Lori Mai

Lori Ann Duque Mai (November 16, 1977 – September 16, 2009) was a German–American folk rock singer and musician.

Lori Ann Duque Mai
Birth nameLori Ann Duque
Born(1977-11-16)November 16, 1977
Dallas, Texas United States
DiedSeptember 16, 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 31)
Mission, Texas, United States
GenresFolk, rock, jazz
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–09
LabelsMusic 2 Gold
Websitewww.Music 2 Gold.com/Lori Mai

Early life

Mai was born in Dallas, Texas to American parents. She grew up in Cooper City, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale with her mother, Carolyn Cooper Stoner, her sister, Lisa Duque Zilinski and stepfather, Marvin E Stoner, Jr. a Broward County Sheriff Deputy Chief, In 1990, she moved to Mission, Texas to live with her father Joe Duque and then in 1999 moved to Berlin.[1]

Music career

In February 2008, Mai was a candidate of the casting television show, Deutschland sucht den Superstar. She performed from a motorized wheelchair because she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[2] Later, she acquired a record deal with Music 2 Gold[3] and produced her first and only album, Be What I Am, released on May 9, 2008.[4]

Personal life

Mai was married and had two children, Alenka and Anuschka,[5] whom she had lived with during her residence in both Estenfeld and Berlin.[6]

Discography
Albums
  • Be What I Am (2008)
Singles

Death

Mai died on September 16, 2009 in Mission, Texas, from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[7]

References
  1. Lori Mai ihr Schicksal berührte die DSDS Jury
  2. DSDS-News: Inoffizielle DSDS-Fanseite seit 2006 Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. EINFACH NUR SINGEN (DIE WELT)
  4. Be What I am von Lori Mai (Künstler) – Amazon.de
  5. openPR.de – Pressemitteilung – TIKonline.de – Lori Mai appelliert
  6. "Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai gestorben". Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  7. Ex-DSDS-Kandidatin Lori Mai ist tot
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