Pre-American Idol Turner was a former
Miami Dolphins cheerleader in 1996. In 2000, she sang at the
26th G8 summit to President Clinton and seven world leaders in
Okinawa, Japan.
2005: American Idol 2006–present: Post-American Idol Since exiting
American Idol, Turner has made guest appearances on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
The Tony Danza Show Turner has performed and hosted many charities such as
Big Brothers Big Sisters "Big Event" at the American Airlines Arena, UM Sylvester Cancer Foundation, The Pet Project, and SOS Children Village. She was invited to
Kuwait by a bloodline of Kuwait's royal family to perform at a private New Year's Eve party. Turner also performed at the 30th Anniversary Gala of FIU Biscayne Bay Campus. She hosted and performed at the post-game show at the home opening game of the 2007 season of the
Florida Marlins at the
Dolphin Stadium, along with fellow
Idol contestants
Ace Young,
Mandisa,
Anthony Fedorov, and
Jessica Sierra. Turner's debut album, entitled
Standing On Love, is scheduled for an undetermined date, and is currently without a label. Turner has a lead role in the urban romantic comedy
Lord Help Us, which premiered at the
Pan African Film & Arts Festival and was released on DVD by
Image Entertainment in May 2007. In 2008, her single "Standing On Love" is part of the Edy's SlowChurned Icecream promotional CD "Hot Tracks" available for free with ice cream purchasing at participating stores. The disc also includes another seven tracks from former Idol performers. It was also released as a single with another song, "Beautiful Man." In 2021, Turner's daughter, Zaréh, auditioned for
American Idol with "
Bust Your Windows" by
Jazmine Sullivan, where she was unanimously put through to Hollywood. However, she was eliminated after the R&B segment of the "Genre Challenge" round of Hollywood Week after performing "
One and Only" by
Adele. == Discography ==