Jackie Evancho

Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho, runner up in season five, is a classical crossover singer who took America by storm, was only ten at the time she was on the show. Auditioning through the youtube vidioes, she only had five performances on the show, but each one was stunning and amazing. She came in second to Michael Grimm. Many believe this is because of her age (considering the prize) and Michael needed the money and Jackie was going to be a star no matter what happened.

Early life
Evancho was born to Michael and Lisa Evancho. She has an older brother Jacob, a younger brother Zachary, and a younger sister Rachel.

Although Evancho's parents always thought she had a nice voice, her dedicated singing began after seeing the musical Phantom of the Opera at a movie theatre. Her mother subsequently purchased the DVD, and Evancho began signing the songs around the family home.