If you’re a fan of Season 10 American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina, you’ve probably heard a couple of Nicolle Galyon songs. That’s because she co-wrote two of the best songs on Lauren’s “Wildflower” album — “Growing Her Wings” and “Dirt Road Prayer” (you’ll find Nicolle’s version embedded below). Now the 27-year-old songwriter from Sterling, Kansas,…
Chris Cauley is the guy who told us, pre-audition, that he’s inspired by his grandmother, a bluegrass musician who gave him his first guitar. At 27, the guy from Atlanta, Ga., is hardly a novice at the music business, having release a 2005 album “Fish Out of Water,” a self-titled 208 EP and a single…
Compared to many of the contestants on The Voice, Lindsey Pavao is a relative novice. She admitted on the show that she had never performed in front of a crowd bigger than about 40 people. But she got three judges to spin their chairs for her performance of “Say Aah,” probably thanks to her quirky…
This folk rock/progressive country duet is made up of Leland Grant and Hailey Steele and got all four judges to spin their chairs for their rendition of Tom Petty’s “American Girl.” Hailey grew up near Sioux Falls, S.D., and was playing guitar and yodeling by age 9, according to their MySpace bio. At age 12,…
Angel Taylor was the show-closer on the season premiere of The Voice, and the show identifies her as an R&B singer. But Angel released a 2009 album called “Love Travels” with much more of a singer-songwriter vibe and followed up with an iTunes session EP featuring a couple of new songs a year later. You…
We only saw and heard a short snippet of Karla Davis’ audition on The Voice. Which is a shame, because she has an interesting story and a superb voice. The 25-year-old from Monroe, N.C., focused on athletics growing up and earned a college scholarship in soccer to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. “I…
Chris is the guy who seemed to have stumbled onto the wrong show when he started singing “Because We Believe” in Italian. But regardless of the language, his vocals were impressive enough to prompt Cee Lo and Christina to turn their chairs around. Chris normally sings in English, of course. He has two EPs on…
This young lady from Texas started singing when she was 8, was doing radio interviews by age 12 and had released a seven-track EP in 2009. Two songs from that EP were featured on TV programs — “Castle” and “16 and Pregnant.” On Facebook, she writes that she’s an retro pop artist who admires both…
Mathai is the teenager who should be studying to be a pediatrician. After all, her father is a psychiatrist. Her mother is a nurse. Her brother is studying to become a doctor. Mathia, 19, figured she’d pursue a career in medicine as well. At least until her senior year in high school, when she tells…
A week ago, Kelly Clarkson’s smash hit “Stronger” was bumped all the way from number one to number four on Billboard’s Hot 100. This week, the song’s back in the top spot, leaping past Katy Perry and Adele. That makes three weeks in the top spot for Kelly’s second single from the album also known…
