A Star Search vet. She appeared on the show in January 2004, winning a preliminary round before losing to the season's eventual champ.
Nadia Turner Detailed Biography -
Born
January 11, 1977
Miami, Florida, United States
Died
Nadia Constance Turner was born on January 11, 1977. Nadia is an American singer and was a finalist on season 4 on American Idol. She is from Miami, Florida, and auditioned in San Francisco. Before Idol, she was a bartender, waitress, and a member of a rock-soul Christian band called The Tool Box. She received a Bachelor's degree from Florida International University. She also graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Miami, Florida; class of 1994.
She was voted off on April 13, after she sang Crystal Gayle's "When I Dream" during "The Year You Were Born" week.
Top 24 (Week 1) - "The Power of Love" (Ashley Cleveland)
Top 20 (Week 2) - "My Love" (Paul McCartney)
Top 16 (Week 3) - "Try A Little Tenderness" (Otis Redding)
Top 12 (1960s music) - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield, 1966)
Top 11 (Billboard #1 Hits) - "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper, 1984) (Bottom 3)
Top 10 (1990s music) - "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge, 1993) (Bottom 3)
Top 9 (Broadway musicals) - "As Long As He Needs Me" (Oliver)
Top 8 (Music from year of birth) - "When I Dream" (Crystal Gayle, 1977) (Bottom 3; voted off)
