Dorian Holley is an American musician, backing singer and vocal coach. Holley began his professional career as an on-stage backing vocalist for international entertainer Michael Jackson during the Bad World Tour in 1987. The series of concerts had him perform to millions of people throughout the world, including British royalty. From there, Holley went on to travel with Jackson for all of his subsequent world tours. He also performed with other artists such as Rod Stewart in 1991 and James Taylor in 1994. His stage presence and vocal ability were praised by music critics during such performances.Holley successfully auditioned to become a featured vocalist on the reality television show Dancing with the Stars. He served in this capacity for the first three seasons of the American series. Holley has also worked for several years as an associate music director and vocal coach for the singing competition American Idol, where he works with contestants before and after they appear before the show's judges and a worldwide television audience.In 2008, Holley self-released his debut album, Independent Film. The subsequent year, he worked with Jackson for the final time, in preparation for the entertainer's ill-fated concert series This Is It. Holley was to serve as a backing vocalist, as well as the vocal director for the shows. Jackson's death forced the concerts to be canceled.As of 2011, Holley is the vocalist for the house band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, led by Rickey Minor. He is also the Artist Development Director at Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music and teaches in the school's Vocal Department. Dorian is married to trial attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, who once represented Jackson. The couple have three daughters together.
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