Nadia Denise Turner was born on January 11, 1977. Nadia is an American singer and was a finalist on season 4 on American Idol. She is from Miami, Florida, and auditioned in San Francisco. Before Idol, she was a bartender, waitress, and a member of a rock-soul Christian band called The Tool Box. She received a Bachelor's degree from Florida International University. She also graduated from Palmetto Senior High School in Miami in 1994.

She was voted off on April 13, after she sang Crystal Gayle's "When I Dream" during "The Year You Were Born" week.