Lari White
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Lari White, September 6, 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lari Michele White |
| Born | May 13, 1965 |
| Origin | Dunedin, Florida, United States |
| Genres |
Country Soul |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter Record producer Actress |
| Instruments |
Vocals Rhythm guitar Piano |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Capitol, RCA, Lyric Street, Skinny WhiteGirl |
| Associated acts | Chuck Cannon |
| Website | Official website |
Lari Michele White (/ˈlɑːri/; born May 13, 1965) is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1988 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network. A recording contract with RCA Records Nashville followed a year later, producing three studio albums, a greatest hits package, and several chart singles, with three of her singles having reached Top Ten: "That's My Baby" and "That's How You Know (When You're In Love)" at No. 10, and "Now I Know" at No. 5. A fourth studio album was released in 1998 on Lyric Street Records, followed by two more releases on White's own label, Skinny White Girl. Overall, White has charted 12 times on the Billboard country music charts.
Lari White was born May 13, 1965 in Dunedin, Florida. As a child, she sang in her family's gospel group, The White Family Singers, which comprised her parents, sister, and brother. White sang at talent contests and performed in a local rock band called White Sound as well. She later studied vocals and music engineering at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, and while in college, she started to write her own music and perform in local clubs. She was a classmate of The Mavericks' Paul Deakin.
White made her first national appearance in 1988 on the talent show You Can Be a Star on The Nashville Network (now known as Spike TV), where she won first prize, which included a recording contract with Capitol Records. Although her debut single "Flying Above the Rain" received airplay in the Southern United States, it failed to chart and White was dropped from Capitol's roster without releasing anything else.
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