|
Dating Q&As
Teen Polls
Famous LDS People
Goal Setting Tips
Music Links
Ask the Therapist
Prepare for the Big "M"
Getting Rid of Bad Habits
Quotes
Service Ideas
Scriptures
To donate to The Spin and increase our ability to serve you better, please click the PayPal button below. Thanks for your support!
|
Famous LDS People: Musicians
Liriel
You may have seen Liriel Domiciano singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir recently, but did you know she is a
well-known pop star in her home country of Brazil?
Liriel's rise to fame began when she was looking for a job as a seamstress. She went to a bridal fashion show in hopes
of getting a job, but while she was there, she heard someone singing to get wedding "gigs." Liriel decided to sing
for the people there too, and she was immediately surrounded by people wanting her to sing at their weddings.
Soon thereafter, a friend told her to try out for Brazil's version
of "American Idol," and she did so. She and her male singing partner eventually won
the competition. This publicity helped them acheive immediate success, and they sold millions of records
within a few months' time.
The Domiciano family have worked hard to get where they are now. When Liriel was younger, she and her three sisters
helped their home, making each brick out of concrete and stacking them by hand. This took many months because the
family had very little money to buy the materials to build their house.
While Liriel was performing on that first T.V. show, the family couldn't afford to buy her clothes, so she and her
mother made her dresses--and made them modest! Liriel still sticks to her modesty standards, though others may
try to pressure her into wearing less-ideal clothing. She says that recently she prayed that the person "who was
harassing me would understand my way of dressing." And amazingly, the people who had been pressuring her stop doing
so the very next day. Says Liriel, "In those moments, I cry out to the Lord to surround me with his arms and
protect me. The Lord has always answered my prayers."
When Liriel isn't allowed to talk about her faith on T.V., she wears her Young Women's medallion as an outward sign
of her beliefs and standards. She says "I earned every award from Beehive to Laurel . . . . Regardless of your age,
when you look at the medallion you have earned, you will reflect on how it has blessed your life." And now millions
of others are seeing those blessings reflected in Liriel's life.
Information provided from: Greg Prato & Steve Huey, All Music Guide; Osmond Network; SHeDAISY.com; LDSMusicNews
|
|
Related...
What do you think? Is music as strong of an influence on teens as people sometimes assert?
Tell us now
|
What do you think? Is talent or hard work more essential to becoming successful?
Tell us now
|
What do you think? We list all famous members of the Church without checking on their current activity in the Church
or how they live up to the church's standards. (We don't feel it is our place to decide if they're "worthy" or not.)
Do you agree with this approach or would you like us to change?
Tell us now
|
|
Hey Webmasters! Get a free website with holiday themes - Get it NOW!
bravenet.com
