Happy Birthday, LaKisha Jones!
Season 6's LaKisha Jones celebrates her birthday today. Her big voice was a standout on the very first live episode of the season when she sang Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," during the Top 24 performance show. LaKisha, a.k.a. KiKi, continued to soar through the competition and was eliminated during the Top 4 Bee Gees week.
Just a month after the Season 6 competition was over, LaKisha released Lakisha Jones - EP. The EP was a collection of her five most downloaded songs that she sang while on American Idol: "This Ain't a Love Song," "Stormy Weather," "Last Dance," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "God Bless the Child." Later that year, LaKisha got to star in The Color Purple on Broadway and she shared the role of Sofia with Chaka Khan!
On the day of the Season 8 finale, LaKisha released her debut album, So Glad I'm Me. The record made it to #47 on the US R&B chart and #24 on the US Indie chart. Two singles have been released off this album: "Let's Go Celebrate" and "Same Song."
In 2008, LaKisha married Larry Davis, and she had a baby, Ava LaRynn, in September 2009. KiKi is working on her music while being a mom to Ava and Brionne. She and Michael Sarver will join David Hernandez and Gina Glocksen for the January performances of “Ballroom With A Twist” in San Diego, CA.
Happy Birthday, LaKisha!
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