Tiffany Giardina
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Tiffany Kathryn Giardina (born November 4, 1993) better known as her new stagename, Gia (stylized Gi@), is an American singer, songwriter
, actress, and model
. Her debut full-length album No Average Angel
was released in 2009. She also appeared on the soundtrack of Tinker Bell
, with the song "Shine". Her song "Life Is a Fairytale" was the theme song to Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
. On August 15, 2011, she officially changed her stage name from Tiffany Giardina to Gi@.
, on November 4, 1993, and she is the oldest of three girls. Giardina started on Broadway at the age of five and performed as Molly in Annie
and small roles in Peter Pan
and The Sound of Music
. She was in TV commercials for Cheerios
and Major League Baseball
. She also appeared in comedy sketches of Saturday Night Live
and The Late Show with David Letterman.
. Giardina's first album We Got Christmas came out on November 8, 2005. The first single, "Sure Don't Feel Like Christmas", was released to radio during the Christmas holiday, and it is about a girl whose father is at war during Christmas time. Giardina also released "Dream Away", a single not released to radio or on any of her albums.
Giardina released No Average Angel
in 2009. "No Average Angel" and "Hurry Up and Save Me" were featured in the Another Cinderella Story soundtrack and were released as singles. Both of the music videos for them were shot in New York City and were directed by Andrew Bennett
and the first 1,000 copies of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring the two music videos. "Hurry Up and Save Me" became her best selling single and has sold over 150,000 digital units to date. The song "Hurry Up and Save Me" led her to be nominated for her first award, "Best Female Soloist" at the 2008 FanGap Choice Award. She did not win the award.
Giardina released Paper Made Hearts on September 7, 2010, through Harbor Mgmt. Entertainment. It was her first and only official EP. The songs on the EP were all written by Giardina. They were chosen to "match up with Ken and barbie’s rocky relationship at the moment." The EP did not chart due to it being only available digitally.
Giardina released "I'm Not Crazy" as the first single on November 9, 2010. The music video was also shot, and released on YouTube. "I'm Not Crazy" led her to her second award nomination for "Favorite Female Singer" at the J14 Rising Star Awards. The winner of the award will be announced when J14 Magazine reaches 100,000 followers on their official twitter. Also in 2010, she recorded the theme song for Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
called "Life Is a Fairytale". The song was used in the movie and for the doll commercial. A music video was also shot for the song featuring clips from the film.
It was announced on August 15, 2011, that Tiffany Giardina had officially changed her stage name to "Gi@". According to her official twitter account she changed her stage name because: "Everyone has called me gia for years, so it's a "natural progression for me." She is currently working on a new album with producer, Brian Kennedy
. Regarding her new album, Giardina wrote "The new music has a really cool vibe, can't wait to get it out!" It is expected to come out sometime in 2012.
, Miley Cyrus
, Selena Gomez
, Audrey Hepburn
, My Chemical Romance
, and Lady Gaga
.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, actress, and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. Her debut full-length album No Average Angel
No Average Angel
No Average Angel is the second studio album by American singer Tiffany Giardina. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through 785 Records and sold 2,400 copies in its first week. The singles, "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel" were also included on the Another Cinderella Story...
was released in 2009. She also appeared on the soundtrack of Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell (film)
Tinker Bell is a 2008 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter...
, with the song "Shine". Her song "Life Is a Fairytale" was the theme song to Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on September 14, 2010...
. On August 15, 2011, she officially changed her stage name from Tiffany Giardina to Gi@.
Early life
Giardina was born in Waccabuc, New YorkWaccabuc, New York
Waccabuc is a hamlet and lake in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. It was first established as a vacation home for the Mead family, for whom the core road of the hamlet, Mead Street, is named...
, on November 4, 1993, and she is the oldest of three girls. Giardina started on Broadway at the age of five and performed as Molly in Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
and small roles in Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1954 musical)
Peter Pan is a musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and Barrie's own novelization of it, Peter and Wendy. The music is mostly by Mark "Moose" Charlap, with additional music by Jule Styne, and most of the lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh, with additional lyrics by Betty...
and The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
. She was in TV commercials for Cheerios
Cheerios
Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal by General Mills introduced on May 1, 1941 as the first oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal. Originally named CheeriOats, the name was changed to Cheerios in 1945 because of a trade name dispute with Quaker Oats. The name fit the "O" shape of the cereal pieces...
and Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. She also appeared in comedy sketches of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
and The Late Show with David Letterman.
Music career
When Giardina was 13, she was signed by 785 Records785 Records
785 Records is a record label located in New York, United States, founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich. The label's first release was the charity single Come Together Now, written by Rich, Sharon Stone, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of...
