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Erika Schiff (Akire)
Erika Schiff (Akire) (born October 20), widely known for appearing on American Idol, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Her voice has been heard on numerous recordings, notably the ABC Family Movie theme song Hello Sister, Goodbye Life starring Lacy Chabert and Wendie Malick, The Unit(CBS) and Todd Stephens indie-cult film Another Gay Movie. Her presence became more known after performing the National Anthem at several major sports events but was officially stamped into the Philadelphia map when she sang at a nationally televised Phillies game, donning a low-cut Marilyn Monroe-esque dress, viewers flooded WIP (AM) phone lines asking, "Was that Jessica Simpson?" She gained international attention when she appeared on American Idol Season 10, in 2011, the record-breaking year topping out with 112k auditionees and with first time celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Following Idol she partnered with Jimmy James to write self-titled debut album for blues/pop band In the Blonde, released April 2011 under A.I.R. Records and recorded a remix of one of the albums tracks For a Good Time with American gangsta rapper Schoolly D. Following that former chief meteorologist John Bolaris on FOX 29 WTXF invited Erika to surprise Dr. Oz Mehmet Oz on live television by singing an original jingle she entitled Dr. Oz Will Rock You (to the tune of Queen's We Will Rock You). She made headlines again, this time due to the pre-song mishap involving a bloody nose where Dr. Oz ended up giving her "surprise" treatment. Her third national television appearance came when she starred in Investigation Discovery ID Channel's hit show I Married a Mobster Erika played Love Majewski (the real life person Angelina Jolie's character was based on in film Gone in 60 Seconds) deeming Love Hurts (1.9) the series' #1 episode of it's debut season, premiering with over 1 million viewers.