Allison Iraheta - Just Like You [2009]

Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who came in fourth place on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record deal with 19 Entertainment and Jive Records. Her debut album Just Like You was released on December 1, 2009.[2]

Biography

[edit] Early life

Iraheta was born in Glendale, California, to Salvadoran immigrants who moved to the United States before she was born.[3][4] She is the youngest in the family, with two older siblings. According to her parents, she has been singing since she was a toddler. In 2001, she began taking voice lessons with Raphael Enriquez at the Los Angeles Music and Art School, a non-profit community school of the arts in East Los Angeles.[5] Before rising to prominence, she was a frequent performer at the local Latin supermarket La Curaçao and the Los Angeles Music and Art School's annual benefit concert, Stars for the Arts.

[edit] Education

Iraheta attends Los Angeles' Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School.[6]