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auren Cantin, the Montecitoraised teenager who was famously pulled from underneath a four-foot pile of mud and debris after being buried alive for six hours in the early morning hours of January 9, 2018, has appeared on all sorts of big stages in the two years since her rescue. That includes performing a duet with Katy Perry at the Kick Ash Bash that spring, appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and singing the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium last summer, to name just a few. And indeed it was the power of her voice calling out for help that led rescuers to her location on that fateful day, when the debris flows claimed the life of her father, Dave, and brother, Jack, along with 21 other Montecito residents. But Cantin is more excited about this weekend’s 11th annual Teen Star Santa Barbara event, the local American Idol-like competition where the Santa Barbara High School junior will join nine other finalists in singing in front of 2,000 people at the Arlington Theatre. That’s because she’ll be among her peers, and judged only on her talent, not her unintended notoriety. “Those experiences were amazing,
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Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.
Lauren Cantin joins nine other finalists on stage at the 11th annual Teen Star Santa Barbara event at the Arlington Theatre on Saturday, February 22
20 – 27 February 2020
