Diamond White (born January 1, 1999) is an American singer and
actress. In 2007, she starred in a Chicago-based production of The
Color Purple that toured nationally. She voices Frankie Greene in
Transformers: Rescue Bots, Fuli on the Disney Junior series The Lion
Guard and has had cameo appearances on The Haunted Hathaways and Sofia
the First and a recurring role on Phineas and Ferb. In 2012, she was a
contestant on the second season of the American version of The X
Factor, finishing in fifth place. In 2020, she began appearing on the
CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham.In 2010,
at the age of 11, White played Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King
musical. She auditioned for The X Factor in San Francisco, California
with "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. At the Bootcamp
Part 1, White sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, from the movie
The Bodyguard. At Part 2, she was against Dinah Jane and they sang
"Stronger". In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm
With You". Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the
live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live
show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live
results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off,
with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other
going home. White performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
Spears selected Ray to remain in the competition, sending White home.
However, on the November 7, 2012 episode, White was reinstated into
the competition as a wildcard, creating a Top 13. On the second live
show that aired that same night, she again performed "I Have Nothing",
receiving positive reactions from the judges and advancing into the
Top 12. On November 14, 2012, she performed "Halo" and advanced into
the Top 10. On November 21, 2012, she performed "Because You Loved Me"
which earned her a spot in the Top 8. On November 28, 2012, she
performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves
Me)" and was put into the Bottom Two along with Vino Alan, where she
performed "I Was Here". The judges saved White, sending Alan home and
advancing her to the Top 6. White performed James Brown's "It's a
Man's Man's Man's World" and "Diamonds" during the December 5, 2012
episode and was put into the Bottom Two for the second time along with
Fifth Harmony, where White performed "I Hope You Dance". The judges
saved Fifth Harmony and sent White home for a second time, finishing
fifth in the competition.In March 2013, White had a small role on The
Big Bang Theory. She also performed a song with Toby Gad ("Peace") for
world refugee day. In July 2013, White was featured in an episode of
The Haunted Hathaways, thereafter becoming a recurring character on
the show. She also voices the recurring character Ruby on the Disney
Junior program Sofia the First. In May 2015, White was featured in a
YouTube mashup of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Want to
Want Me" by Jason Derulo with artist Sam Tsui. In June 2015, White
announced during one of her videos that she was finishing her debut
album and she was releasing the first single off of it soon. In
September 2015, the first single "Born Rich" was released off the
Pressure EP; White also released another song in October called "Lie
On The Night". The EP was released in December 2015. In November 2015,
White voiced Fuli the Cheetah in the television pilot film The Lion
Guard: Return of the Roar and later on its TV series The Lion Guard
which premiered in January 2016. In late-2016, White guest-starred as
Sage on the third and final season of the popular Disney Channel
television show Girl Meets World. In October 2016, White starred as
Tiffany Simmons in Tyler Perry's horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween
and, in October 2017, reprised her role in the sequel Boo 2! A Madea
Halloween. White also portrayed the role of Piper in the 2018 film
Rock Steady Row. White has also been cast as a recurring guest star in
the final season of Empire, a Fox series. She also played Babs
Byuteman in Pinky Malinky in 2019. In 2020, she joined the cast of the
CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham, sister
of established character, Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes); she will make
her debut on November 2, 2020.
actress. In 2007, she starred in a Chicago-based production of The
Color Purple that toured nationally. She voices Frankie Greene in
Transformers: Rescue Bots, Fuli on the Disney Junior series The Lion
Guard and has had cameo appearances on The Haunted Hathaways and Sofia
the First and a recurring role on Phineas and Ferb. In 2012, she was a
contestant on the second season of the American version of The X
Factor, finishing in fifth place. In 2020, she began appearing on the
CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham.In 2010,
at the age of 11, White played Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King
musical. She auditioned for The X Factor in San Francisco, California
with "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. At the Bootcamp
Part 1, White sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, from the movie
The Bodyguard. At Part 2, she was against Dinah Jane and they sang
"Stronger". In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm
With You". Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the
live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live
show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live
results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off,
with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other
going home. White performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
Spears selected Ray to remain in the competition, sending White home.
However, on the November 7, 2012 episode, White was reinstated into
the competition as a wildcard, creating a Top 13. On the second live
show that aired that same night, she again performed "I Have Nothing",
receiving positive reactions from the judges and advancing into the
Top 12. On November 14, 2012, she performed "Halo" and advanced into
the Top 10. On November 21, 2012, she performed "Because You Loved Me"
which earned her a spot in the Top 8. On November 28, 2012, she
performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves
Me)" and was put into the Bottom Two along with Vino Alan, where she
performed "I Was Here". The judges saved White, sending Alan home and
advancing her to the Top 6. White performed James Brown's "It's a
Man's Man's Man's World" and "Diamonds" during the December 5, 2012
episode and was put into the Bottom Two for the second time along with
Fifth Harmony, where White performed "I Hope You Dance". The judges
saved Fifth Harmony and sent White home for a second time, finishing
fifth in the competition.In March 2013, White had a small role on The
Big Bang Theory. She also performed a song with Toby Gad ("Peace") for
world refugee day. In July 2013, White was featured in an episode of
The Haunted Hathaways, thereafter becoming a recurring character on
the show. She also voices the recurring character Ruby on the Disney
Junior program Sofia the First. In May 2015, White was featured in a
YouTube mashup of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Want to
Want Me" by Jason Derulo with artist Sam Tsui. In June 2015, White
announced during one of her videos that she was finishing her debut
album and she was releasing the first single off of it soon. In
September 2015, the first single "Born Rich" was released off the
Pressure EP; White also released another song in October called "Lie
On The Night". The EP was released in December 2015. In November 2015,
White voiced Fuli the Cheetah in the television pilot film The Lion
Guard: Return of the Roar and later on its TV series The Lion Guard
which premiered in January 2016. In late-2016, White guest-starred as
Sage on the third and final season of the popular Disney Channel
television show Girl Meets World. In October 2016, White starred as
Tiffany Simmons in Tyler Perry's horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween
and, in October 2017, reprised her role in the sequel Boo 2! A Madea
Halloween. White also portrayed the role of Piper in the 2018 film
Rock Steady Row. White has also been cast as a recurring guest star in
the final season of Empire, a Fox series. She also played Babs
Byuteman in Pinky Malinky in 2019. In 2020, she joined the cast of the
CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham, sister
of established character, Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes); she will make
her debut on November 2, 2020.
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