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Also known as Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins

Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins (; born March 31, 1980) is an American singer and actress best known as a finalist on the second season of American Idol and for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Trenyce won one of the categories of the NAACP ACT-SO as a teenager, and attended the University of Memphis on a music scholarship.

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Trenyce (born Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins on March 31, 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer and was a finalist for the second season of American Idol in 2003, finishing in fifth place. Trenyce was born to Jesse and Linda Cobbins. At the age of four, she began singing jingles she heard on the television and radio. Trenyce competed in local talent shows and school pageants, winning the title of "Miss Sophomore" and First Alternate to "Miss Junior" at Central High School in Memphis, Ten

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  • Early life and education
  • Career
  • {{anchor|2002–03: ''American Idol''}} 2002–03: ''American Idol''
  • {{anchor|2004–09: Transition to musical theatre}} 2004–09: Transition to musical theatre
  • {{anchor|2010–present: London and Macau}}2010–14: ''Thriller – Live'' and work in London
  • 2015–present: Macau and other work
  • Credits
  • {{anchor|Theatre and cabaret}}Theatre and cabaret
  • {{anchor|Filmography}} Filmography
  • Discography
  • Cast albums
  • Singles
  • Other songs
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins (; born March 31, 1980) is an American singer and actress best known as a finalist on the second season of American Idol and for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Trenyce won one of the categories of the NAACP ACT-SO as a teenager, and attended the University of Memphis on a music scholarship.

In 2004, Trenyce began to focus on theatre, playing roles in the plays Not a Day Goes By, The Vagina Monologues, Soul Kittens Cabaret and ''Mama's Sweet Potato Pie. In 2006, she played the lead role of Deena Jones in an Indianapolis production of the musical Dreamgirls. She made her film debut in 2008 and became the first American Idol'' contestant to headline a show in Las Vegas. She originated the role of Portia in David E. Talbert's play Love in the Nick of Tyme. Trenyce performed in a 2009 North American tour of the musical ''Ain't Misbehavin'.

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