Diana DeGarmo
Season 3 · Runner-up
Where are they now
Diana DeGarmo has worked mainly in musical theatre since 2005, with two Broadway credits (Hairspray and Hair) and several national tours. An August 2024 report announced her as Audrey in a production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Art Farm at Serenbe in Georgia, scheduled for September 20 to 29, 2024. Her most recent album, Gemini, came out on August 2, 2019.
Key figures
- Career score23 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #56 (tie) of 365
- Billboard 200 albums1 album on the Billboard 200Rank on Encore Index: #50 (tie) of 88
- Hot 100 entries1 Hot 100 entryRank on Encore Index: #45 (tie) of 66
- Studio albums2 studio albumsRank on Encore Index: #64 (tie) of 182
- Wikipedia views, 12 months63,462 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #61 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 20151,047,500 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #54 of 303
Known for
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2004
American Idol, season 3
Runner-up
- 2004
Finished second (runner-up) on season 3 of American Idol, which aired on Fox from January to May 2004.
- 2004
Signed with RCA Records shortly after the season 3 finale.
- 2004
Released her debut single, Dreams, on RCA; it peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in Canada.
- 2004
Released her debut album, Blue Skies, on RCA; it entered the Billboard 200 at No. 52.
- 2006
Played the title role in the 2006 national tour of Brooklyn: The Musical.
- 2006
Made her Broadway debut as a replacement Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at the Neil Simon Theatre, in two runs between February 2006 and February 2007.
- 2007
Filmed the CMT series Gone Country in late 2007, then moved to Nashville.
- 2009
Played Sarah in the off-Broadway musical The Toxic Avenger at New World Stages until the show closed.
- 2010
Played Sheila as a replacement in the Broadway production of Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre until the production closed.
- 2010
Played Doralee Rhodes in the first national tour of 9 to 5: The Musical, which opened in Nashville.
- 2011
Played Angelina Veneziano on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
- 2014
Played the Narrator in a national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which opened at Playhouse Square in Cleveland.
- 2016
Played Lucy in a world tour of Jekyll & Hyde.
- 2019
Released her second studio album, Gemini, with a release concert at Sony Hall in New York.
- 2024
Was reported on August 1, 2024 to star as Audrey in a production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Art Farm at Serenbe, Georgia, scheduled for September 20 to 29, 2024.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Billboard peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams | Single | 2004 | Not documented | Not documented | Not applicable | No. 14Hot 100 |
| Blue Skies | Album | 2004 | RCA Records | Not documented | 168,000October 2008 | No. 52Billboard 200 |
| Unplugged in Nashville | EP | 2009 | Self-released | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Live to Love | EP | 2012 | Young Brothers Entertainment | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Gemini | Album | 2019 | Dixie Rose Entertainment | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- American Idol alumni to star in Little Shop of Horrors at Art Farm at Serenbe — Rough Draft Atlanta, August 1, 2024.
- Diana DeGarmo — Wikipedia, September 1, 2026.
- Diana DeGarmo (Performer) — Playbill.
- Diana DeGarmo official website — Diana DeGarmo.
- Idol Chatter post, October 2008 — USA Today (Idol Chatter), October 2008.
- American Idol season 3 — Wikipedia, August 19, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Fantasia Wins 'American Idol' — CBS News (CBS/AP).
- DeGarmo's First Single Hitting Stores — Fox News, June 28, 2004.
- Dreams (Diana DeGarmo song) — Wikipedia, August 16, 2026.
- Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo album) — Wikipedia, July 30, 2026.
- Diana DeGarmo Cast in National Tour of 9 to 5 — Playbill, July 28, 2010.
- Diana DeGarmo Will Join Cast of CBS' The Young and the Restless — Playbill, September 13, 2011.
- Joseph Tour, Starring Married Couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo, Launches March 4 — Playbill, March 4, 2014.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Diana DeGarmo", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
- Country singers from American Idol perform at the series finale — Taste of Country, April 7, 2016.
- American Idol names Harmon its final winner — USA Today, April 7, 2016.
