Diana Nicole DeGarmo is an American singersongwriter and actress She rose to fame in 2004 as the runnerup of the third season of American Idol releasing her debut studio album Blue Skies later that year The following year DeGarmo ventured into a career in musical theatre She has starred in two Broadway one offBroadway and three national tours She made her television acting debut in a sixmonth arc as Angelina Veneziano on The Young and the Restless