Haley Scarnato

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Haley Scarnato

Background information
Birth name Haley Suzanne Scarnato
Born July 15, 1982 (1982-07-15) (age 25)
Origin San Antonio, Texas
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2007—present
Associated acts The Oh So Good! Band

Haley Suzanne Scarnato (born June 15, 1982) is an American singer who was the 8th place finalist on the 6th season of American Idol.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Scarnato was born in San Antonio, Texas to Rose and Anthony Scarnato.[1] She was a young gymnast between the ages of 5 and 15. After dislocating both of her shoulders, Scarnato moved on to other interests. Soon after, she found out that singing and music were her true passions and loves. She became a freelance singer, performing back up vocals with the Josephine Theatre (a local theater troupe), and singing in the band The Oh So Good! Band, a live wedding band in Texas. Haley graduated from William Howard Taft High School in San Antonio. She is a Christian and prays before every performance.

[edit] American Idol

Scarnato auditioned for American Idol in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas. She sang Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me". Paula said that she had real nice control of her voice and said that it was lovely. Randy thought it was just okay and Simon agreed by saying "you look good, you sound, it's a bit cabaret". Both Simon and Randy didn't think she had much originality, but all three of them agreed that she did have a good voice and decided to let her through to Hollywood. While in Hollywood, she sang Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and Simon was very impressed with her vocals. In the group round she sang with fellow semi-finalists Amy Krebs and two other female contestants. Simon thought it was good, but said that he wasn't going to remember any of them. Scarnato made through to the Top 40 then finally made it through to the Top 24. On March 8, 2007, Scarnato was voted through to the Top 12 over Sabrina Sloan, with whom she was roommates. Scarnato tended to get mixed reviews and was seemingly always in the bottom 3. She was eliminated from the show on April 11 after receiving the lowest amount of votes during Latin Music Night, making her the first contestant in the top 12 to be eliminated after having been in the bottom two or three in any previous week.

[edit] American Idol performances

Week # Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order # Result
Top 24 (12 Women) N/A "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Celine Dion 8 Safe
Top 20 (10 Women) N/A "Queen of the Night" Whitney Houston 9 Safe
Top 16 (8 Women) N/A "If My Heart Had Wings" Faith Hill 4 Safe
Top 12 Diana Ross "Missing You" Diana Ross 6 Safe
Top 11 British Invasion "Tell Him" Billie Davis 1 Safe
Top 10 No Doubt/Artists who inspire Gwen Stefani "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper 5 Bottom 2
Top 9 American Classics "Ain't Misbehavin'" Ella Fitzgerald 8 Bottom 2
Top 8 Latin "Turn the Beat Around" Gloria Estefan 4 Eliminated


[edit] Post-American Idol

On May 12, 2007, prior to Game 3 of the Western Conference basketball semifinals between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, Scarnato sang the national anthem.[2]

On the May 25, 2007 edition of Larry King Live, it was stated that Scarnato was scheduled to be married on January 5, 2008. On October 16, 2007 in an interview with MySanAntonio.com, Scarnato stated that the engagement was no more, and that she and her fiance had broken up while she was on tour.[3]

Haley's now-unavailable EP of studio version songs that she performed on American Idol appeared the first day it was released on the iTunes Pop charts along with all the other Top 8 contestants.

In an interview on tour Haley also revealed that she wants to move to Nashville and do a country album once the tour is over.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Statistics Singles
StrongHeart
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: T.H.E Records
  • Peak chart positions:
  • U.S. sales:
  • "Girls Night Out"

[edit] Singles

Year Single Album Chart positions
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Hot Digital Songs Canadian Hot 100 RIAA certification
2008 "Girls Night Out" StrongHeart - - - - -

[edit] References

  1. ^ Haley Scarnato Biography. TVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  2. ^ ESPN - Phoenix vs. San Antonio Recap, May 12, 2007
  3. ^ MySA.com: TV | Media

[edit] External links

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