Stacie Orrico
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| Birth name | Stacie Joy Orrico |
| Born | March 3, 1986 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop, CCM, Contemporary R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Label(s) | ForeFront: 1998 - 2005
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| Website | StacieOrrico.com |
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning pop singer-lyricist, and occasional actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Stacie Orrico was born in Seattle, Washington to Italian-American parents. Orrico is one of five children: her siblings are Jesse, Rachel, Alicia and Joshua.
[edit] Music career
Orrico got her start in 1998 at the age of 12 by attending a Christian music festival Praise in the Rockies, held in her then-home state of Colorado. Orrico inadvertently entered a high-stakes talent competition, and won. A ForeFront Records executive was on hand and approached her for a record deal (she eventually did sign with them).
Since then, she has released two albums. The first was Genuine (see 2000 in music), created at the young age of fourteen. It sold over 13,000 copies in the first week, the highest debut week sales ever for a female Christian artist. The album produced the hit single "Don't Look At Me" which topped Christian charts for ten consecutive weeks. The album had two #1 hits, as well as three more Top Ten singles. Genuine eventually sold 500,000 copies, giving the album Gold certification on word-of-mouth alone.
Her next effort, the more mainstream and titled Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 and charted in the U.S. Billboard Top 200 (debuting at #67), Australian ARIAnet and the United Kingdom albums charts. The first maintream single from this album was "Stuck", which became a worldwide hit making it into the Top 5 of Top 10 of the majority of the world's charts. This was followed by the single "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life", which also charted and went top 20 in Australia and the UK (#12). "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" failed to do as well as "Stuck" but still became a hit in many countries. This was then followed by "I Promise" (top 30 in the UK), and the final mainstream single "I Could Be The One" (top 40 in the UK on June 2004). Both singles were given limited releases and limited promotion, and predictably they did not fare as well as the first two singles. The last three singles were only released to Christian radio in addition to "Strong Enough", which reached #1 as the CD's very first single. Stacie Orrico sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S., also good for Gold certification. The album also sold 600,000 in Japan and an estimated 3.4 million copies worldwide.
Her new album Beautiful Awakening was set to be released worldwide on August 29, 2006, but for some reason the release of the album has been postponed in America. Though pretty much all of the songs from the new album leaked onto the internet, Beautiful Awakening was still released in Japan, the UK, and other countries. The album features production from Dallas Austin, Dwayne Bastiany, KayGee, and The Underdogs, and writing duties are performed by notable songwriters like She'kspere, Track & Field, Anthony Dent, newcomer Novel and Orrico herself.
The first single "I'm Not Missing You" went for radio adds on June 20, 2006, but due to little promotion was re-released in October. The song peaked at #19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The second single from the album, "So Simple," was released in Asia in October 2006 and was released in Europe on January 27, 2007.
Her music is looked at as an influential part of the now highly profitable Contemporary Christian Music industry, along with bands such as P.O.D.
At the beginning of 2007, American and Canadian fans eagerly anticipated the belated release of Orrico's third studio album "Beautiful Awakening"... which was then later postponed again with a problem at Virgin Records. In March 2007, Orrico announced to fans that Virgin Records was merging with Capitol Records and she had left them and would not be releasing the album with that label.
After a long break from the public eye, Stacie Orrico headlined the 'QB Goes Live' concert on March 15 2008 in Cambodia, performing to an audience of over 50,000 at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium. Orrico is currently a free agent artist, and is not yet signed to a major label to release her upcoming R&B influenced album, expected to be released in 2009.
[edit] Personal life
After the release of Stacie Orrico and the singles from that album, Orrico decided she did not want to pursue her career in music any further. She worked with her best friend at a fish and chips place in the city she grew up in. Throughout her break, however, Orrico continued writing music which then, eventually, led her back to her career. She started recording again and developed a new album Beautiful Awakening.
In February 2007, Orrico left Virgin Records due to its merging with Capitol Records after the first went bankrupt. Stacie Orrico then traveled to South Africa, as a volunteer with Cross-Cultural Solutions, to help children with AIDS. She has now returned from South Africa.
[edit] Trivia
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- She was signed at 12 years old to Forefront Records in 1999 and co-signed to Virgin Records at age 16 in April 2002.
- Her CD, Genuine, sold over 13,000 copies the first week making her the First New Female Christian artist with the highest sales ever. "Genuine" has sold 500,000 copies and is certified Gold. Her second album, Stacie Orrico, debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 500,000 copies so far in the US and is certified Gold. Stacie Orrico has sold 600,000 in Japan and 1.5 million copies worldwide.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2003 | American Dreams | Peggy Santigala | "Life's Illusions" (episode 5, season 2) |
| 2003 | American Dreams | The Angels's singer | "City on Fire" (episode 25, season 1) |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
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[edit] Music Videos
- Genuine (2000) [Available on the WOW 2001 DVD]
- Everything (2001) [Available on the WOW Hits 2002]
- Stuck (2003) [Available on the WOW Hits 2004 and Live in Japan DVDs]
- More to Life (2003) [Available on the WOW Hits 2005 and Live in Japan DVDs]
- I Promise (2004) [Available on the Live in Japan (Japanese Edition) DVD]
- I Could Be the One (2004) [Available on the Live in Japan (Japanese Edition) DVD]
- I'm Not Missing You (2006) [Available on More to Life: The Best of Stacie Orrico DVD]
- Is It Me (Clip) (2006) [Not Available on DVD]
- So Simple (2006) [Available on More to Life: The Best of Stacie Orrico DVD]
- I'm Not Missing You (Re-Release) (2006) [Available on More to Life: The Best of Stacie Orrico DVD]
[edit] Awards
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Stacie Orrico at Allmusic
- Stacie Orrico's official website
- Stacie Orrico's official U.K. website
- Stacie Orrico at MySpace - (official site)
- Stacie Orrico at the Internet Movie Database
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