Meet Grace Leer of American Idol Season 18

American Idol

February 13, 2020 By Mark Franklin 0

Grace Leer, a Nashville-based country singer, auditioned for American Idol Season 18

American Idol returns with its Season 18 premiere on Sunday.

Among the singers who auditioned is country artist Grace Leer.

Here’s more about Grace.

* She’s a northern California native who’s been performing since age 8, according to her Facebook bio.

* That bio says she sang the national anthem at Bay area sporting events — for the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors and San Jose Sharks, for instance — several times over a 13-year span.

* But she was also an excellent soccer player growing up, so much so that she earned a soccer scholarship to the University of California0-Berkeley. She graduated in 2015.

* According to her web bio, she then met musician / songwriter Kyle Clouse. They eventually formed a country band — Grace Leer and the Golden Harvest — performing throughout the San Francisco area.

* In 2017, she moved to Nashville. So did Kyle. She’s been performing there as the Grace Leer Band ever since.

* The band has released two singles — “Oh Night” in 2017 and “Old Songs” in 2018 — that are available on streaming sites.

* Grace has been bracing fans for “big announcements coming soon.” Could that be Idol?

* If so, Grace seems prepared, writing this on social media: “2019 was the year I found my independence and my true self. I can’t wait to take those lessons into 2020 and to push myself harder than ever before. I have so many goals for this year, but my biggest goal is to stay present and enjoy the little moments that will get me to where I’m supposed to be.”