Alisan Porter Biography

Fast Facts

• Her grandmother was a longtime dance instructor; and her mom, who's also a dance instructor, starred as Bebe in the first touring production of A Chorus Line
• Her dad, Ric Porter, belonged to the popular 1970s Worcester, MA
• , jam band Zonkaraz and the late '70s-early '80s Boston-based new-wave act the Shades
• Appeared in her first TV commercial (for United Airlines) at age 3
• Became a five-time junior vocalist champion on Star Search at age 5
• Landed the role of Li'l Punkin on Pee-wee's Playhouse despite auditioning with a 102-degree fever
• Appeared in the short-lived 2004 Ten Commandments musical in L
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• with a pre-American Idol Adam Lambert
• They've been friends ever since, and wrote the song "Aftermath" (from his 2009 album For Your Entertainment) together with Ferras and Ely Rise
• Starred as Bebe in the 2006 A Chorus Line revival on Broadway—the same role her mother played three decades before
• Has performed and recorded with her bands the Raz and Alisan Porter Project; and with the collaborative group Canyons, which was spearheaded by Randy Jackson
• Won season 10 of The Voice