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Audriana Bolton will be one of the singers featured Monday on American idol. (ABC Photo)

And the young woman from Portland, Oregon, will be making her second try at Idol.

Here’s more about Audriana.

* According to her Texas Christian University bio, she started singing at age 6 and participated in musical theater throughout middle and high school.

* Way back in elementary school, she formed a band called AJ and the Rockers that performed around her hometown, according to her bio on the Katie Parr Music Academy website.

* She began classical training in opera at age 14 and twice won all-state choir honors while in high school.

* In 2013, she won the Portland Teen Idol competition.

* That prompted Audriana to compete on American Idol. According to that TCU bio, she made it as far as the Top 40.

* While trained classically, Audriana writes in her TCU bio that “I’m only truly passionate about pop singing.”

* She performed the national anthem at Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, was back in 2008, and more recently at NBA games for the Portland Trailblazers and Dallas Mavericks.

I haven’t been able to locate Audriana’s social media accounts, but will update this post when I do.