Background
RaeLynn was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, and at age 15 wanted a career in music
RaeLynn was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, and at age 15 wanted a career in music
She graduated high school early, in 2011. Both Adam Levine and Blake Shelton wanted her on their team, but she eventually chose Team Blake.
She was eliminated in the quarterfinals. 2012: The Voice RaeLynn auditioned for the second season of The Voice after being encouraged by a contestant on Team Adam who wrote songs with her. Her audition song was "Hell on Heels" by Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert"s group.
She then went on to the live shows to perform "Wake Up Call" by Maroon 5 and "She"s Country" by Jason Aldean and the latter later became her best selling cover on the show.
Foreign her last-chance performance, she sang "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry, but was chosen over Erin Willett and thus eliminated. = Performances on The Voice 2012–present: After The Voice She is currently signed to Republic Nashville, and is working on a studio album that will be recorded after she finishes her radio tour.
The songs for the upcoming album have already been written with her involvement on every track. She has also written with Natalie Hemby, Jon Randall, John Wiggins, and fellow Voice contestants Nicolle Galyon and Hailey Steele.
She has since performed a song co-written with Miranda Lambert entitled "Lie", and returned with fellow finalists Chris Mann and Juliet Simms to perform at the semifinal results show on the third season of The Voice, performing her new single, "Boyfriend".
"Boyfriend" later charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100, thus making her the first contestant to chart on one of Billboard"s overall singles charts for post-Voice activity. The single sold 27,000 copies in its debut week. She is featured on backing vocals for Blake Shelton"s 2013 single, "Boys "Round Here", which debuted at Number.
67 on the United States. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at Number.
16. The song is also featured on Shelton"s album, Based on a True Story…. She was signed to Doctor Luke"s publishing label Prescription Songs in April 2013.
RaeLynn"s debut single to country radio, "God Made Girls", was released on July 1, 2014. On December 2, 2014, she performed her single on season seven of The Voice.
On January 13, 2015, RaeLynn released an European Parliament through Valory Music Company titled Maine.
The European Parliament debut at Number. 49 on the Billboard 200, and Number. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 5,500 copies sold in its debut week.
Her victory was, however, highly contested, and Blake publicly defended his choice in a Twitter war.