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Evynne Hollens

Evynne Hollens (née Smith)[2] is a female vocalist who lives and works in her native Eugene, Oregon. She was one of the co-founders of the University of Oregon’s female a cappella group, Divisi, with which she sang for five years. Her name is the first word in the first chapter of the book Pitch Perfect, on which the movie of the same title is based. Her and Divisi’s adventures at the 2005 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Finals make up a major portion of the book.[3]

Evynne Hollens
Hollens in 2015.
Background information
Birth nameEvynne Smith
BornEugene, Oregon
OriginOregon, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, YouTuber, Broadway actress, vocal trainer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.evynnehollens.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers355 thousand[1]
Total views53.1 million[1]
100,000 subscribers

Career

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In 2013, Hollens played Lucy in Avenue Q and Natalie in Next to Normal at the Oregon Contemporary Theatre. From January 15 to February 6, 2016 she performed the role of Cathy in The Last Five Years.[4]

In April 2015, she directed a musical production of Beauty and the Beast at the Rose Children's Theater.[5]

Hollens has been involved with over 20 productions at The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts ("The Shedd") over the last fifteen years. Among them, she created and performed in The Contemporary Songbook Project, played Nanette in No, No, Nanette, and was in Hear My Song on May 30–31, 2015.[6]

Evynne performed at The Shedd in her show "Evynne Hollens: Real Broadway," The Contemporary Songbook Project V, which was presented April 27 to April 29, 2018, at the Jaqua Concert Hall. This will include Milagro, a bilingual musical written by her and Portland singer-songwriter Anna Gilbert.[7]

Peter and Evynne Hollens debuted on Broadway in the show "Home For the Holidays, Live on Broadway" which was presented November 17 to December 30, 2017, at the August Wilson Theatre.[8]

Hollens frequently posted to YouTube between 2013 and 2022, often collaborating with her husband Peter Hollens and with pianist Nathan Alef. She has recorded a number of showtunes including "Somewhere" from West Side Story and "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. Her "Shake it Out/Shake it Off" mashup received over 200,000 views in the first four days of its release and was featured on Buzzfeed[9] and Mashable.[10] Her "Taylor Swift 1989 in 4 Minutes" collaboration with Peter attracted even more interest, provoking articles in Mashable, BillBoard,[11] Fascinately, Deseret News, Melty, Virgin Radio, and El Comercio.

Hollens’ "Evolution of the Disney Princess" video received over 1,000,000 views in the week following its release on March 3, 2016.[12] Articles about this video appeared on Time.com, Teen Vogue[13] Pop Buzz, BuzzFeed and on the "Oh My Disney" blog on Disney.com.[14] The video has since amassed over 14 million views.

Personal life

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In 2007, Smith married Peter Hollens.[15][16][17] She has her own YouTube channel, posting music videos, occasionally collaborating with her husband. She co-wrote a musical called "Milagro", which was first performed in 2018.[18] The couple performed in their first Broadway show, Home for the Holidays, in November 2017.[citation needed] They have two sons named Ashland (b. 2014)[19] and Saylor (b. 2018).[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About EvynneHollensMusic". YouTube.
  2. ^ Mickey Rapkin (2008). "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory". 100 Vampire Novels. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  3. ^ Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Mickey Rapkin. Gotham; Mti edition (September 4, 2012)
  4. ^ Velasco, Dorothy (18 January 2016). "Hollens, Crystal shine in OCT's 'The Last Five Years'". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Rose Children's Theatre presents "Beauty and the Beast" - Musical Theater Events - Eugene A Go-Go". Eugene A Go-Go - Where to Go before you Go out!. Retrieved 17 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Shedd Presents 2014-15 Evynne Hollens - The Shedd Institute". The Shedd 2014-2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Evynne Hollens: Real Broadway". The Shedd Institute. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Home For The Holidays Live on Broadway". New York City Theatre. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ "This Mashup Of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" And Florence's "Shake It Out" Is Hauntingly Beautiful". Buzzfeed. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Mashup of Taylor's 'Shake It Off' and Florence's 'Shake It Out' will shake you up". Mashable. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Watch Couple Turn Taylor Swift's '1989' Into Four-Minute Medley". Billboard. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Watch This Woman Sing a Medley of 14 Disney Princess Songs". Time.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Watch the Evolution of Disney Songs in This Epic Medley". Teen Vogue. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Stop Everything and Watch This Disney Princess Medley". Oh My Disney. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  15. ^ "I married my amazing wife TODAY!! (10 years ago) Happy Anniversary Evynne Hollens !!!!!!!". facebook.com.
  16. ^ Mickey Rapkin (2008). "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory". 100 Vampire Novels. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "evynne-hollens". evynnehollens. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  18. ^ "Evynne Hollens: Real Broadway". The Shedd. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  19. ^ "Peter Hollens". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  20. ^ "Evynne Hollens on Instagram: "Welcome Saylor James Hollens. Ashland has a little brother! Delivery was fast & furious and Mama tried hard for a VBAC but still ended with..."". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
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