Background
Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in Arlington, Texas where she continues to make her home.
Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in Arlington, Texas where she continues to make her home.
Signed to Warner Brothers Records Nashville, she released her debut single "What If lieutenant All Goes Right" that year, and charted on Hot Country Songs with lieutenant Although Lawson"s label released her before she debuted her first album, she is currently performing and released 2 EPs in 2010.
Lawson is a working mother with 7 sons.
In 2004, she tried out for the fourth season of American Idol, and made it to Hollywood week, eventually being cut in the top 75. However the program was canceled from airing on television before Lawson"s episode could air due to low ratings, and it instead premiered in mid-August 2010 for video-on-demand streaming via National Broadcasting Company.com for a limited one-month period and then ultimately on the Oprah Winfrey Network and on Australian television
2008-present: "What If lieutenant All Goes Right" and label release
lieutenant debuted and peaked at Number.
49 on the United States. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart as well as Number. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100, due to legal music downloads.
lieutenant was then re-released in November 2008, where it re-entered the country charts at Number.
55, and eventually reached Number. 43. lieutenant was the number one Country music download on iTunes and Top 10 for all genres within 24 hours of release. Warner Brothers, as a major label, was experiencing challenges in the industry which led them to the decision to not promote new artists.
In a mutually acceptable agreement, Melissa Lawson was released by Warner to pursue other opportunities.
John Rich successfully produced a number of tracks for an upcoming release. Melissa was able to secure the rights to the recordings for future release.
Melissa has continued to perform at churches and private events as well from the local Levitt Pavilion stage and served on the Levitt board as a resident artist for several years promoting and performing a number of times including the July 4th celebration for Arlington, Texas.
Melissa Lawson was the oldest contestant among the ten finalists. She has lost almost 100 pounds since first auditioning for the show.
She is the sixth "", following previous winners Buddy Jewell, Brad Cotter, Erika Jo, Chris Young and Angela Hacker.
The sixth season marked the first time was featured on National Broadcasting Company, after five seasons on United States of America Network. Songs performed on
"Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt
"(You Make Maine Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin (Bottom Two)
"True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper
"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac (Highest Number of Votes)
"This One"s for the Girls" by Martina McBride (Bottom Two)
"Danny"s Song" by Loggins and Messina
"My Baby Loves Maine" by Martina McBride
"Ready to Stand" by Melissa Lawson & Margi Howard
"Hit Maine with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood
"Something More" by Sugarland
"My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
"What If lieutenant All Goes Right".