First season "American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray will bring a seasoned perspective to the upcoming tour of the latest finalists from the Fox competition. The singer has signed on to perform on most dates of the upcoming Pop Tarts Presents American Idols Live! trek.
As previously reported, the tour kicks off July 14 in Salt Lake City and will close with three recently added shows on Sept. 28-30 in Honolulu. Gray will appear as a special guest on all of the dates except those in Salt Lake City; Portland, Ore. (July 16); Columbus, Ohio (July 31); Nashville (Aug. 14); Atlanta (Aug. 15); Green Bay, Wis. (Sept. 18); and St. Louis (Sept. 19).
The tour will feature third season "Idol" winner Fantasia, runner-up Diana DeGarmo, and fellow finalists George Huff, Jasmine Trias, La Toya London, Amy Adams, Camile Velasco, Jennifer Hudson, John Stevens and Jon Peter Lewis.
Gray debut solo album, "The Dreamer" (19 Recordings/UMVD), debuted last month at No. 16 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 23 on The Billboard 200. It has sold more than 90,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
As a songwriter, Gray has a No. 1 single under her belt as "I Believe," the debut single from Fantasia bowed last week on top of Billboard's Hot 100. Gray co-wrote the song with Louis Biancaniello and Color Me Badd alum Sam Watters.
"I Believe" also appears as a B-side of DeGarmo's debut double-A-side single, "Dreams"/"Don't Cry Out Loud." That single is expected to debut on this week's Billboard singles charts, which will be posted tomorrow (July 8) on Billboard.com.
As previously reported, the tour kicks off July 14 in Salt Lake City and will close with three recently added shows on Sept. 28-30 in Honolulu. Gray will appear as a special guest on all of the dates except those in Salt Lake City; Portland, Ore. (July 16); Columbus, Ohio (July 31); Nashville (Aug. 14); Atlanta (Aug. 15); Green Bay, Wis. (Sept. 18); and St. Louis (Sept. 19).
The tour will feature third season "Idol" winner Fantasia, runner-up Diana DeGarmo, and fellow finalists George Huff, Jasmine Trias, La Toya London, Amy Adams, Camile Velasco, Jennifer Hudson, John Stevens and Jon Peter Lewis.
Gray debut solo album, "The Dreamer" (19 Recordings/UMVD), debuted last month at No. 16 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 23 on The Billboard 200. It has sold more than 90,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
As a songwriter, Gray has a No. 1 single under her belt as "I Believe," the debut single from Fantasia bowed last week on top of Billboard's Hot 100. Gray co-wrote the song with Louis Biancaniello and Color Me Badd alum Sam Watters.
"I Believe" also appears as a B-side of DeGarmo's debut double-A-side single, "Dreams"/"Don't Cry Out Loud." That single is expected to debut on this week's Billboard singles charts, which will be posted tomorrow (July 8) on Billboard.com.
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