Aria Johnson
Birth name	Rebecca Lynne Johnson
Genres	Pop, Acoustic, Adult Contemporary
Occupations	Pop Singer-songwriter-Actress
Years active	1995 — present
Labels	Atmospheric LLC
Website	AriaJohnson.com [1]

Aria Johnson, born Rebecca Lynne Johnson, is an American recording artist, songwriter, and actress. In 2007 she starred on NBC’s Star Tomorrow for 13 episodes.^[1] She sang her original music and completed 13 out of 14 episodes, almost winning the competition.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 Filmography 2.2 Discography 2.3 Studio Albums 2.3.1 Songs 2.4 Other albums 3 Awards 4 Influences 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

According to her official biography, Aria was born and raised in Newark, California, and moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to further her career in music.^[2] Her early influences toward music came from her mother, who became her manager, and her father, Mike Johnson, a former bass guitarist for the band Bogus Thunder and current bass guitarist for Bad Boy Bruce & the Blues Mob (2007 to current); (Bad Boy Bruce band members include: Bruce Collett, Allan Andersen, Mike Johnson and Matthew Albarico).^[3][4] Aria Won Overall Grand Champion of the California State Talent Competition for vocals every year from 1996 through 2001. In 1999, Aria ran for Miss America winning First Runner Up to the Miss Northern California title.^[2] From 2001 through 2002, she fronted a band Lucky Six that toured California and Las Vegas also performing in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Gatos, and when asked to tour Europe, Hong Kong and China, Aria instead decided to focus on solo efforts and moved to Los Angeles.^[3]

[edit] Career

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In 2005 Aria recorded a self-titled EP (Extended Play) that was never released to the public, however some of the songs from the EP were licensed: Her song Beauty aired on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model; Two other songs from her EP, Reason To Believe, and Bleeding aired on NBC’s Star Tomorrow.^[5] Aria was offered multiple record deals but passed on them so she "could manifest her vision to create something new and beautiful that would positively impact the world".^[2]

In 2007, Aria managed to beat the top 92 bands in the country and make it 13 of the 14 weeks in the competition Star Tomorrow. Of her performance, producer David Foster said. "She sings good, she looks good... she’s got something special",^[5] However, it was reported that the offered contract with Warner Brothers was so bad that none of the top three artists wished to sign, even after winning their slots in the competition.

Aria also starred in Walk the Walk - The Battle To Release A Clown Short of Destiny, an online television series which followed the process of releasing the documentary movie A Clown Short of Destiny spanning a decade (1995-2005) about the true history of the band Slipknot and the Des Moines, Iowa music scene, chronicling the struggle that went with creating a controversial film,^[6][7] Aria also starred in MTV’s Little Talent Show, along with Kimberly Locke from American Idol and Brian Dattilo from Days of our Lives.^[8]

[edit] Filmography

• Little Talent Show(2006)(TV)
• Star Tomorrow (2007) (TV)
• Walk The Walk (2006) (TV)
• Super Jane (2007) (TV)
• Beauty (2006)(music video)
• Beach (2006) (commercial)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums 2009: If Your Down(album) [edit] Songs 2009: Diamond Rings |Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: If Your Down |Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” 2009: Being A Woman |Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” 2009: Spain (Let’s Do It Again)| Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: The Time of Our Lives |Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: The Story of my Life | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” and Gerald Legaspi Pseud. “Sonny” 2009: Rock Me | Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: Better Off | Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: Angel | Written by: Gerald Legaspi Pseud “Sonny Legaspi” 2009: Hold on Me Feat. Tower Of Power| Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: I Need You Tonight| Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud. 2009: Rose Colored Glass | Written by Rebecca Johnson “Aria” Pseud.

[edit] Other albums 2004: EP Aria(album)|Aria 2006: Release Me | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” 2005: Reason To Believe | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” 2005: Crashing Down | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” 2005: Beauty | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” 2005: Eight-Thirty to Five Thirty | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria” 2005: Bleeding | Written by Rebecca Johnson Pseud. “Aria”

[edit] Awards

• 1996-2001- Overall Grand Champion: California State Talent Competition
• 1999-First Runner Up To Miss Northern California

[edit] Influences

On her "official" Myspace page, Aria relates how her musical influences are Aretha Franklin, Lauren Hill, Jimi Hendrix, Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, Michael Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Mariah Carey, Donna Summer, The Supremes, Sheryl Crow, and Marvin Gaye, as well as "deep soulful house music".^[9] Aria's music includes themes of overcoming obstacles and female empowerment, which have been called "multi-generational, and timeless".^[10]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Aria at the Internet Movie Database
• Aria at ArtSlant
• Listed as in 13 episodes Star Tomorrow
• Listed as appearing on Little Talent Show
• Aria’s Official Website
• Aria’s Fansite Myspace
• Aria’s Facebook Page

Persondata
NAME	Aria Johnson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Johnson, Rebecca
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American pop singer, songwriter, actress
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newark, CA, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH