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Watch 'American Idol' Castoff Joanna Pacitti Tour Record Labels


 
Pacitti auditioned for executives in an episode of 'True Life' in 2002.
 
by Jocelyn Vena


Joanna Pacitti on "True Life: The First Year" (MTV)

Last week, "American Idol" hopeful Joanna Pacitti was disqualified from the show without explanation. Speculation centered around the fact that Pacitti had been working in the industry for a


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while, and now it's been discovered that in 2002, Pacitti was one of the young people profiled in "True Life Presents: First Year." The special showed Pacitti as she tried to make her way in the music industry, including meeting with and performing for A&M Records executives.

"I was really nervous and trying really hard not to think," she said about performing for the executives. "I didn't want to screw up and I wanted it to be perfect."

During the performance for the label, she sang her song "Miracle," which later became her first single. "There is definitely pressure for the meeting. It's a little scary, 'cause it's the first time they're going to see me, and if I screw up or if anything happens then I blew it," she said. "I got the most amazing reaction — something I didn't even expect. In the back of the room people were standing on their seats. It was awesome."

It also shows the up-and-coming star at home watching the 2002 Grammy Awards, wishing that one day it would be her walking down the red carpet. "Since I was little I always was annoyed watching them, 'cause I see the people and I know I should be there," she said. "But it won't be long, I'm sure — after a while I'll be like, 'Another awards show.' "

The singer also spoke in-depth about being cast in the Broadway show "Annie," and how she was replaced when she contracted bronchitis. "When I was 11 years old something happened to me that changed my life forever," she shared. " 'Annie' was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me in my life. It was one of the hardest things to overcome.

"We all decided that I would leave the show. The next day the press got it that I was fired. [I was in seventh grade,] and the kids are torture. It made my feel like I wasn't good enough. The whole 'Annie' thing did that to me."



This report is from MTV News.


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