. Giardina's first album We Got Christmas came out on November 8, 2005. The first single, "Sure Don't Feel Like Christmas", was released to radio during the Christmas holiday, and it is about a girl whose father is at war during Christmas time. Giardina also released "Dream Away", a single not released to radio or on any of her albums.
Giardina released No Average Angel
No Average Angel
No Average Angel is the second studio album by American singer Tiffany Giardina. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through 785 Records and sold 2,400 copies in its first week. The singles, "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel" were also included on the Another Cinderella Story...
in 2009. "No Average Angel" and "Hurry Up and Save Me" were featured in the Another Cinderella Story soundtrack and were released as singles. Both of the music videos for them were shot in New York City and were directed by Andrew Bennett
Andrew Bennett
Andrew Francis Bennett is a British Labour Party politician, who was a member of Parliament from 1974 to 2005.-Early life:...
and the first 1,000 copies of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring the two music videos. "Hurry Up and Save Me" became her best selling single and has sold over 150,000 digital units to date. The song "Hurry Up and Save Me" led her to be nominated for her first award, "Best Female Soloist" at the 2008 FanGap Choice Award. She did not win the award.
Giardina released Paper Made Hearts on September 7, 2010, through Harbor Mgmt. Entertainment. It was her first and only official EP. The songs on the EP were all written by Giardina. They were chosen to "match up with Ken and barbie’s rocky relationship at the moment." The EP did not chart due to it being only available digitally.
Giardina released "I'm Not Crazy" as the first single on November 9, 2010. The music video was also shot, and released on YouTube. "I'm Not Crazy" led her to her second award nomination for "Favorite Female Singer" at the J14 Rising Star Awards. The winner of the award will be announced when J14 Magazine reaches 100,000 followers on their official twitter. Also in 2010, she recorded the theme song for Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on September 14, 2010...
called "Life Is a Fairytale". The song was used in the movie and for the doll commercial. A music video was also shot for the song featuring clips from the film.
It was announced on August 15, 2011, that Tiffany Giardina had officially changed her stage name to "Gi@". According to her official twitter account she changed her stage name because: "Everyone has called me gia for years, so it's a "natural progression for me." She is currently working on a new album with producer, Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy (producer)
Brian Kennedy Seals is an American songwriter, record producer and musician from Kansas City, MO. Revered as a piano prodigy, he has been making music tracks since 2001...
. Regarding her new album, Giardina wrote "The new music has a really cool vibe, can't wait to get it out!" It is expected to come out sometime in 2012.
Influences
Giardina stated in various interviews that her musical influences include Pat BenatarPat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
, Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
, Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
, My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
, and Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
.
Albums
| Year | Information | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heatseekers | Independent Albums Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2006 | We've Got Christmas
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| 2009 | No Average Angel No Average Angel No Average Angel is the second studio album by American singer Tiffany Giardina. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through 785 Records and sold 2,400 copies in its first week. The singles, "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel" were also included on the Another Cinderella Story... 785 Records 785 Records is a record label located in New York, United States, founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich. The label's first release was the charity single Come Together Now, written by Rich, Sharon Stone, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
8 | 34 |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2010 | Paper Made Hearts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Sure Don't Feel Like Christmas" | We've Got Christmas |
| 2009 | "Hurry Up and Save Me" | No Average Angel No Average Angel No Average Angel is the second studio album by American singer Tiffany Giardina. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through 785 Records and sold 2,400 copies in its first week. The singles, "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel" were also included on the Another Cinderella Story... |
| "No Average Angel" | ||
| 2010 | "I'm Not Crazy" | TBA |
| "Life Is a Fairytale" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Hurry Up and Save Me" | No Average Angel No Average Angel No Average Angel is the second studio album by American singer Tiffany Giardina. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through 785 Records and sold 2,400 copies in its first week. The singles, "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel" were also included on the Another Cinderella Story... |
| "No Average Angel" | ||
| 2010 | "I'm Not Crazy" | TBA |
| "Life Is a Fairytale" |
Other appearances
- Tinker BellTinker Bell (film)Tinker Bell is a 2008 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter...
- "Shine" - Another Cinderella Story - "Hurry Up and Save Me" and "No Average Angel".
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 FanGap Choice Award | Best Female Soloist | "Hurry Up and Save Me" | |
| 2011 | J14 Rising Star Awards | Favorite Female Singer | "I'm Not Crazy" |
External links
- http://tiffanygiardina.com
- http://radio.disney.go.com/artists/incubator/tiffany_giardina/bio.html
- http://www.billboard.com/artist/tiffany-giardina/bio/794116#/artist/tiffany-giardina/bio/794116