Lori Ann Duque Mai (November 16, 1977 – September 16, 2009) was a German–American folk rock singer and musician.
Lori Ann Duque Mai | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lori Ann Duque |
| Born | November 16, 1977 Dallas, Texas United States |
| Died | September 16, 2009 (aged 31) Mission, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Folk, rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–09 |
| Labels | Music 2 Gold |
| Website | www.Music 2 Gold.com/Lori Mai |
Early life
editMai was born in Dallas, Texas to American parents. She grew up in Cooper City, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale with her mother, Carolyn Cooper Stoner, her sister, Lisa Duque Zilinski and stepfather, Marvin E Stoner, Jr. a Broward County Sheriff Deputy Chief, In 1990, she moved to Mission, Texas to live with her father Joe Duque for a couple of years, moved back to Florida and then in 1999 moved to Berlin.[1]
Music career
editIn February 2008, Mai was a candidate of the casting television show, Deutschland sucht den Superstar. She performed from a motorized wheelchair because she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[2] Later, she acquired a record deal with Music 2 Gold[3] and produced her first and only album, Be What I Am, released on May 9, 2008.[4]
Personal life
editMai was married and had two children, Alenka and Anuschka,[5] whom she had lived with during her residence in both Estenfeld and Berlin.[6]
Discography
edit- Albums
- Be What I Am (2008)
- Singles
- Killing Me Softly (2008)
- My Promise (2008)
Death
editMai died on September 16, 2009, in Mission, Texas, from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lori Mai ihr Schicksal berührte die DSDS Jury[permanent dead link]
- ^ DSDS-News: Inoffizielle DSDS-Fanseite seit 2006 Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EINFACH NUR SINGEN (DIE WELT)
- ^ Be What I am von Lori Mai (Künstler) – Amazon.de
- ^ openPR.de – Pressemitteilung – TIKonline.de – Lori Mai appelliert
- ^ "Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai gestorben". Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai ist tot