Malibu Singer’s Daughter Takes Part in New Reality Show

• 22-Year-Old Is Excited about Stretching Her Talents and Growing As a Performer

BY NICOLE KLIEST

Malibu may be home to more talented individuals than many other communities. The community may also offer more ways for that talent to find its way into the spotlight.
This Thursday, one of Malibu’s young talents will appear in a television show that she hopes is going to make the city’s residents proud to call her their own.
Chloe Rose Lattanzi, 22, daughter of longtime local resident Olivia Newton-John, will be featured as a possible up-and-coming musical talent on MTV’s new show, “Rock the Cradle.”
“I just want to have fun. I’m doing this more for me because I want to prove to myself that I can do it,” Lattanzi said. “[The show] is an amazing way to get your face out there and I think it will be an amazing growing experience as a person. Anything in life you’re afraid of, you should do.”
The new series that airs Thursday, April 3, at 10 p.m. selects nine children of rock icons to compete against each other to see who has what it takes to follow in their parents’ rockin’ footsteps. The competition is nine weeks long.
Having grown up in Malibu, Lattanzi is no stranger to public awareness of her musical heritage.
She will perform in front of a panel of judges live on the show that sends one contestant packing each week. Each rock star progeny hopes to win the ultimate prize: taking his or her first step toward becoming a superstar.
“This may sound strange but I really just want to be present and enjoy myself,” Lattanzi said. “I don’t have any expectations of stardom, That’s not why I’m doing it. The key to being happy in life is going for your passions because life is just too short. I’m trying to remain present, and I’m really learning a lot.”
The contestants include Landon Brown, son of Bobby Brown; Lucy Walsh, daughter of the Eagles’ Joe Walsh; MC Hammer's daughter, A’Keiba Burrell-Hammer; Lara Johnston, offspring of the Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, Crosby Loggins, son of Kenny Loggins; Jesse Money, rocker Eddie Money’s daughter; Jesse Snider, son of heavy metal icon Dee Snider; and Lil Al B. Sure!, R&B singer Al B. Sure!’s son.
“[The other competitors] are all amazing talents,” Lattanzi added. “It’s cool because from what I gather none of us view it as a competition; we’re just trying to find our own way. We’'re very supportive of each other and I have a lot of respect for everybody.”
Lattanzi has been singing and writing music since she was 11 and her upcoming album can be considered a kind of alternative pop genre with an industrial influence, as well as some soul thrown in there. The album can soon be purchased on iTunes.
For more information about Lattanzi, visit her website, www.chloeroselattanzi.com and watch the series premiere of “Rock The Cradle” on MTV this Thursday.