American singer-actress Diamond White first rose to recognition in the second season of the reality television music competition program “The X Factor,” when she returned after an early elimination and placed fifth. After performing in musicals as a child, White went on to feature in a number of movies and TV shows, many of which required her to sing in addition to acting. She has provided the voices for numerous animated movies and television shows. Her television credits include roles in the films Boo! A Madea Halloween and its sequel, as well as Emoji Movie and TV shows Phineas and Ferb, The Haunted Hathaways, Sofia the First, The Lion Guard, Sing It!, and Pinky Malinky. When she has the time and energy to handle the responsibilities that come with being a regular YouTuber, she plans to take her channel seriously. Since she believes her mother to be the funniest person she has ever met, she is interested in creating a web series with her.
Early Life & Childhood of Diamond White
Born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 1, 1999, Diamond White is an American. Deborah, her mother, raised her when her father abandoned the family when she was just seven years old.
Even when she started her work at a young age, she and her mother had long-term financial hardship. They were forced to spend their nights in a tiny Los Angeles “box” apartment on a couch.
Career of Diamond White
When Diamond White starred in a Chicago-based production of “The Color Purple” in 2007, she made her acting debut at the age of eight. After that, she traveled the country with her theatrical production company.
She then started doing voice acting, lending more voices to the animated musical comedy “Phineas and Ferb” on television from 2010 to 2014. She provided a voice over for Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, the first full-length movie in the franchise, which came out in 2011.
From 2011 to 2016, she performed a lead voice in the animated television series “Transformers: Rescue Bots.” She provided the voices for a number of characters, including Phonebot and Francine Greene, who went on to play major roles.
She went to San Francisco, California, for her “The X Factor” audition in 2012, when she shocked the judges with a powerful performance of James Brown’s song “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” She made it to the boot camp and sang the Whitney Houston song “I Have Nothing” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” in both rounds, passing.
Under the guidance of Britney Spears, she sang the Avril Lavigne song “I’m With You” during the judges’ home round. After Spears selected her rival Arin Ray in a sing-off, she was sent home on November 1, 2012, after having performed “Hey, Soul Sister” on the first live performance on October 31, 2012.
She returned to the competition as a wild card within a week, on November 7, 2012, and made it into the Top 13. She made it to the Top 12 on that week after once more winning over the judges with her performance of “I Have Nothing.”
On November 14, 2012, she reached the Top 10 with her version of Beyoncé’s song “Halo.” On November 21, 2012, she made her way to the Top 8 with Celine Dion’s song “Because You Loved Me.” She was rescued after singing “I Was Here,” however on November 28, 2012, she and Vino Alan were placed in the bottom two for their rendition of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
After performing ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’ and ‘Diamonds’ on the December 5, 2012 broadcast, she and Fifth Harmony found themselves in the bottom two once more. She was sent home for the second time when her rendition of “I Hope You Dance” failed to save her this time.
In March 2013, Diamond White made a brief appearance on the hugely popular comedy “The Big Bang Theory.” She and co-writer Toby Gad performed the song “Peace” in June, which is dedicated to all refugees worldwide.
She appeared as a guest in a Nickelodeon sitcom episode titled “The Haunted Hathaways” in July 2013. Later, Sophie became a recurring role for her, which she played until 2015.
She started providing the voice of Ruby, a recurring character on the Disney animated television series “Sofia the First,” in 2013. The show has been running for four seasons with great success.
In May 2015, she appeared in a YouTube video created by artist Sam Tsui. The music videos featured a mashup of Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” and Jason Derulo’s “Want to Want Me.”
In September of the same year, she released the track “Born Rich,” following her June 2015 announcement that she was working on her debut album. After the release of the single, ‘Lie On The Night’ was released in October. Both tracks were included in the ‘Pressure’ EP, which appeared in December.
She was chosen to do the voice of Fuli the Cheetah in the television pilot “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar” in November 2015. Later, she returned to the role in the television film The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017) and the Disney animated series The Lion Guard (2016–present).
She made cameos on TV shows like “Black-ish” and “Girl Meets World” in 2016, and she was cast as Maisy in the web comedic series “Sing It!” on a regular basis. ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’, a comedic horror movie, featured her in a supporting role that same year.
In 2017, she returned to the character of Tiffany in the follow-up movie “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” and contributed more voices for “The Emoji Movie.” In the upcoming British-American animated television series “Pinky Malinky,” which is scheduled to broadcast in early 2018, she has a lead voice part as Babs Buttman.
Her most recent release was the November 2017 single “Cleopatron (Drunk On Me).” Her ‘educational’ dating experiences regarding various types of individuals served as inspiration for the song.
Large-scale Works of Diamond White
Despite losing out on “The X Factor,” Diamond White persisted in her musical career and became well-known for her first EP, “Pressure.” Among her noteworthy film and television roles are voice parts in the series “The Lion Guard,” “Sofia the First,” “Phineas and Ferb,” and “Pinky Malinky.” She also had recurring roles in “The Haunted Hathaways” and “Sing It!”
Honors & Accomplishments of Diamond White
In 2012, Diamond White competed in the Teen division and placed fifth in the second season of the American reality television music competition program “The X Factor.”
Individual Life and Heritage
Diamond White’s mother, who had scoliosis, had to have back surgery when she was 13 years old. During the procedure, she was momentarily declared clinically dead, but with the help of her physicians, she recovered. Later, when filming “The X Factor,” she dedicated the song “Because You Love Me” to her mother.
Random Facts of Diamond White
In an interview, Diamond White explained the meaning of her song “Born Rich,” stating that despite facing financial challenges as a child, she was able to pursue her dreams. Because of their “most expensive mindset,” which deems them “born rich,” the song is dedicated to those just like her who are born with ambitions and never give up on their goals.
Net worth of Diamond White
The estimated net worth of Diamond White is about $1 million.