Antonella Barba

Antonella Barba
Birth name Antonella Maria Barba
Born (1986-11-26) November 26, 1986
Origin Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States
Genres Pop
Years active 2007–present

Antonella Maria Barba (born November 26, 1986) is an American singer who placed in the top 16 on the sixth season of American Idol. She was eliminated before the top 12 were chosen.

Biography

Barba was born in California to parents Vincenzo and Valerie, and raised in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She went to high school at Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey. She has one younger brother and two younger sisters. Barba graduated in 2008 from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., studying architecture.[1]

Barba is currently a non-partisan spokesperson for ElectionMall's Voter Space.[2]

American Idol

Barba was first seen on television at the New York City auditions of Idol in a January 2007 episode. She auditioned with her friend Amanda Collucio; after Collucio sang her rendition of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" Barba took center stage and belted out a smooth performance of Deniece Williams' "Free." Paula dubbed Barba "fantastic" and Simon advised her "when someone is down on the floor kick them". Nevertheless, the judges praised her performance and liked it better than her friend Amanda's performance; eventually both received golden ticket passes to Hollywood. Barba made it into the top 24 but her friend was cut before the top 40.

Photographs

Barba received notoriety beyond the show when a series of racy photographs of her surfaced on the Internet prior to the final twelve contestants being chosen. These included photos of her posing in a wet T-shirt in the fountain of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C..[3][4]

Fear Factor

Barba appeared on the January 9, 2012 show of Fear Factor titled "Roach Coach." Her partner's name was Jenna. The fact that she was on American Idol did not come up. However, it stated that Jenna and Barba own a singing telegraph business. The duo was eliminated in the first round when Jenna quit.

Film

Barba appears in Jerseyboy Hero, a documentary film about the Jersey Shore where she is originally from. She and her friend (Amanda Coluccio) comment on their American Idol experience and what they think about the industry's ups and downs.[5][6]

American Idol performances

Week # Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order # Result
Top 24 (12 Women) N/A "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith 5 Safe
Top 20 (10 Women) N/A "Because You Loved Me" Celine Dion 5 Safe
Top 16 (8 Women) N/A "Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae 3 Eliminated

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US US
Pop 		US Dance CAN
2010 "Jersey Girl" - - - -

References

  1. ↑ "The Young Turks interview with Antonella Barba". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Former American Idol Contestant Antonella Barba Becomes Spokesperson for ElectionMall's Voter Space". Send2Press. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  3. ↑ "'Idol' chatter dominates Playboy bash - USATODAY.com". usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Feb. 26". msnbc.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Antonella Barba". International Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jerseyboy Hero; Cast". International Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  • Interview on The Gentlemen's Club with Caleb Bacon
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.