Tony Lucca
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony James Lucca |
| Born |
January 23, 1976 Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
| Origin | Waterford, Michigan |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | 222, Rock Ridge, Lucca |
| Associated acts | TFDI |
| Website |
tonylucca |
Anthony James "Tony" Lucca (born January 23, 1976), is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is perhaps best known for starting his career on the Mickey Mouse Club. After the Mickey Mouse Club, Lucca went to Los Angeles, California, for a brief career as an actor, then became a full-time musician. He is a consistent touring artist and has toured with a multitude of acts, including Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Josh Hoge, Sara Bareilles,Matt Duke, Tyrone Wells, and the late Chris Whitley. He was the second runner-up on the second season (2012) of the American reality television singing competition talent show, The Voice, broadcast on NBC.
Lucca was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Sally and Tony Lucca. Lucca is of Italian, Welsh, French, and English descent. Lucca grew up around a large and musical extended family, as his mother Sally was tenth of twelve children of the Detroit jazz piano player James "Jimmy" Stevenson. Lucca grew up in Waterford, Michigan, and began singing at age 3 and child modeling at age 9. When he was 12, he began playing in Detroit-area bands with his cousin, Cole Garlak.
When Lucca was 14, he went to Detroit to audition for the Disney movie Newsies, only to find out the audition was for the Mickey Mouse Club instead. Encouraged by his sister, he auditioned for the show and was picked for callbacks in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he was selected along with 8 other kids to join the cast for the fourth season of the show. Lucca moved to Orlando, Florida, with his mother and lived in an apartment complex with other castmates and traveled back to Michigan between seasons. He remained with the show for four seasons, until being let go during the seventh season when the show was canceled.
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