Butterscotch (performer)

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Butterscotch
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Antoinette Kai'Maiya Clinton
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Born = bda|1985|9|29
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Origin = flagicon|California Davis, California
Instrumentfe = Piano, saxophone, flute, guitar, bass guitar
Genre = R&B, hip-hop, jazz
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2003–present
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URL = [http://www.butterscotchmusic.com http://www.butterscotchmusic.com]

Antoinette Kai'Maiya Clinton (born on September 29, 1985 in Sacramento, California) known by her stage name Butterscotch, is an American beatboxer/singer/pianist. She won the first World Hip Hop Beatbox Women's Championship in 2005 and claimed the West Coast Champion title in 2007 beating 18 men. Butterscotch has toured extensively with the Mike Patton-fronted band Peeping Tom, beatboxing in place of Rahzel. She attended the Natomas Charter School's Performing and Fine Arts Academy in Sacramento, California, where she focused on music. Clinton majored in music (classical piano) at California State University, Sacramento. In addition to the piano, she also plays saxophone, flute, guitar, and bass. [ [http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2006/09/13/Features/Shes-Got.The.Beat-2426015.shtml She's got the beat - Features ] ]

She gained national exposure in 2007 when she appeared on the second season of "America's Got Talent". She both sung and beatboxed, as well as a combination of the two while playing the piano, for her performances. The judges passed Butterscotch through several episodes and she was voted back by the viewers several times. She was in the final four (the last stage of the competition before the winner is announced), before being voted out by the viewers on the show which aired August 20, 2007.

Antoinette is the third cousin of Anne Brown, the original "Bess" in the Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess. She is the fourth cousin of [http://www.drmiller.com Emmett Emmanuel Miller, M.D.,] one of the founders of holistic medicine in the United States, and the fifth cousin of [http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/ktla-news-bio-miller,0,2234477.story Emmett Miller,] Emmy-award winning evening news anchor on KTLA.

Butterscotch's performances on "America's Got Talent"

* "Chicago auditions:" Performed "Love to Love You Baby" by Donna Summer. cite episode
title = Chicago auditions
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-06-19
season = 2
number = 3 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=121438 Butterscotch's initial audition]

* "Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1):" Began by singing while also playing the piano. Midway through her performance, she switched vocally to beatboxing, but continued to play the piano as well.cite episode
title = Las Vegas Callbacks part 1
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-10
season = 2
number = 5 ]

* "Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2):" Told that she had to "act like a star" and passed through.cite episode
title = Las Vegas Callbacks part 2
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-11
season = 2
number = 6 ]

* "Semifinals (Part 1):" Performed "Summertime" by George Gershwin. cite episode
title = Semifinals, Part 1
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-17
season = 2
number = 7 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=129866 Butterscotch in the semifinals]

* "Semifinals (Part 2): "Passed through.cite episode
title = Semifinals, Part 2
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-24
season = 2
number = 8 ]

* "Top Ten episode:" Performed "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers. cite episode
title = Top Ten episode
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-07-31
season = 2
number = 9 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=136544 Butterscotch in the Top Ten episode]

* "The Final Eight:" Performed "My Funny Valentine" from Babes in Arms, again adding piano playing to her beatboxing and singing. cite episode
title = The Final Eight
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-08-07
season = 2
number = 10 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=140993 Butterscotch in the Final Eight episode]

* "The Final Four - Judge's Choice:" Sang "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye. cite episode
title = Finals
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-08-14
season = 2
number = 11 ] [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143860 Butterscotch's Judge's Choice performance in the Finals]

* "The Final Four - Contestant's Choice:" Beatboxed "Dance to the Music" by Sly & the Family Stone. [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143861 Butterscotch's Contestant's Choice performance in the Finals]

* "The Season Finale - Celebrity Duet:" Sang "Beautiful Girls" with Sean Kingstoncite episode
title = Results
episodelink =
series = America's Got Talent
serieslink = America's Got Talent (season 2)
airdate = 2007-08-21
season = 2
number = 12 ]

References

Discography

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External links

* [http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/contestants/bio_butterscotch.shtml Official America's Got Talent biography, including links to several of her performances]
* [http://www.butterscotchmusic.com Butterscotch's official site]
* [http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2006/09/13/Features/Shes-Got.The.Beat-2426015.shtml State Hornet article]
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