Allison Iraheta was born on April 27th, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. Iraheta is best known for her performances in music competitions Quinceanera and American Idol season 8. This Salvadoran singer has won the Telemundo reality show, Quinceanera and received a reward of USD 50,000 and a recording contract.

In the 8th season of American Idol, Iraheta auditioned from San Francisco, California. She was selected among the top 13 after seeking highest vote of her group. Cowell and Jackson finds her as "one to watch in this competition".

Iraheta sang "Blame it On Your Heart" in the country music round and simply rocked the show. "I'm not sure I've ever heard the maturity in the voice of a 16-year-old that I hear in Allison", was what judge Randy Travis had to say. The great mentor who seems to have already become a fan of this 16 year old singer also advised her, "don't try to be too cute, just sing it with the pipes you have--you have great pipes".