- Vonzell Solomon
Infobox musical artist
Name = Vonzell Solomon
Img_capt = Vonzell Solomon
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Vonzell Monique Solomon
Born = birth date and age|1984|3|18Baxley, Georgia
Origin = Fort Myers,Florida
Occupation = Singer, Actress
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Pop, R&B
Years_active = 2004-present
Label = Melodic (CEO)Vonzell Monique Solomon (born
18 March 1984 ), better known as Vonzell Solomon or Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress who finished in third place in the fourth season of the television series "American Idol ". She also appeared in the independent movie "Still Green ".Biography and career
Born in
Baxley, Georgia , Vonzell's family relocated to Fort Myers,Florida when she was an infant. Her parents are Alice & Larry Goethie (she uses her mother's maiden name professionally). She has one older sister, Zanobra, and two brothers, Kendall and Gabriel.Vonzell attended high school at the Cypress Lake Center for the Arts. She holds a black belt in Sembact
martial art s; her father is a martial arts instructor (affectionately known as "Master G"). Prior to auditioning for "American Idol", she worked for theUnited States Postal Service as aRural Letter Carrier and sung with local bands in SouthwestFlorida . InApril 2004 , she released a demo CD, "My Struggle" exclusively to her website. It was made unavailable while she was competing on "Idol".In 2002, Vonzell auditioned for the second season of
P-Diddy 's "Making the Band ", but was not selected for the group. Diddy has stated that he does not recall her, and during an appearance on "Live with Regis and Kelly " asserted that she was not well suited for a hip-hop group, anyway."American Idol"
Vonzell's auditioned for the fourth season of "Idol" in
Orlando, Florida was her second auditioned for the show, as she had originally auditioned during the second season, but was cut by the producers.Of her first performance in the Top 12 (Dionne Warwick's "Anyone Who Had a Heart,"
February 28 ,2005 ), judgeSimon Cowell said Vonzell needed to do something memorable to make it far in the competition. The following week, Cowell called her performance of the Emotions' "Best of My Love" her first memorable performance of the competition.On
May 11 , 2005, the top 4 remaining "Idol" contestants each performed two numbers for the themes Nashville Songs and Gamble & Huff Songs. Vonzell performed "How Do I Live" and Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way." Despite being in the bottom two that week, she made it into the top 3 whenAnthony Fedorov was eliminated.On
May 17 , 2005, Clive Davis selected Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again" for Vonzell to perform, the judges selected Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" and her own choice was Donna Summer's "On the Radio." She was eliminated on the following night's results show-- leavingCarrie Underwood andBo Bice to battle it out in the finale. She did, however, return for the season finale and performed "With You I'm Born Again" withBilly Preston ."American Idol" performances
External links
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* [http://www.OfficialBabyV.com/index.html The Official Vonzell Solomon Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialbabyv Vonzell's Official MySpace Profile]
* [http://www.vonzell-solomon.com Vonzell Solomon Fansite]
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