Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer and Broadway actress. She finished in second place behind winner Fantasia Barrino on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, narrowly missing the win by about 2% (approximately 1.3 million votes) out of over 65 million votes. At 16, DeGarmo was the youngest contestant among the set of finalists in the third season; she was a junior at Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia.

Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer and RCA recording artist. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, DeGarmo has been singing publicly from a young age, including at the 1997 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards. She was the second place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, losing by a margin of less than 2% out of 65 million votes. DeGarmo was known for her power-house performances,[citation needed] as well as her ability to p