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Kaci Lyn Battaglia (born October 3, 1987, Clearwater, Florida) also known as Kaci (pronounced /ˈkeɪsi/ KAY-see), is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and professional kickboxing instructor.

[edit] Life and career

[edit] Childhood and youth

She was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay region. She is of British-American and German-American ancestry. Kaci's mother Donna remarried after a previous divorce to Kaci's step father Chuck Stanmore. They split up in 2005. Battaglia began singing when she was three years old and soon began attending various performance camps around Florida.

[edit] Career beginnings

At age 11, Kaci independently released "A Thousand Stars," an album that was produced by her mother, Donna. A portion of the proceeds from "A Thousand Stars," went to help a housing project for the less fortunate. Kaci began looking for a recording contract when she was eleven years old, due to the success of her independent album. She caught the eye of record producer Joel Diamond after Kaci's mom called and asked Diamond to audition her daughter. Diamond put up his own money to record her. After being turned down by over 20 record labels with his demo, "Paradise", for her, it was Mike Curb who called Diamond months after receiving the recording and told Joel that he wanted to sign Kaci to Curb Records.

Her debut single "Paradise" was released in 2001 and hit #13 in England.^{[citation needed]} Kaci's second single was a cover of David Cassidy's, "I Think I Love You". In 2003, Kaci teamed up with a Japanese photographer and released a photo book entitled, Kaci: I'm A Singer. This photo book was filled with pictures of Kaci while in her hometown in Florida. The book was released exclusively in Japan, along with a re-release of her album, Paradise. In 2007,

Kaci's new album is slated for a September 21, 2010.^{[citation needed]} Kaci released, "I Can't Help Myself," a track that was released to dance radio stations. "Crazy Possessive" reached #1 on the Billboard Dance chart.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Extended plays

[edit] Singles

[edit] Touring

• Opener for various artists including, O-Town.
• WFLZ 93.3's The Big One: August 25, 2001; St. Pete Times Forum (formerly the Ice Palace Arena) in Tampa, Florida. (radio show)
• ESPN's Super Bowl Halftime Show: January 2002; Video for her single, "Paradise" was played.
• Pepsi's Your Taste, Your Style, Your Night of Shopping 2002: August 2002; Mall Tour
• Capital One Bowl Halftime Show: January 1, 2003, Orlando, Florida
• 93Q & Coors Light Balloon Fest: June 14, 2003 in Syracuse (Jamesville), New York
• Gay Pride Pink Saturday Concert: June 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California
• Gay Pride Festival Saturday Concert: May 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

• IGN.com|http://stars.ign.com/articles/102/1029314p1.html
• Starpulse|http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/08/30/pop_sensation_kaci_battaglia_returns_w
• Ok Magazine/bebe|http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/04/ok-bebe-photo-shoot-with-kaci-battaglia/
• Billboard Video interview|http://www.billboard.com/#/news/kaci-battaglia-s-crazy-life-q-a-and-song-1004004303.story
• Energy927FM|http://energy927fm.com/pages/4639249.php
• Curve Magazine|http://www.curvemag.com/Curve-Magazine/Web-Articles-2008/Kaci-Battaglia-is-Breaking-Out/
• ArjanWrites.com|http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2009/06/listen-to-kaci-battaglia-crazy-possesive-digital-dog-remix.html
• StarShine Magazine|http://starshinemag.com/2009/07/kaci-battaglia-is-back-and-in-your-face/
• NewMusicReviews|http://newmusicreviews.net/kaci-battaglia-crazy-progressive-new-single-review/
• DirtyRemixes|http://www.dirrtyremixes.com/2009/06/16/remixes-kaci-battaglia-crazy-possessive/
• Billboard Dance Chart|http://www.billboardmagazine.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Dance+Airplay

[edit] External links

• Kaci on MySpace