Career
Before her American Idol appearance, she had voiced the role of Akane Aikawa in the English dub of the anime series Magic User"s Club (for NYAV Post, 2001–2002). Tieri voiced the character in the OVA series and the first half of the television series, though she was replaced in the second half by Stacey Williams. On American Idol, Tieri advanced to the Hollywood round, but was cut from the competition and did not make it to the "Top 32".
After American Idol, Tieri was offered an endorsement deal from Razor Scooters and the part of Maureen (originally played by Idina Menzel) in the Broadway musical Rent, but could not accept either offer because of her American Idol contract.
This was revealed on Video Hits One"s Reality television Secrets Revealed 2. She appeared at the Annapolis Octoberfest on October 2, 2005 where she distributed CDs and signed autographs.
Nicole is now performing at Sight and Sound in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Her album, Tales From Magnolia Drive, is available at digstation.com, Civil Defense Baby and through her website: nicoletieri.net.
