Liamani Segura

Liamani Segura
Born (2008-10-24) October 24, 2008
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2015–present
Website liamanisegura.com

Liamani Segura (born October 24, 2008) is an American child singer from Racine, Wisconsin. Self-taught, she began performing in public at age 6, singing the US national anthem before large crowds at high school and professional basketball and baseball games. She has sung the national anthem at many venues, including the Indy 500 and Game 1 of Major League Baseball's 2018 National League Division Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies at Miller Park. Her voice is described as powerful and loud in contrast to her petite frame. In 2018, she was cast in the lead role of Dorothy in The Wiz at the Lees–McRae College summer theatre in North Carolina.

Biography

I remember the words and I just sing my little heart out.

–Liamani Segura[1]

Miller Park

Liamani Segura was born in Racine, Wisconsin on October 24, 2008.[2] Her father, Anthony Segura, is a disabled veteran of the United States Army Reserve and her mother, Joanna, is a registered nurse.[3][4] She has an older sister and a younger brother.[3]

Segura began singing when she was 2.[1] Self-taught, she did not take voice lessons or participate in organized musical activities as a girl.[3][5] She practiced her vocal inflections by watching music videos on YouTube.[3]

She sang the national anthem in public for the first time at a school talent show when she was in kindergarten,[1] and soon branched out to sporting venues.[3][6] In her second live performance outside her home in February 2015, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before 1,300 attendees at a St. Catherine's High School basketball game.[3][5][7] Two months later, she performed the national anthem at a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game;[8] she was invited back to sing at Miller Park before 44,000 fans in 2016[9] and again in 2017.[10] In October 2018 she sang the national anthem before Game 1 of the 2018 National League Division Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies at Miller Park.[1]

Segura has performed the national anthem before basketball games of St. Catherine's High School, Horlick High School, Park High School, Marquette Golden Eagles, and the Milwaukee Bucks; baseball games of the Milwaukee Brewers; the Indy 500; and the Miss Racine beauty contest.[3][5][6][11][12] Her voice is described as powerful and loud in contrast to her petite frame.[5][6][13]

Segura competed on America's Got Talent, but was eliminated before the televised round.[11]

In 2018, the 9-year-old Segura was cast as Dorothy in the Lees–McRae College Summer Theatre production of The Wiz.[13][14]

Honors

In 2018, a Racine Journal Times reader poll voted Segura the best musician in the county.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jackel, Peter (October 5, 2018). "9-year-old Racine girl sings anthem at Brewers playoff opener". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liamiani Sings". Facebook. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wicklund, Pete (February 20, 2015). "A star is born — 6-year-old wows Racine with national anthem performances". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lockwood, Denise (March 8, 2015). "6-Year-Old To Sing At Milwaukee Bucks Game Wednesday Night". Racine County Eye. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 DeLong, Katie (March 8, 2015). "'Singing makes me happy:' Racine kindergartner's powerful voice is blowing people away". Fox6. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Valliere, Toni (January 16, 2016). "7-year-old Racine girl's voice capturing national attention". WISN-TV. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Weingus, Leigh (March 3, 2015). "Six-year-old Wisconsin girl completely crushes the national anthem". HuffPost. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ Moyer, Caitlin (April 13, 2015). "6-Year-Old Liamani Segura Wows Crowd with Rendition of National Anthem". Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Moyer, Caitlin (July 24, 2016). "7-Year-Old Liamani Segura Wows Crowd with Rendition of National Anthem". Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ Moyer, Caitlin (July 30, 2017). "8-Year-Old Liamani Segura Wows Crowd with Rendition of National Anthem". Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 Jones, Stephanie (September 23, 2018). "Best Band/Musician". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "9-year-old Liamani Segura belts out National Anthem at Milwaukee Bucks game". WTMJ-TV. December 29, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Little but Loud: Dorothy from 'The Wiz' wows noontime audience". WCYB-TV. June 18, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  14. ↑ Mastandrea, Nina (June 15, 2018). "Summer Theatre performance of The Wiz to kick off 34th season June 24". Lees–McRae College. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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