Keeping up with LaToya London

LaToya London may have been considered one of the favorites on the third season of Idol, but she was not able to keep her bright fire of megastardom alive following the conclusion of the season with a fourth-place finish. She has, however, found a niche career in musical theatre, which has served her very well thus far.

LaToya released her debut album, Love & Life, in Sept. 2005 on Concord Music Group (Peak Records). It has sold roughly 58k copies to date, which is not stellar but is surely better than a lot of other albums by Idol alums. It spawned three singles including "Appreciate," which hit #8 on the Billboard Singles Sales Chart.

Now known to her fans as "London," LaToya can be found starring as Nettie in the U.S. tour of Oprah Winfrey's musical The Color Purple, which is currently playing at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre in Sacramento, Calif., and will wrap up in Boston on June 28, 2009 at The Wang Theatre.

Prior to the tour, LaToya starred in the Chicago production of the show. Also on the performing arts front, LaToya starred in the comedic stage show Issues: We All Have 'Em and the musical Beehive in 2006.

She is currently looking for a home for her sophomore album after getting out of her three-album record deal with Concord/Peak Records.