La'Porsha Renae Mays (born July 28, 1993) is an American singer from McComb, Mississippi. At age 16, Renae tried out for the tenth season American Idol. After her college graduation at the age of 22, Renae was a victim of domestic abuse. After a year, she separated from her husband and moved to McComb with her one-month-old daughter Nayalee Keya. Accompanied by her daughter, she returned to audition for American Idol in Little Rock, Arkansas and earned her golden ticket by performing in front of the judges with Radiohead's "Creep". Read more on Last.fm