Bianca Ryan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bianca Ryan


Img_capt = Bianca Ryan at Live Nation's Nextfest concert in Irvine, California, July 2007
Birth_name = Bianca Taylor Ryan
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|9|1
Origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre = Gospel, Pop, R&B
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = SYCO Music/Columbia Records (2006-2008)
URL = http://www.biancaryan.com

Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who won the debut season of NBC's "America's Got Talent" at age eleven.cite web | author=Mahan, Colin | publisher=tv.com | title="Talent" shines in finale | url=http://www.tv.com/story/story.html&story_id=5918 | accessdate=20 August | accessyear=2006]

Ryan's eponymous first CD was recorded just after her 12th birthday and released on November 14, 2006; "Bianca Ryan" broke into the Billboard 200 at #57.cite web | publisher=vh1.com | title=VH1.com : News : Game Clobbers Akon, Takes Albums Chart | url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1546450/20061122/game_the.jhtml?headlines=true | accessdate=22 November | accessyear=2006] One month later, the EP "Christmas Everyday!" was released as a promotional giveaway. She has since performed in such countries as Austria and Switzerland;cite web | publisher=biancaryan.com | title=Bianca Ryan Message Board (official Web site) | url=http://www.biancaryan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1785 | accessdate=7 August | accessyear=2007] her first concert tour took her across the United States as the "special guest" artist for Live Nation's Nextfest.cite web | publisher=youtube.com | title=Bianca Ryan Sings "That's Not Me" | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FviJxue7nwc | accessdate=14 July | accessyear=2007]

Career Information

Ryan has currently cancled her conract with Sony Records due to an insufficient manager. She is still making appearances to perform, but is looking for a record company that she feels will have the right image for her career.

Biography

Personal

Bianca Ryan is the second of four children of Shawn and Janette Ryan. She is one fourth Japanese and three fourths Irish.Fact|date=April 2008. Bianca has an older brother, Shawn, and two younger siblings, Isabella and Jagger.cite web | author=O'Sullivan, Jeannie | publisher=Northeast Times | title=Bianca hits the high notes for the Eagles | url=http://www.northeasttimes.com/2005/0901/singer.html | accessdate=21 August | accessyear=2006]

At age twelve, Ryan developed a preference in the R&B and gospel music genres, and recalls practicing in her family's basement only to hear her father ask, "How did you learn to sing like that?" Neighbor Denise Bauchens told the "Northeast News Gleaner" that while she was sweeping her patio one day in 2004, heard Ryan's voice.cite web | author=Rice, William | publisher=Northeast News Gleaner| title=She's a star | url=http://www.newsgleaner.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17103704&BRD=2340&PAG=461&dept_id=488595&rfi=6 | accessdate=24 August | accessyear=2006]

Ryan counts Yolanda Adams, Mariah Maninger, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Holliday and Patti LaBelle among her favorite singers. Adams was her voice coach for the "America's Got Talent" finals.

For the 2006-2007 academic year, Ryan was a sixth-grader at School Lane Charter School in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. "I'm in school most of the time," she said, "and keep up on my work when I have to go on the road."

Just before the release of her CD, Ryan's grandmother, Marie Ryan, who had struggled with Alzheimer's disease for five years died.cite web | publisher=biancaryan.com | title=Bianca Ryan Message Board (official Web site) | url=http://www.biancaryan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=558 | accessdate=5 April | accessyear=2007] The following week, Mayor John F. Street proclaimed November 13 "Bianca Ryan Day" in Philadelphia and presented Ryan with a key to the city.cite web | author=Rice, William | publisher=newsgleaner.com | title=Bianca Ryan is honored by the city | url=http://www.newsgleaner.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17480791&BRD=2340&PAG=461&dept_id=488595&rfi=6 | accessdate=17 November | accessyear=2006]

"America's Got Talent", 2006

While searching the Internet for auditions early in 2006, Ryan discovered that "Idol" judge Simon Cowell was serving as executive producer for an upcoming competition titled "America's Got Talent". For her audition appearance, she chose the "Dreamgirls" showtune "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (originally performed by Jennifer Holliday), surprising the audience and the judges with her powerful voice.cite web | publisher=nbc10.com | title=Philly 11-Year-Old Wows Judges | url=http://www.nbc10.com/entertainment/9449871/detail.html | accessdate=21 August | accessyear=2006]

By April 2007, a copy of Ryan's audition had climbed into the 100 "Top Rated (All Time) in Music" videos at YouTube.cite web | publisher=youtube.com | title=Top Rated (All Time) in Music | url=http://www.youtube.com/browse?t=a&p=5&s=tr&c=10&l= | accessdate=20 April | accessyear=2007]

At the semi-finals of the show, the judges loved the performance but said that the song wasn't right for her.

