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On August 10, 2010, on ''[[America's Got Talent (season 5)|America's Got Talent]]'',<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/12/susan-boyle-vs-jackie-evancho-favorite-idol/ "Susan Boyle vs. Jackie Evancho: Who Is Your Favorite?" - FOX News]</ref> Evancho performed ''[[O mio babbino caro]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]].<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peo_0814gd.ART.State.Edition1.3600c39.html "10-year-old wows on 'America's Got Talent'" - Dallas Morning News]</ref> The aria is also on her debut album. She received a standing ovation after her performance, and was awarded a trip to [[Universal Studios Florida]] for receiving the most fan votes from the submissions to the show from YouTube.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et5xcXvQns "America's Got Talent Jackie Evancho YouTube Audition" - Youtube]</ref> She was then voted into the semifinals by viewers. Her second performance was [[Andrea Bocelli]] and [[Sarah Brightman]]'s "[[Time To Say Goodbye]]" and once again received great critical reaction. In the Top 10, Jackie performed ''[[Pie Jesu]]'' by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and advanced through to the Final 4.<ref>[http://jackie-evancho.us/jackie-evancho-performance-on-september-7/ "Jackie Evancho Performance - September 7, 2010." - Jackie Evancho]</ref><ref>[http://jackieevanchos.net/vote-for-jackie-evancho/ "September 7, 2010 - Jackie Evancho Video"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2010/08/jackie-evancho-fighting-gravity-best-of-weak-americas-got-talent-semi-final.html |title=Jackie Evancho, Fighting Gravity best of weak 'America's Got Talent' semi-final - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-16}}</ref>
On August 10, 2010, on ''[[America's Got Talent (season 5)|America's Got Talent]]'',<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/12/susan-boyle-vs-jackie-evancho-favorite-idol/ "Susan Boyle vs. Jackie Evancho: Who Is Your Favorite?" - FOX News]</ref> Evancho performed ''[[O mio babbino caro]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]].<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peo_0814gd.ART.State.Edition1.3600c39.html "10-year-old wows on 'America's Got Talent'" - Dallas Morning News]</ref> The aria is also on her debut album. She received a standing ovation after her performance, and was awarded a trip to [[Universal Studios Florida]] for receiving the most fan votes from the submissions to the show from YouTube.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et5xcXvQns "America's Got Talent Jackie Evancho YouTube Audition" - Youtube]</ref> She was then voted into the semifinals by viewers. Her second performance was [[Andrea Bocelli]] and [[Sarah Brightman]]'s "[[Time To Say Goodbye]]" and once again received great critical reaction. In the Top 10, Jackie performed ''[[Pie Jesu]]'' by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and advanced through to the Final 4.<ref>[http://jackie-evancho.us/jackie-evancho-performance-on-september-7/ "Jackie Evancho Performance - September 7, 2010." - Jackie Evancho]</ref><ref>[http://jackieevanchos.net/vote-for-jackie-evancho/ "September 7, 2010 - Jackie Evancho Video"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2010/08/jackie-evancho-fighting-gravity-best-of-weak-americas-got-talent-semi-final.html |title=Jackie Evancho, Fighting Gravity best of weak 'America's Got Talent' semi-final - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-16}}</ref>


After Evancho's initial performance on ''America's Got Talent'', there were online accusations that her performance had been [[Lip sync|lip-synched]]. These rumors were quickly denounced.<ref>Berman, Mark, [http://www.opposingviews.com/i/america-s-got-talent-10-year-old-jackie-evancho-a-fraud "'America's Got Talent' 10-Year-Old Jackie Evancho a Fraud?"], [[Opposing Views]], August 16, 2010</ref> One judge, [[Howie Mandel]], had her sing a random voice exercise on the next evening's live show as proof that it was her voice that was heard.<ref>Adair, Marcia, [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/31/entertainment/la-et-jackie-evancho-20100831 "Jackie Evancho's voice strikes a chord"], [[Los Angeles Times]], August 31, 2010</ref>
After Evancho's initial performance on ''America's Got Talent'', there were online accusations that her performance had been [[Lip sync|lip-synched]]. These rumors were quickly denounced.<ref>Berman, Mark, [http://www.opposingviews.com/i/america-s-got-talent-10-year-old-jackie-evancho-a-fraud "'America's Got Talent' 10-Year-Old Jackie Evancho a Fraud?"], [[Opposing Views]], August 16, 2010</ref> One judge, [[Howie Mandel]], had her sing a random voice exercise because people still couldn't stop asking about her voice and right after her second performance on the live show Jackie proved<ref>[http://jackieevanchos.org/showthread.php?206-Her-voice-is-REAL!!!-Jackie-Proves-it!-%28Video%29 "Jackie Evancho proved her voice with random exercise"]</ref> that it was her voice that was heard.<ref>Adair, Marcia, [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/31/entertainment/la-et-jackie-evancho-20100831 "Jackie Evancho's voice strikes a chord"], [[Los Angeles Times]], August 31, 2010</ref>


