Nicole Lavana Tieri (born 1980) is an American singer and actress who
was a contestant on American Idol in 2004, where she arrived at
auditions on a kick scooter, which earned her the nickname of "Scooter
Girl".Tieri is a native of Hudsonville, Michigan but moved to New York
City in 1999 after graduating from Unity Christian High School. Before
her American Idol appearance, she had voiced the role of Akane Aikawa
in the English dub of the anime series Magic User's Club (for NYAV
Post, 2001â€"2002). Tieri voiced the character in the OVA series and
the first half of the TV series, though she was replaced in the second
half by Stacey Williams.On American Idol, Tieri advanced to the
Hollywood round, but was cut from the competition and did not make it
to the "Top 32". After American Idol, Tieri was offered an endorsement
deal from Razor Scooters and the part of Maureen (originally played by
Idina Menzel) in the Broadway musical Rent, but could not accept
either offer because of her American Idol contract. This was revealed
on VH1's Reality TV Secrets Revealed 2.She appeared at the Annapolis
Octoberfest on October 2, 2005 where she distributed CDs and signed
autographs. Nicole is now performing at Sight and Sound in Lancaster
PA.
was a contestant on American Idol in 2004, where she arrived at
auditions on a kick scooter, which earned her the nickname of "Scooter
Girl".Tieri is a native of Hudsonville, Michigan but moved to New York
City in 1999 after graduating from Unity Christian High School. Before
her American Idol appearance, she had voiced the role of Akane Aikawa
in the English dub of the anime series Magic User's Club (for NYAV
Post, 2001â€"2002). Tieri voiced the character in the OVA series and
the first half of the TV series, though she was replaced in the second
half by Stacey Williams.On American Idol, Tieri advanced to the
Hollywood round, but was cut from the competition and did not make it
to the "Top 32". After American Idol, Tieri was offered an endorsement
deal from Razor Scooters and the part of Maureen (originally played by
Idina Menzel) in the Broadway musical Rent, but could not accept
either offer because of her American Idol contract. This was revealed
on VH1's Reality TV Secrets Revealed 2.She appeared at the Annapolis
Octoberfest on October 2, 2005 where she distributed CDs and signed
autographs. Nicole is now performing at Sight and Sound in Lancaster
PA.
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