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Vicci Martinez, Born on September 21, 1984 is an American singer/songwriter from Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, who is now signed with Universal Group (Universal Republic). She came in joint third on NBC

NBC

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's singing competition series The Voice
The Voice (U.S. TV series)
The Voice is an American reality talent show that premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series...

in 2011. She came in first place on Team Cee Lo Green and represented him in the final round.

Martinez graduated from Stadium High School

Stadium High School

Stadium High School is a 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. The original building burned to a shell while it was still a partially...

. Vicci first took the stage at the age of 16. Grounded firmly in the acoustic-rock tradition, Vicci Martinez writes and performs music personal and often autobiographical. Vicci has a strong following and has received critical acclaim with her live performances.

After the 2005 release of her fourth album, On My Way, Vicci toured for promoting the album, as a result of which, she released a full-length concert DVD and documentary in 2006 entitled Vicci Martinez Live that was produced by Joel Veatch and Flying Spot receiving positive press attention. Vicci also released a live CD that had been recorded at the Jazzbones.

Vicci won the regional tryouts for the first season of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

, but declined the invite to the second round due to her belief that the contract was too restrictive. She later appeared on CBS

CBS

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's 2003 season of Star Search
Star Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...

. Vicci has opened for, or shared the stage with, Sting, Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...

, Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

William Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...

, Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. His debut album earned him five Grammys. He is perhaps best known for his Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme ", the last of which he performed for the film Arthur starring Dudley Moore...

, Supersuckers, Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang is a Grammy award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter and recording artist. Lang's music is notable for both his unusual voice, which has been compared to that of a forty-year-old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos...

, The Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America (band)

The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...

, Cherry Poppin Daddies, and Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...

. In 2011 after her appearance on The Voice, Vicci signed a record deal according to her "Voice" coach Cee Lo Green.

The Vicci Martinez Band

Vicci Martinez - voice & acoustic guitar
Rod Cook - lead guitar & backing vocal
Jeff Leonard - bass
Darin Watkins - drums
Eric Robert - keyboards

Albums

2000: VMB
2003: Sleep to Dream
2005: On My Way
2006: Vicci Martinez Live
2007: I Could Be a Boxer
2009: From the Outside In
2010: I Love You in the Morning
2011: Live From Jazzbones

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
2011	"Afraid To Sleep"	78	26

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