia Farrell | |
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| Birth name | Jeannie Marie Bocchicchio |
| Also known as | Gia Farrell |
| Born | February 9, 1989 |
| Origin | Suffern, New York, United States |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records (2006–2007) |
| Website | No longer registered |
Jeannie Marie Bocchicchio (born February 9, 1989 in Suffern, New York), better known by her stage name Gia Farrell, is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2006 single "Hit Me Up" was featured on the Happy Feet soundtrack in 2006.
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[edit] Early life
Farrell was born in Suffern, New York to Italian-American parents. She began singing lessons at the age of 8. She continued to train her voice, and appeared in a local production of Guys and Dolls and opened for Fat Joe, where she performed songs from Beyoncé and Mariah Carey.
At age 13, she had performed on Showtime At The Apollo being named one of their "Best Artists of the Year" as well as on Ed McMahon's Next Big Star and Star Search. In 2005 she signed with Atlantic Records. She later adopted her mother's maiden name as her stage name.
Farrell cites artists Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera as her biggest influences.[1]
[edit] 2006 - 2007
Farrell released her first single, "Hit Me Up", in January 2007. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Happy Feet.[2] It found moderate success internationally charting in various parts of Europe, topping the charts in Hungary and peaking at #6 in Australia. The single was used as the theme song for the second season of Germany's Next Topmodel. For the 2006 holiday season, Farrell's song "Christmas Everyday" was released on the Make-A-Wish Holiday CD sold at Bath & Body Works.
In April 2007 Farrell rode on the float for the opening parade celebration at the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game and sang the US National Anthem.[3]
In December 2007 Farrell was dropped by Atlantic Records.
[edit] 2009-current
In May 2009 she released a demo single "New Religion" which was accompanied with a music video,[4] She also began recording acoustic cover versions of various artist singles in November 2009, such as "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus and "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson. As of 2011[update] her videos had reached 600,000+ views.[5]
In January 2011, Farrell joined Miranda Cosgrove on her tour to promote her debut album, Sparks Fly. Farrell provided backup vocals.
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak Chart Positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| U.S. | UK | AUS | BEL | NLD | GER | FIN | TUR | HUN | POR | AUT | ||||
| 2007 | "Hit Me Up" | - | - | 6 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 67 | Happy Feet OST | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Myspace Profile - About Me section Gia Farrell's Official Myspace profile. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ [1] Tracklisting of Happy Feet
- ^ MLB.com received on April 2, 2007
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5hw1Qpc1A
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/officiallygia
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