A native of the Ventura, Calif., area, Ann Marie made her public performance debut at age 5, singing Over the Rainbow at her great-grandmother's funeral. At age 13, she appeared on the soundtrack for Disney's direct-to-video feature The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, singing Part of Your World over the closing credits. She also sang God Bless America at the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.
Ann Marie went to high school at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif. and appeared in school theatrical productions like West Side Story.
Ann Marie moved to Nashville not long after graduating from the school's first four-year class in 2004. She sang Lee Ann Womack's I Hope You Dance at the ceremony.
Ann Marie lists a wide range of influences on her MySpace page, among them Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Eva Cassidy, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Heart, Aerosmith, The Beatles, AC/DC and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She also admires Oprah Winfrey and Mother Teresa. If you want to hear more music from Ann Marie, you can download classical pianist Eric Genuis' The Winds Have Changed album -- she's the featured vocalist.
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