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FULL NAME: Rachelle Nichole Darin

EYE COLOR?:  Hazel

HAIR COLOR?:  It depends on what time of the year it is.  This month it's brown with blond highlights.

MARRIED?:  Single [Now hiring... :)]

BORN WHEN AND WHERE: May 6--Los Angeles, CA

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE?:  Jeremiah 29:11 " "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

FIRST JOB: Olive Garden

JOB YOU HATED MOST?:  When I had to work at Baskin Robbins for two weeks to raise money for my junior prom.  I must say I enjoyed eating the ice cream.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Celine Dion, Bebe and Cece Winans, Crystal Lewis, Whitney Houston

FIRST ALBUM YOU REMEMBER BUYING: Boyz ll Men

FIRST CHRISTIAN ALBUM YOU REMEMBER BUYING: Amy Grant

GOOFIEST THING YOU BELIEVED AS A CHILD:  If we didn't leave Santa cookies, he wouldn't leave us any presents.

DREAM DUET: The Darins and James Ingram and John Tesh on piano or The Darins and BeBe and CeCe Winans.

WHAT'S IN THE CD PLAYER?: David Foster, Avalon, Truth, N'Sync, Martina McBride, Kirk Franklin, Natalie Grant, Nichole Nordeman, The Katins, Monica, Kenny G, Celine Dion (It's a 12 disk CD player!)

BEST WAY TO MAKE YOU LAUGH: Tickle my feet or give me a wet willy

WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT MY LIFE, I WANT THEM TO SEE: I want them to see Christ through me

MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: Singing with 4Him, Wayne Watson and Russ Taff

FUNNIEST CONCERT EXPERIENCE AND WHY:  In high school, the sound guy left my microphone on while I went off to the dressing room to change.  I told my friend that you could drive a truck down the middle of my chest.  Needless to say, the audience heard!

THING YOU CAN'T DO TO SAVE YOUR LIFE: Doing laundry

PET PEEVE: When Heather cleans the room and throws all my stuff on the floor, then tells me to clean it up!  Or when Stacy scratches her throat in the middle of the night.

FIRST TIME I SANG IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE: 8th grade in a choir concert

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 3:5-6

FAVORITE BIBLE CHARACTER: Job

FAVORITE HYMN: "It is Well With My Soul"

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: Hawaii

FAVORITE CITY: South Bend

FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG: "Silent Night"

FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN NOT TOURING:  Shop, hang with friends, go to the movies

FOOD YOU REFUSE TO EAT: Liver

FAVORITE FOOD: Anything Italian

FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: Fruit Loops

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Carmel and vanilla

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TOY: Care Bears

PHRASE YOU MOST OVERUSE: "Can I just tell you"

BIBLICAL HERO: Jesus Christ

MODERN DAY HERO: My parents

FAVORITE CARTOON?:  Every morning before school while Mom did my hair I would sit at the end of her bed and watch "Gem and the Holograms."  That cartoon ROCKED!!!

FAVORITE INDULGENCE?:  I would have to say clothes shopping.  (When the pocket book allows me to.)

FAVORITE RESTAURANT?:  Spaghetti Factory (Gift Certificates are WELCOMED)

FAVORITE MOVIE?:  My favorite movie is "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken."  I absolutely love the story behind this movie.  I'm a sucker for a romantic flick.  Not to mention the cute guy in the movie that plays the husband.  Let's just say he's easy on the eyes.

TEEN HEARTTHROB?:  I didn't have a heartthrob when I was growing up.  I was into sports but if you ask me that question now that I am older I would definitely have to say Dermot Mulroney.  He's a hottie!!!!

BAD HABIT?:  I have a bad habit of not cleaning the dishes after I am done eating or cooking.

WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU WANT TO GET AWAY?:   Wow we haven't had a lot of free time off lately but when I do get the chance I like to go shopping or to the movies...I really enjoy hanging out with friends and renting movies too.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE IF YOU WERE NOT A RECORDING ARTIST?:  I always thought it would be fun to get a job working at a news station maybe doing the weather or sports.