Biografia
Los Angeles native Dorian Holley has provided backup vocals for all of Michael Jackson's solo tours. In the documentary This Is It, he served as Vocal Director and singer. He is a featured soloist touring with Queen Latifah, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt, and has toured with Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, and Don Henley. Holley has performed with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Little Big Town, Stevie Nicks, Patti LaBelle, Chris Brown, Herbie Hancock, John Legend, Chris Daughtry, Mary J. Blige, Joni Mitchell, Jennifer Hudson, Joss Stone, Seal, and many others. His voice appears in films such as Star Wars Rogue One, The Jungle Book, The Princess and the Frog, Happy Feet, American Gangster, Ice Age 2 and 4, South Park: The Movie, The Haunted Mansion, The Five Heartbeats, Pretty Woman, Stir Crazy, and numerous others. During Jay Leno’s final three years on The Tonight Show, Dorian was the lead singer in The Rickey Minor Band every night, while also leading the Pop Music Vocal Department at the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena, California. He served as Associate Music Director and Vocal Coach on American Idol for ten years and was a featured soloist on Dancing With The Stars during its first three seasons. His debut solo album is titled Independent Film. Holley has been married to prominent attorney Shawn Holley since 2003, and they have three daughters: Nayanna, Sasha, and Olivia.
