Smith.Īfter her break, she decided to work on her new album, called Beautiful Awakening, which was set to be released worldwide on Aughowever, for reasons unknown, the release of the album was postponed in the US. She was nominated in 2004 for the first time at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, but the award was given to Michael W. In 2004, Orrico's songs "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" and "Stuck" appeared on the Barbie Hit Mix. The album also sold 600,000 in Japan and an estimated 3.4 million copies worldwide. Stacie Orrico sold over 500,000 copies in the US, enough sales for a Gold certification. The last three singles were only released to Christian radio in addition to "Strong Enough", which reached No. Both singles were given limited releases and limited promotion, meaning they did not fare as well as the first two singles. This was then followed by " I Promise", written by Orrico (top 30 in the UK), and the final mainstream single " I Could Be the One" (top 40 in the UK on June 2004).
12), although, overall, "Stuck" charted better, the exception being in the US. This was followed by the single " (There's Gotta Be) More to Life", which peaked in the top 20 in Australia (No. The first mainstream single from this album was " Stuck", which became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 5 on the majority of the world's charts. 67), Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart. Her next effort, the more mainstream and self-titled album Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 and charted on the US Billboard 200 (debuting at No. The six tracks on the EP were: "Christmas Wish", "Love Came Down", "O Holy Night", "What Child is This", "O Come All Ye Faithful", and "White Christmas".Ģ002–2004: International success with Stacie Orrico In 2001, 15-year-old Orrico released her only Christmas album, Christmas Wish. Genuine eventually sold 500,000 copies, giving the album a Gold certification on word-of-mouth alone. 1 hits, as well as three more top ten singles. The album produced the hit single "Don't Look At Me" which topped Christian charts for ten consecutive weeks. It sold over 13,000 copies in the first week, the highest debut week sales ever for a female Christian artist. The first was Genuine (2000), which she recorded at age 14. In 2001, she toured with Destiny's Child on their Survivor US tour.
A ForeFront Records executive was on hand and approached her for a record deal. Orrico inadvertently entered a high-stakes talent competition, and won. Orrico got her start at the age of 13, by attending a Christian music festival, Praise in the Rockies, held in her then-home state of Colorado. Main article: Genuine (Stacie Orrico album) Music career 1999–2001: Beginning with pop career At age six, Orrico wrote her first song, entitled "Always Answer". She grew up influenced by a wide range of musical styles and was a member in the church choir she often accompanied on the piano as the family sang Christian hymns. Both parents loved to travel, requiring the family to move frequently. Orrico is the middle child of five: her siblings are Jesse, Rachel, Alicia, and Joshua. The family later moved to Denver, Colorado, where Orrico took piano lessons from Cathy Paquette. She is of Italian descent, born to a close-knit Italian-American family. Orrico was born in Seattle, Washington to Patti (née Schmautz) and Dean Orrico.
Her self-titled album has achieved sales worldwide of over 3.5 million. Her second single " (There's Gotta Be) More to Life" peaked at No. 52 on Billboard Hot 100, but achieved greater success worldwide. 59 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold with over 500,000 sales in the US. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, Genuine (2000), which sold 13,000 units in its first week of release.Īfter her first album, she signed to a new record label, Virgin Records, and started to record her self-titled album Stacie Orrico (2003). Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress.