Adanna Duru

Adanna Duru
Born (1996-10-10) October 10, 1996
Origin Diamond Bar, California, United States
Genres Pop, R&B, soul
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, dancer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2012–present
Website www.adannaduru.com

Adanna Duru (born October 10, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Diamond Bar, California. In August 2017, she released her debut EP Stardive. Her first public foray into music came when she placed in tenth on the fourteenth season of American Idol at the age of 18. She also participated on Adam Levine's team on season three of The Voice, when she was 15.

Early life

Adanna Duru was born on October 10, 1996, in Whittier, California and raised in Diamond Bar, California.[1] Her parents were both born in Nigeria and moved to the US for college. Duru has an older brother named Zim and a younger brother named Koby. Adanna and her brothers were raised by their single mother, IJ Duru.[2] Duru graduated from Walnut High School in 2014, where she was class president. She also played two varsity sports: volleyball and track and field, where she specialized in long jump, triple jump, and high jump, but also ran the 100m sprint and 100m hurdles.[3][4][5]

Music Career

Duru participated in American Idol in 2015 and reached the battle rounds in Adam Levine’s team as a 15-year old on The Voice in 2012.

Her 2016 debut mixtape Exhibit A included the single for Adanna, with "Seal It With A Kiss", which was produced by Liam Keegan (Justin Bieber, Sia, Kanye West, Carly Rae Jepsen), and landed in the Music Week commercial pop charts top 20, while she began 2017 by releasing new music from her debut EP, including the singles titled "Quinn", "Atlantis", and "Fingertips".

On August 18, 2017, Adanna Duru released her debut EP Stardive, as premiered via C-Heads Magazine,[6] which she has produced along with production duo Wiidope (Esperanza Spalding, Nicole Scherzinger, Terri Lynn Carrington), and Dauman Records’ producer Nick Jameson, with guest appearances from Houston rapper John Ibe and fellow Los Angeles singer and songwriter Julius.[7]

The Voice

In 2012, Duru was a contestant on season three of The Voice. She auditioned with "The Edge of Glory" where she defaulted to Adam Levine's team. She was eliminated in the Battle Rounds, where she was paired with Michelle Brooks-Thompson to sing "Crazy in Love".

American Idol

Duru auditioned in San Francisco, singing "You and I" by Lady Gaga. She sang "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" in Showcase Week, where she got a standing ovation by Jennifer Lopez and was advanced into the Top 24. She originally was not voted into the Top 12 but was chosen as a wildcard to continue. She was eliminated on March 25, 2015, where she placed joint 10th/11th with Maddie Walker. She appeared on the season finale on May 13, 2015, to join Janelle Monáe and Jidenna to perform "Yoga".[8]

Episode Theme Song choice Original artist Order Result
Audition Auditioner's Choice "You and I" Lady Gaga N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1 A Capella Not aired Not aired N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2 Group Performance I Want You Back Michael Jackson N/A Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3 Solo Not aired Not aired N/A Advanced
Showcase Week Personal Choice "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" James Brown N/A Advanced
Top 24 Personal Choice "Rather Be" Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne 4 Safe
Top 16 Motown "Hello" Lionel Richie 12 Wild Card
Top 12 Back to the Start "You and I" Lady Gaga 12 Safe
Top 11 Get the Party Started "Runaway Baby" Bruno Mars 7 Safe
Top 114 Songs from the Movies "Love You I Do" Jennifer Hudson 1 Eliminated

Personal life

Duru gives vocal lessons to middle school and elementary school-age children.[2] Her parents and ancestors were all born in the African country Nigeria which makes Duru first generation born in the United States.[9] She currently attends college at University of California in Riverside.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "'AMERICAN IDOL': Adanna Duru controls her musical future". 19 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Top 24: Adanna Duru". americanidol.com. Fox. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Walnut High Grad Takes on "American Idol"". www.walnuths.net.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Adanna Duru". Athletic.net.
  6. ↑ "Premiere: Adanna Duru – Stardive EP – C-Heads Magazine". C-Heads Magazine. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  7. ↑ "LA Singer, Songwriter & Producer Adanna Duru Releases Debut EP 'Stardive' -". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  8. ↑ Money, D. "Janelle Monáe, Jidenna & Adanna Duru Do That 'Yoga' For 'American Idol'". soulbounce.com. Soul Bounce. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Stylites". dosomething.org. Do Something. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "UCR Freshman Adanna Duru Makes Top 11 on American Idol".
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