Evancho performed a duet with [[Sarah Brightman]] of "[[Time To Say Goodbye]]" during the final episode of [[America's Got Talent (season 5)|fifth season]] aired on September 15, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} During this same episode, it was revealed that she came in second place to [[Michael Grimm (singer)|Michael Grimm]] in the final voting results of season 5 in the largest vote tally in the history of the show.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
Evancho performed a duet with [[Sarah Brightman]] of "[[Time To Say Goodbye]]" during the final episode of [[America's Got Talent (season 5)|fifth season]] aired on September 15, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} During this same episode, it was revealed that she came in second place to [[Michael Grimm (singer)|Michael Grimm]] in the final voting results of season 5 in the largest vote tally in the history of the show.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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Jackie Evancho

Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho (Template:Pron-en ee-VANG-ko; born April 9, 2000) is an American soprano who gained popularity after performing in the fifth season of America's Got Talent, coming in second place.

Evancho sings in the "classical crossover" style of singers such as Hayley Westenra and Sarah Brightman.[1] She studies singing with a voice coach,[2] and also plays the violin and piano.[3]

Early life

Evancho was born to Michael and Lisa Evancho and has an older brother, Jacob, a younger brother, Zachary, and a younger sister, Rachel.[3] She started singing when she was seven years old, after seeing the stage show Phantom of the Opera on DVD. Her mother heard Evancho singing songs from the movie and allowed her to enter a local talent contest. She finished as the runner-up and was voted the audience favorite. Eventually she participated in other talent contests and started a YouTube channel. Jackie began taking vocal lessons in June 2008, when she was 8 years old.[4][5] She was also a member of the Children's Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh during its 2008-09 season.[6]

Career

Evancho has performed onstage with producer David Foster,[7] was an invited performer on the PBS Special "Celebrate America" with conductor/composer Tim Janis,[8] sang the National Anthem at an event honoring aviation pioneer General Chuck Yeager,[9] as well as performing the anthem to start Pittsburgh Pirates games at PNC Park.[10] At the invitation of Pennsylvania Senator Jane Orie, Jackie has also performed.[11] Jackie also performs at numerous events and charity functions in and around her hometown.[12]

She competed in the 15th U.S.A. World Showcase Talent Competition in early 2009, which took place in Las Vegas in which the winner receives $100,000 and the opportunity to create a demo CD.[13]

"She is just truly blessed with a voice that's phenomenal", says classical-crossover composer/conductor Tim Janis,[14] who has invited Evancho to perform in his American Christmas Carol show (Dec. 2, 2010) at Carnegie Hall in New York City.[15][16] She will be the youngest female vocal soloist ever to have performed there.[17]

Prelude to a Dream (2009)

In November 2009, Evancho released her independent debut album called Prelude to a Dream.[18][19] The album featured mainly covers of songs such as Andrea Bocelli's "Con Te Partiro" and "The Prayer", Josh Groban's "To Where You Are", Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel", and a cover of "Amazing Grace" among others. Schubert's "Ave Maria" heard on the album is not the original song, which is set to a secular text in German; instead, it's an arrangement of the Roman Catholic setting of the "Hail Mary" prayer in Latin. The album debuted on The Billboard 200 at #121 on the chart dated August 28, 2010. It also debuted at #2 on Billboard Classical Albums Chart.[20][21]

America's Got Talent

Overview

On August 10, 2010, on America's Got Talent,[22] Evancho performed O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini.[23] The aria is also on her debut album. She received a standing ovation after her performance, and was awarded a trip to Universal Studios Florida for receiving the most fan votes from the submissions to the show from YouTube.[24] She was then voted into the semifinals by viewers. Her second performance was Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's "Time To Say Goodbye" and once again received great critical reaction. In the Top 10, Jackie performed Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Webber and advanced through to the Final 4.[25][26][27]

