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American singer

Lori Ann Duque Mai
Birth nameLori Ann Duque
Born(1977-11-16)November 16, 1977
Dallas, Texas United States
DiedSeptember 16, 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 31)
Mission, Texas, United States
GenresFolk, rock, jazz
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–09
LabelsMusic 2 Gold
Websitewww.Music 2 Gold.com/Lori Mai
Musical artist

Lori Ann Duque Mai (November 16, 1977 – September 16, 2009) was a German–American folk rock singer and musician.

Early life

Mai was born in Dallas, Texas to American parents. She grew up in Cooper City, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale with her mother, Carolyn Cooper Stoner, her sister, Lisa Duque Zilinski and stepfather, Marvin E Stoner, Jr. a Broward County Sheriff Deputy Chief, In 1990, she moved to Mission, Texas to live with her father Joe Duque for a couple of years, moved back to Florida and then in 1999 moved to Berlin.

Music career

In February 2008, Mai was a candidate of the casting television show, Deutschland sucht den Superstar. She performed from a motorized wheelchair because she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Later, she acquired a record deal with Music 2 Gold and produced her first and only album, Be What I Am, released on May 9, 2008.

Personal life

Mai was married and had two children, Alenka and Anuschka, whom she had lived with during her residence in both Estenfeld and Berlin.

Discography

Albums
  • Be What I Am (2008)
Singles

Death

Mai died on September 16, 2009, in Mission, Texas, from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

References

  1. Lori Mai ihr Schicksal berührte die DSDS Jury
  2. DSDS-News: Inoffizielle DSDS-Fanseite seit 2006 Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. EINFACH NUR SINGEN (DIE WELT)
  4. Be What I am von Lori Mai (Künstler) – Amazon.de
  5. openPR.de – Pressemitteilung – TIKonline.de – Lori Mai appelliert
  6. "Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai gestorben". Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  7. Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai ist tot

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