Aria Johnson is an American

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and artist development expert. In 2007 she starred on

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’s ''

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'' for 13 episodes. She sang her original music and won 13 out of 14 episodes, almost winning the competition. Aria has starred as the music expert in five seasons (62 Episodes) of ''

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'', a

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television show. Aria currently owns The Golden Voice a company that develops celebrity recording artists.

Biography

According to her official biography, Aria was born and raised in

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, and later moved to

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to further her career in music. Her early influences toward music came from her mother Merrilee Johnson and her father, Mike Johnson, a former bass guitarist for the band ''Bogus Thunder'' and current bass guitarist for ''Bad Boy Bruce & the Blues Mob (2007 to current); (Bad Boy Bruce band members include: Bruce Collett, Allan Andersen, Mike Johnson and Matthew Albarico)''. As a child through her early teen years, Aria Won ''Overall Grand Champion'' of the California State Talent Competition for vocals every year from 1996 through 2001. In addition, as an early teen, Aria was in a girl group called ''Reality'', and as a late teen she fronted a band ''Lucky Six'' that toured

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and

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also performing in

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, San Jose and

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, and when asked to tour

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and

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, Aria instead decided to focus on solo efforts and moved to

Career

In 2005, she recorded a self-titled EP (Extended Play) that was never released to the public, however some of the songs from the EP were licensed: Her song ''Beauty'' aired on

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' ''

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''; Two other songs from her EP, ''Reason To Believe'', and ''Bleeding'' aired on

’s ''

''.Her music aired on

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's Dance Channel. In 2007, she beat the top 92 bands in the country and made it 13 of the 14 weeks in the competition ''

''. Of her performance, producer

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said. "She sings good, she looks good... she’s got something special", However, it was reported that the offered contract with

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was so bad that none of the top three artists wished to sign, even after winning their slots in the competition. Aria starred in

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’s ''

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''. Aria and Carvelli's “Something's Up Tonight”, was Canada's Top Dance Pick Dixie Dance Kings Dance Charts in 2010. "Something's Up Tonight" was also cited as Best Dance Breakout Song 2010 according to the Masspool DJ Association in

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. She starred on 5 seasons of the #1 TV show on Reelz Channel called ''

'', by

. Aria stars in 62 episodes as the music expert. As of 2011, Aria works with

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recording artists. Her team offers

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and artist development and has broken records with

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album sales, over 100 million views on

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, and over 50 million album sales.

Filmography

* Hidden Beach Records Dance Compilation (2006) (Commercial) * Celebrity PSA: Humane Society (2011) (Commercial) * ''

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'' (2006) (Music Video) ;Television * ''Walk The Walk'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006)

* ''Super Jane'' (2007) * ''

(13 episodes, 2006)

* ''SharkDiver: The Movie'' (2010) (Docudrama) * '' How Do I Look?'' (2010)

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* '' The Complex'' (2011) (

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Pilot) * ''Pawn 90210'' (2011) (

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pilot) * ''

'' (2015) (62 episodes)

Discography

Studio albums

* 2009: If You're Down(album)

Songs

* 2009: Diamond Rings , Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: If You're Down , Written by Aria Johnson and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” * 2009: Being A Woman , Written by Aria Johnson Pseud. and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” * 2009: Spain (Let's Do It Again), Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: The Time of Our Lives , Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: The Story of my Life , Written by Aria Johnson and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” * 2009: Rock Me , Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: Better Off , Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: Angel , Written by: Gerald Legaspi Pseud “Sonny Legaspi” * 2009: Hold on Me Feat. Tower Of Power, Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: I Need You Tonight, Written by Aria Johnson * 2009: Rose Colored Glass , Written by Aria Johnson

Other albums

* 2006: EP Aria(album), Aria * 2006: Release Me , Written by Aria Johnson * 2005: Reason To Believe , Written by Aria Johnson * 2005: Crashing Down , Written by Aria Johnson * 2005: Beauty , Written by Aria Johnson * 2005: Eight-Thirty to Five Thirty , Written by Aria Johnson * 2005: Bleeding , Written by Aria Johnson

Awards

*2012- eWorld Music Award: Best Female Performer *2010- World Music And Dance Award: Artist Of The Year *2009- Billboard Award: Song of the Year for "If You're Down" *2001- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition *2000- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition *1999- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition *1998- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition *1997- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition *1996- Overall Grand Champion:

State Talent Competition

Influences

On her "official" Myspace page, Aria relates how her musical influences are

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known as the Ch ...

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

Donna Summer Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...

, and

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as well as "deep soulful house music". Aria's music includes themes of love, which have been called "multi-generational...timeless".

References

External links

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Aria’s Official Website

Aria's Celebrity Voice Coaching Business
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