What Is Pia Toscano's Net Worth?
Pia Toscano is an American pop singer who has a net worth of $650 thousand. Pia Toscano is best known for her shocking elimination from the American television talent show "American Idol" and her widespread performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Early Years
Pia Toscano was born on October 14, 1988, in New York City. She is the daughter of Pat Toscano, a corporate executive, and his wife, Jane. Pia grew up in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens, New York, and began performing in talent shows when she was four years old.
Toscano attended LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, and she publicly performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at every middle and high school event, including graduation. Pia performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" for the Brooklyn Cyclones Minor League baseball team many times over the course of three years. In 2008, Toscano was a contestant in the New York Mets annual Anthem Search competition, which she won, allowing her to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Mets game later that year.
"American Idol"
Prior to becoming a contestant on the American television talent show "America Idol," Toscano was employed as a make-up artist and a vocalist in the band Current Affair, which mostly performed at weddings.
Pia auditioned for "American Idol" four times. After her audition for season six of the show in 2007, she was put through to the Hollywood part of the competition. She was cut during the first day of performances in Hollywood.
In 2010, Toscano auditioned for the tenth season of "American Idol" and was again put through to the Hollywood part of the competition. After performing "River Deep – Mountain High," originally by Ike and Tina Turner, in front of judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, she was eliminated on April 7, 2011, putting her in ninth place.
Voting during the "American Idol" finals is relegated to the viewing public. Many of Toscano's fans, as well as the show's judges, were shocked to see her eliminated from the competition. Despite the outcome, Pia's popularity brought forth invitations for her to perform on popular television shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Live with Regis and Kelly," "Today," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Dancing with the Stars." The month after her elimination from "American Idol," Toscano sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the annual Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C.
Pia has opened for the rock band Barenaked Ladies and performed with Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden.
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Life After "Idol"
The summer following Tosacno's elimination from the television talent competition "American Idol," she toured with the "American Idols Live! Tour 2011." Just before setting out on the tour, she learned that she was being signed as an artist with Interscope Records. Her debut single, "This Time," premiered on July 11, 2011. The following year, the contract was dissolved due to "differences of opinion" between Pia and the label's executives.
In September 2011, Toscano performed "God Bless America" at the New York Mets – Chicago Cubs game. At that month's Columbus Day parade in New York City, she performed her original song "This Time."
Pia performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs from 2012 to 2016.
During the summer of 2014, Toscano toured as a background singer for Jennifer Lopez. Later that year, she released the single "I Don't Believe It," a collaboration with singer and songwriter Jared Lee. In 2015, she released the single "Renegades" and, in 2016, the singles "Pyro" and "You'll Be King."
In 2017, Pia became a regular featured performer in record producer David Walter Foster's "Hitman Tour."
Toscano was cast in the music reality show "Westside" in 2018. Later that year, she went on tour with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli as a guest performer.
In 2022, Pia's debut album, "I'm Good," was released by Poets Road Records.
Film
Toscano made her film debut in 2013 in the Christian drama "Grace Unplugged," which starred American actress and singer-songwriter Amanda Joy Michalka as an eighteen-year-old girl who rejects her father's desire for her to become a church singer and instead goes to Hollywood seeking stardom. In the film, Pia portrayed the character of Alyssa.
Personal Life
Toscano previously dated Mark Ballas of the television dancing competition "Dancing with the Stars." Later, while working as a backup singer for Jennifer Lopez, she met Jimmy Smith, one of Lopez's dancers, and the two married in New York City in 2017. In 2021, Pia filed for divorce from Jimmy.
