Biography
Date of Birth
3 December 1986, Seattle, Washington, USA
Birth Name
Stacie Joy Orrico
Nickname
Stace
Oracle
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Trivia
Contemporary Christian vocalist.
Her single, "Don't Look at Me" held the #1 spot on the Christian Hit Radio charts for a record-breaking eight consecutive weeks.
Three-and-a-half octave voice.
Attended King's Elementary and Faith Christian Academy.
Has siblings: Jesse - older brother (24 years old) - a filmmaker, Rachel - older sister (22 years old) - student at Pepperdine University, Joshua & Alicia - younger twin siblings (14 years old).
Used to have a cat named Brooky.
Her song "Ride" was recorded by another Christian R&B singer named Lori-El.
Some of her favorite older musicians are Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Billie Holiday.
She and Rachael Lampa are best friends.
Her 10 year old cousin had her dream come true from the "Make A Wish Foundation" of meeting the Backstreet Boys before she died (from cancer). Stacie sang at her funeral.
Has a recording studio in her home.
Was signed at 12 years old to Forefront Records in 1999 and co-signed to Virgin Records at age 16 in April 2002.
Her CD, Genuine, sold over 13,000 copies the first week making her the First New Female Christian artist with the highest sales ever! "Genuine" has sold 500,000 copies thus far, the album is certified Gold. Her sophomore effort, "Stacie Orrico" debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 500,000 copies so far in the US and is certified Gold. "Stacie Orrico" has sold 600,000 in Japan and 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Favorite artists: Lauryn Hill, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, 50 Cent, and Stevie Wonder.
Has been nominated for 9 Dove Awards throughout her career.
Her family worked as missionaries in the Ukraine when she was a child.
Likes shopping in Japan because she is petite, so she can fit in their clothes easily.
Was discovered at a 1998 Christian Artist Seminar winning top honors in the 12-18 age bracket
Hobbies: Designing clothes, Cosmetology, Baking, Shopping, hanging out in the sun, and playing football.
Parents: Dean and Patty Orrico
Working on her third album which is slated to be release in early 2006. [September 2005]
Quotes
I don't want to shove the Bible down someone's throat with my music. That's not my goal.
I think so many times we feel like we're lacking something in our lives and we try to fill it with the wrong things. Sometimes it's drugs, sometimes it's a relationship you shouldn't be in.
My faith plays a huge role in what I do. It is the foundation for what I do and the decisions that I make as far as what I want to sing about and what I will or won't do or will or won't wear. I don't want to do stuff for men's magazines; I don't really think that's my audience who I'm trying to reach, and I feel like it kind of degrades women. There are things that I don't want to be a part of
I truly feel that this album is an expression of who I am. It is desperately an urban/R&B record, though with at least eight different writers and four producers, it show great diversity. I hope my peers can relate to it and understood that I am going through the same things as they are. - on her album
Overall, everyone has been respectful of my boundaries and my morals as a Christian and an artist. Sometimes I'll go to photo shoots, and they'll pull out some stuff that I'm not comfortable wearing, and I just tell them 'no'. I'm very glad God made me a person who's not afraid to say what I think. I can just go, 'No, I'm not going to wear that!'
I am very determined when it comes to my music, and I grew up just loving those singers who had that urban sort of feeling. So when it came down to making my record, I wanted to have that as well. ForeFront was really good about letting me go in that direction and then of course adding the more pop sounds. I feel very fortunate that I got to explore some unique and creative angles musically.
I'm such an independent person, I always want to do everything myself.
I was in the beginning of junior high. When I was first offered the record deal, a lot of people were concerned, saying to me, "Stacie, you are so young, and you have a great talent but you don't have to do this right now." If you can do it now, you're only going to get better, you're only going to learn more, and you can do it at any point in your life.
I don't want to date someone who the whole world knows. Obviously, there are guys you look at and are like, 'Aww yeah, nice,' but I definitely have an anti-celebrity dating thing.
I have always dressed a little bit differently, even when I was in school. I would wear skirts over pants because I went to a Christian private school and wanted to wear short skirts, but we had to wear skirts below our knees, so I put on a pair of jeans underneath so I could wear the skirt, too. When you become an artist you have to be so aware of what you're wearing all the time, but I've definitely wanted to stay classy, girlie, and feminine - I won't walk around in my bra or trashy clothes. I don't feel attractive that way.
When I get home I'll still have to unload the dishwasher and clean my room. Last night my mom got so fed up of my messy floor in my room she picked it all up off the floor and put it on my bed so I would have to clean it up before I went to bed!