After Evancho's initial performance on America's Got Talent, there were online accusations that her performance had been lip-synched. These rumors were quickly denounced.[28] One judge, Howie Mandel, had her sing a random voice exercise because people still couldn't stop asking about her voice and right after her second performance on the live show Jackie proved[29] that it was her voice that was heard.[30]

Evancho performed a duet with Sarah Brightman of "Time To Say Goodbye" during the final episode of fifth season aired on September 15, 2010.[citation needed] During this same episode, it was revealed that she came in second place to Michael Grimm in the final voting results of season 5 in the largest vote tally in the history of the show.[citation needed]

Performances and results

Week Round Song choice Original artist/Composer Performance order Result
Quarterfinals YouTube "O mio babbino caro".[31] Giacomo Puccini.[31] 12 Advanced to Semifinals
Semifinals Top 24 "Time To Say Goodbye".[31][32] Andrea Bocelli.[31][32] 11 Advanced to Top 10
Top 10 Top 10 "Pie Jesu".[31] Andrew Lloyd Webber.[31] 10 Advanced to Finale
Finale Top 4 "Ave Maria" Charles Gounod 3 2nd Place

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak Certifications
(sales threshold)
US US
Class 		US
Digital 		US
Heat 		US
Indie
2009 Prelude to a Dream 121 2 20 1 17

References

  1. ^ Jackie Evancho on Classical-Crossover
  2. ^ "USA’s Little Darlin’ – Jackie Evancho" - The Expressionist
  3. ^ a b "Pine-Richland 9-year-old to sing national anthem at Pirates opener" - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  4. ^ Jackie Evancho on Reverbnation
  5. ^ "Composer Tim Janis introduces a 9-year-old singing star at Nathaniel Witherell" - Connecticut Post
  6. ^ "Little girl from Pine carries big voice to Vegas" - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  7. ^ "Young Richland singer Evancho steals show on 'America's Got Talent'" - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  8. ^ "High school choirs 'Celebrate America' for WQED" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  9. ^ "America's Got Talent-US National Anthem - Jackie 9" - Jackie Evancho's Youtube Channel
  10. ^ "Pirates to honor Baseball America Rookie of the Year Andrew McCutchen at 2010 home opener on April 5" - Pittsburgh Pirates News
  11. ^ "Jackie Evancho singing the National Anthem" - Senator Jane Clare Orie's Website
  12. ^ "Out of the Mouth of Children" - Andrew Stockey's Blog
  13. ^ "Little girl from Pine carries big voice to Vegas " - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  14. ^ "Jackie Evancho wows em on America's Got Talent (with video)" -Jerry Shriver USA Today 8-10-2010
  15. ^ "Jackie Evancho, 10, amazes on 'America's Got Talent'" - USA Today 08-11-2010
  16. ^ "Richland girl finding her voice" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  17. ^ "Jackie Evancho Music" - Jango
  18. ^ track list and release date amazon.com
  19. ^ "Prelude To A Dream -Review" - The Expressionist
  20. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?begin=121&order=position
  21. ^ "Classical Albums". Billboard.com. 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  22. ^ "Susan Boyle vs. Jackie Evancho: Who Is Your Favorite?" - FOX News
  23. ^ "10-year-old wows on 'America's Got Talent'" - Dallas Morning News
  24. ^ "America's Got Talent Jackie Evancho YouTube Audition" - Youtube
  25. ^ "Jackie Evancho Performance - September 7, 2010." - Jackie Evancho
  26. ^ "September 7, 2010 - Jackie Evancho Video"
  27. ^ "Jackie Evancho, Fighting Gravity best of weak 'America's Got Talent' semi-final - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  28. ^ Berman, Mark, "'America's Got Talent' 10-Year-Old Jackie Evancho a Fraud?", Opposing Views, August 16, 2010
  29. ^ "Jackie Evancho proved her voice with random exercise"
  30. ^ Adair, Marcia, "Jackie Evancho's voice strikes a chord", Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2010
  31. ^ a b c d e f Jackie Evancho misses home, is eager to win
  32. ^ a b Young opera star impresses judges of 'America's Got Talent' TV show
  33. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums (2010-08-19). "'Got Talent' Kid Jackie Evancho Makes Chart Impact". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  34. ^ "Chart Moves: Eminem, Jackie Evancho, Taylor Swift, 'Bed Intruder Song'". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2010-09-16.

External links

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