^Note A : The show was cancelled after Top 10 week.įlorida Super Singer Performances/results Week #.The One: Making a Music Star Performances/results Week # Mercado is best friends with former idol contestant Ramiele Malubay. She also attended Florida International University in Miami, majoring in theatre. Dreaming to become a gospel singer one day, Mercado signed a contract at age nine with the Take Stock in Children, a scholarship program for "low-income families who show potential for college, but are unlikely to be able to afford a higher education." Mercado graduated from Booker High School in 2005, where she was in the Theater Visual and Performing Arts department. Mercado attended Daughtrey Elementary School and Manatee School for the Arts both in Manatee County. Mercado also appeared as a contestant on the failed ABC talent show, The One: Making a Music Star in summer 2006. At the 2005 Florida Theatre Conference and the 2005 South Eastern Theatre Conference, Mercado won "Best Supporting Actress" for her role as the Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical. She attended Booker High School for the Visual and Performings Arts Theatre Program and graduated with a certificate as a performance major in Sarasota, where she appeared in various productions. Mercado grew up in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida. Her mother, Zelda, a former Motown backup singer, is African American and her father, José, is of Puerto Rican descent. Mercado was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on January 2, 1987. The tour began at the Apollo Theater on November 7, 2009. On June 25, 2009, Mercado was officially confirmed to have landed the lead role of Deena Jones in the United States national tour of Dreamgirls that also opened internationally in Japan. Her musical influences are Whitney Houston, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Zap Mama, Lauryn Hill, and Aretha Franklin. Prior to Idol, Mercado was on The One: Making a Music Star and she won Florida Super Singer.
Mercado was the third-place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Syesha Raquel Mercado (born January 2, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model.
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