The Thompson Sisters

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The Thompson Sisters
Origin Santa Maria, California, U.S.
Genres Pop, Rock, Alternative
Years active2003–present
Labels Jive (2003—2004) Currently, None
Associated acts American Juniors (2003—2005) Taylor and Tori
MembersTori Thompson
Taylor Thompson

The Thompson Sisters are a duo American act made up of sisters Tori Dawn Thompson (born October 25, 1993)[ citation needed ] and Taylor Marie Thompson (born February 1992)[ citation needed ] both from Santa Maria, California. [1] They are best known for their appearance on reality talent show American Juniors in 2003 and subsequently being part of the group of the same name spawned from the show. They participated for the first season in the American version of The Voice in 2011.

United States federal republic in North America

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Santa Maria, California City in California, United States

Santa Maria is a city near the Southern California coast in Santa Barbara County. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Its estimated 2018 population was 108,470, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and Santa Maria-style barbecue. Sunset magazine called Santa Maria "The West's Best BBQ Town".

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Career

American Juniors

Taylor's first performance was at the Strawberry Festival in Santa Maria, in which she sang "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat".[ citation needed ] Tori's first performance was in her church pageant in Santa Maria, in which she sang "Happy Birthday Jesus".[ citation needed ] Following their debuts, the pair performed at events such as festivals, pageants and parties.[ citation needed ] In May 2003, Taylor and Tori auditioned for American Juniors, landing a spot in the show.[ citation needed ] Taylor was chosen first by viewers, with Tori being selected the following week.[ citation needed ] Chauncey Matthews, Lucy Hale and Danielle White then followed, completing the group.[ citation needed ] When the group broke up in the summer of 2005, Taylor and Tori started focusing on their own careers.[ citation needed ]

Lucy Hale American actress and singer

Karen Lucille Hale is an American actress and singer. Early in her career, she was sometimes referred to as Lucy Kate Hale. She is best known for her role as Aria Montgomery on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). Some other notable roles in television played by Hale include Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman (2007), Rose Baker in Privileged (2008–2009) and Stella Abbott in Life Sentence (2018). Hale has appeared in films, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008), Sorority Wars (2009), A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011), Scream 4 (2011), Truth or Dare (2018) and The Unicorn (2018).

Their careers

In December 2004, Tori and Taylor helped tsunami victims by raising money for UNICEF by auctioning off their homemade scarves.[ citation needed ] They later held another auction to help Hurricane Katrina victims by auctioning off autographed American Juniors memorabilia.[ citation needed ]

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami megathrust underwater earthquake and subsequent tsunami out at the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004

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The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. The Polish physician Ludwik Rajchman is widely regarded as the founder of UNICEF and served as its first chairman from 1946. On Rajchman's suggestion, the American Maurice Pate was appointed its first executive director, serving from 1947 until his death in 1965. In 1950, UNICEF's mandate was extended to address the long-term needs of children and women in developing countries everywhere. In 1953 it became a permanent part of the United Nations System, and the words "international" and "emergency" were dropped from the organization's name, making it simply the United Nations Children's Fund, retaining the original acronym, "UNICEF".

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In 2006, Tori Thompson successfully auditioned for a part in a segment for Comedy Central's Blue Collar TV with Jeff Foxworthy and auditioned for the film remake of When a Stranger Calls , alongside American Idol season 3 runner-up, Diana DeGarmo, who was auditioning for a different part. [2]

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Blue Collar TV is a television program that aired on The WB with lead actors Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy. The show's humor dealt principally with contemporary American society, and especially hillbilly, redneck, and Southern stereotypes. The show was greenlighted on the heels of the success of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which the series' three lead actors toured with in the early-mid-2000s. It was created by Fax Bahr and Adam Small, in addition to J.P. Williams and Jeff Foxworthy. Blue collar is a US phrase used to describe manual laborers, as opposed to white collar for office or professional workers.

Jeff Foxworthy American stand-up comedian

Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality, radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Foxworthy has written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem!

In 2011, they took part in The Voice after qualifying in the Blind Auditions.[ citation needed ] They advanced to The Battle Round where they beat Kelsey Rey to move on to the Live Shows.[ citation needed ] They were coached in the series by Cee Lo Green.[ citation needed ] On the results episode on June 21, 2011, they were eliminated from the competition after Vicci Martinez received the most votes from viewers and coach Cee Lo Green selected Nakia as the other semi-finalist.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/who-are-tori-and-taylor-thompson-from-the-voice/
  2. ↑ Tori Thompson page on IMDb
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