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Tony Lucca

born 1976 · singer-songwriter, actor

Pontiac-born, Waterford-raised singer who joined The All New Mickey Mouse Club after a Detroit audition and later finished third on The Voice in 2012.

Portrait of Tony Lucca
Photo: Evan-Amos · Public domain
Born

Pontiac, Michigan
age 50
Birth name
Anthony James Lucca
Detroit years
1976–about 1990
Field
Music, Film & TV

01 / The Detroit story

The Detroit story

Tony Lucca was born in Pontiac and grew up in Waterford in a large musical family; his mother was one of twelve children of Detroit jazz pianist Jimmy Stevenson. He began singing at three and modeling at nine, and at 12 he was playing in Detroit-area bands with his cousin Cole Garlak. At 14 he went to Detroit to audition for what he thought was the Disney film Newsies; it turned out to be The All New Mickey Mouse Club, and he joined the cast in Orlando alongside future stars such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. After a brief acting career in Los Angeles he turned to music full time, released a string of independent albums and toured with Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, *NSYNC and Sara Bareilles. In 2012 he finished third on the second season of NBC's The Voice.

Highlights

  1. Cast member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club (early 1990s)
  2. Third place on The Voice, season 2 (2012)
  3. Toured with Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson and *NSYNC
  4. Grandson of Detroit jazz pianist Jimmy Stevenson