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Template:Infobox soloBianca Taylor Ryan Samuel (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who is a finalist on NBC's America's Got Talent.

Biography

Early career

Ryan, who has a preference in the rhythm and blues genre, cites Patti Labelle, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Yolanda Adams, and Jennifer Holliday as some of her favorite singers.

In 2004, Ryan competed on Star Search, accompanied by her father Shawn, but she did not win.

Ryan performed at several notable venues, including Madison Square Garden and Lincoln Financial Field. Ryan's only regular appearance was as an anthemist for a semi-pro inline hockey team called the Philadelphia Growl. She has been performing for them since she was eight years old and will likely continue to sing at the team's events in the forseeable future.

Ryan appeared in commercials for the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain and the Philadelphia Zoo. She also has a part in 12 and Holding, a feature film planned for a release in fall 2006.

Ryan is of Irish descent from her father's side and also has one-fourth Japanese heritage from her mother. She is a middle child of four (second eldest), and has an older brother (3 years her senior), a younger sister (Isabella Jade, 5 years her junior), and a younger brother (Jagger, 8 years her junior). In fall 2006, she will be a sixth grader at Lance Charter School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Talent

When Ryan auditioned for Talent, accompanied by her mother, Janette. She sang Jennifer Holliday's "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)", surprising the crowd and the judges with her impressive voice, unusual for an 11-year old child. Brandy Norwood didn't know what to say after the performance, adding it was "un-be-lievable." The other two judges were in shock. Piers Morgan, who said she needed to change her hair and clothes, also said she deserved to win the competition. Ryan was accepted after auditioning. The judges also agreed that Ryan needed to grow more mature.

Ryan's first appearance on America’s Got Talent became one of the most popular videos on YouTube.com, a video archive partly owned by NBC.

After performing "Piece of My Heart", barefoot, a la Janis Joplin, at the semi-finals, Ryan was announced as the viewers' choice that week on America's Got Talent, and will be going into the million-dollar finale round.

The National Enquirer and Globe Magazine both reported that Talent fans considered her "better than any contestant on the Fox series American Idol".

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