Danielle Bradbery
Danielle Bradbery | |
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| Birth name | Danielle Simone Bradbery |
| Born | July 23, 1996 League City, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Cypress, Texas[2] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013– |
| Labels | Big Machine[3] |
Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 25, 1996)[1] is an American country singer from Cypress, Texas. She won season four of NBC's The Voice in 2013, becoming the youngest contestant to come in first place.
Early life
Bradbery was born in League City, Texas. She attended Cypress Academy.
Career
The Voice
At the blind auditions on March 25, 2013, Bradbery performed Taylor Swift's "Mean", prompting Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Usher to turn their chairs. Bradbery then chose Shelton and remained on his team. At the Battle rounds, Bradbery faced Caroline Glaser where they sang the song "Put Your Records On", Bradbery was chosen over Glaser, in the process advanced to the Knockout rounds. During the Knockouts, Bradbery sang "Jesus Take The Wheel" against Taylor Beckham in which Blake selected her to remain in the competition, sending home Beckham. During the Top 10 playoffs, Bradbery sang a rendition of "Heads Carolina, Tails California", which became the first song of the season, and only song of that round, to reach the iTunes top 10 charts.[4]
During the Top 5, Bradbery sang a renditions of the songs "Please Remember Me", "Who I Am" which reached 6 and 4 spots on the iTunes top 10 charts.[4] At the finals, Bradbery sang the song "Timber, I'm Falling In Love" along with her coach Blake Shelton, she also re-sang the song "Maybe It Was Memphis" which would this time reach the iTunes top 10 charts and sang the song "Born to Fly" which then she was announced as the winner of season 4 of The Voice.[4] She had the most peak positions and most singles to reach the top 10 on iTunes during the season. Overall, she had more iTunes downloads than any other contestant in the show's history. Bradbery is the youngest contestant to ever to win The Voice.[2]
Performances and results
denotes having reached the Top 10 chart on iTunes[4]
| Episode | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Mean" | Taylor Swift | 1.5 | Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Usher turned. Bradbery chose Blake Shelton's Team. |
| Battle Round | "Put Your Records On" (vs. Caroline Glaser) |
Corinne Bailey Rae | 2.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Round | "Jesus Take The Wheel" (vs. Taylor Beckham) |
Carrie Underwood | 2.5 | |
| Live Playoffs | "Maybe It Was Memphis" | Pam Tillis | 2.7 | Safe (Public Vote) |
| Top 12 | "Wasted" | Carrie Underwood | 7 | Safe |
| Top 10 | "Heads Carolina, Tails California" | Jo Dee Messina | 7 | Safe |
| Top 8 | "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" | The Judds | 7 | Safe |
| Top 6 | "Shake the Sugar Tree" | Pam Tillis | 5 | Safe |
| "A Little Bit Stronger" | Sara Evans | 11 | ||
| Top 5 | "Please Remember Me" | Rodney Crowell | 4 | Safe |
| "Who I Am" | Jessica Andrews | 9 | ||
| Top 3 | "Timber, I'm Falling In Love" (with Blake Shelton) | Patty Loveless | 3 | Winner |
| "Maybe It Was Memphis" | Pam Tillis | 7 | ||
| "Born to Fly" | Sara Evans | 9 |
2013:Danielle Bradbery
On June 19, 2013, the day after Bradbery won The Voice, she was signed to a record deal with Big Machine Records.[3] Her debut single, "The Heart of Dixie," was released on July 16, 2013.[5] Bradbery announced that she is working on her first studio album, which will be released in early November 2013.[6][7][8] On September 14, 2013, Bradbery performed on the WGTY Great Country Radio stage at the York Fair and sang four songs from her upcoming album, which were “Young in America”, “Dance Hall”, “Never Like This” and “Daughter of a Working Man”.[9]
Discography
Releases from The Voice
| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | |||
| The Complete Season 4 Collection |
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6 | 19 | 30 | 23,480[10] |
| Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | CAN | ||||
| "Maybe It Was Memphis" | 25 | 92 | 6 | 90 |
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| "Wasted" | 35 | — | 25 | — |
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| "Heads Carolina, Tails California" | 23 | 91 | 6 | 98 |
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| "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" | 24 | 89 | 6 | 73 |
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| "A Little Bit Stronger" | 31 | 108 | 13 | — |
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| "Shake the Sugar Tree" | 38 | — | 24 | — |
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| "Who I Am" | 22 | 78 | 7 | 66 |
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| "Please Remember Me" | 30 | 91 | 9 | 86 |
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| "Born to Fly" | 20 | 75 | 4 | 79 |
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| "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" (with Blake Shelton) | 30 | 101 | — | 71 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN | ||||
| 2013 | "The Heart of Dixie" | 16 | 36 | 58 | 60 |
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TBA |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "The Heart of Dixie" | Shane Drake[17] |
References
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Danielle Bradbery – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Warner, J. (June 19, 2013). "Danielle Bradbury of Cypress wins 'The Voice' national competition". Cypress Today. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Artists". Big Machine Label Group. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Cantor, Brian. "The Swon Brothers, Danielle Bradbery Score "The Voice" iTunes Bonuses". Headline Planet. Cantortainment Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Heart-Of-Dixie/dp/B00DRA0WXA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1372983431&sr=8-11
- ^ "The Voice Danielle Bradbery Begins Work on Her Debut Album – Photos, Details". mjsbigblog. Retrieved 06/24/2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Whitaker, Sterling. "Danielle Bradbery Reveals Title, Cover Art + Release Date for Debut Single". theboot. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/danielle/
- ^ http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/danielle-bradbery-sings-new-music-to-adoring-crowd-at-the-york-fair/
- ^ Matt Bjorke (July 3, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of July 3, 2013: Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Danielle Bradbery, Jason Aldean". Roughstock.
- ^ a b c Bjorke, Matt (2013-06-26). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - June 26, 2013: Danielle Bradbery, Hunter Hayes, The Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominate". Roughstock. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (2013-05-29). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of May 29, 2013: Florida Georgia Line Dominates; Danielle Bradbery and Chris Young Debut". Roughstock. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (2013-06-05). "June 5, 2013: Florida Georgia Line, Danielle Bradbery, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell Lead". Roughstock. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (2013-06-12). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: Florida Georgia Line Reigns; CMT Music Awards Impact; Hunter Hayes "Crazy" Gold". Roughstock. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (2013-06-19). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - June 19, 2013: Three Gold Singles, The Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominate". Roughstock. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (2013-07-24). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - July 24, 2013: Danielle Bradbery Debuts #2, Hunter Hayes "I Want Crazy" Platinum; Brett Eldredge & Brad Paisley Gold". Roughstock. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 20, 2013). "Danielle Bradbery to release Debut Music Video For "The Heart Of Dixie" On September 23, 2013". Roughstock. Retrieved September 24, 2013.