"America's Got Talent"'s finale results aired on August 17, 2006, during which Ryan was announced as the winner of the first season of the show.

Ryan made a brief appearance during the show's second season finale. In a video recorded during the Nextfest tour, she wished "the best of luck" to the top two finalists.cite web | publisher=biancaryan.com | title=Bianca Ryan Message Board (official Web site) | url=http://www.biancaryan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17025&highlight=#17025 | accessdate=21 August | accessyear=2007]

Debut CD

On August 24, 2006, Ryan announced on her website that she had flown to New York to meet with representatives from a "major record label" and some of the recording industry's top songwriters.cite web | publisher=biancaryan.com | title=Bianca Ryan The Official Site (News) | url=http://www.biancaryan.com/ | accessdate=21 August | accessyear=2006] The "Northeast Times" reported that same day that Ryan met with Grammy Award-winning producer David Foster and was being managed by Peter Rudge.cite web | author=Fritsky, Lauren | publisher=northeasttimes.com | title=Million-Dollar Baby! | url=http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0824/bianca.html | accessdate=2 September | accessyear=2006]

The following month, Ryan was in Los Angeles, California, to record her first CD, featuring cover versions of "The Rose" and "I Believe I Can Fly" and original songs like "I Wish That" and "Pray for a Better Day". "Bianca Ryan" was released on November 14, 2006; eight days later, the album broke in at #57 on the Billboard album charts, showcasing "her gargantuan chops and sweet charm," wrote Matt Collar of "Allmusic". Though he called the arrangements "somewhat over-the-top pop creations" and "grandiose given Ryan's age, her musical aspirations are more than matched by her truly impressive vocal talent."cite web | author=Collar, Matt | publisher=billboard.com | title=Billboard.com – Discography – Bianca Ryan – Bianca Ryan | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=797728&aid=814501 | accessdate=16 November | accessyear=2006] "Los Angeles Daily News" reviewer Sandra Barrera went a step further, calling "Bianca Ryan" "an album filled mostly with really bad covers." Still, she wrote, "Ryan tackles these kinds of has-beens like the old pro that her big, powerful voice makes you think she is."cite web | author=Barrera, Sandra | publisher=dailynews.com | title=BIANCA RYAN: "Bianca Ryan" | url=http://www.dailynews.com/cdreviews/ci_4674585 | accessdate=17 November | accessyear=2006]

"Bianca Ryan" is the first of a five-album record deal signed on September 18, 2006 with SYCOmusic, run by Simon Cowell as part of Columbia Records (SONY BMG). Ryan is the first U. S. artist to sign with SYCOmusic.cite web | publisher=biz.yahoo.com | title=Bianca Ryan, 12-Year-Old Winner of "America's Got Talent", First U. S. Signing to Columbia Records/SYCO | url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060925/nym218.html?.v=43 | accessdate=25 September | accessyear=2006]

Discography

Albums

Television

* "Star Search"
* "Showtime at the Apollo"
* "The Tom Joyner Show"
* "America's Got Talent" – six appearances (June 28, July 26, July 27, August 16, August 17, 2006, and August 21, 2007)
* "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" – two appearances (September 13 and November 16, 2006)
* "The CW Morning Show" – November 16, 2006
* "Today" – November 16, 2006
* "The Oprah Winfrey Show" – November 5, 2006
* "Martha" – November 20, 2006
* "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" – December 25, 2006
* 49th "Pepsi 400" (from Daytona International Speedway), July 7, 2007

References

Footnotes

Press

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External links

* [http://www.biancaryan.com Official website]
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NAME=Ryan, Bianca Taylor
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American singer, "America's Got Talent" winner
DATE OF BIRTH=1994-09-1
PLACE OF BIRTH=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=
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